‘Jihadi’ Trainer Held in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Oct 16 (IANS) A man from West Bengal who was allegedly planning to start a madarsa for ‘Jihadi training’ has been arrested, police said on Friday. Alimul Islam Mandal was arrested when he…
Crime
Life Term for Cop Who Tried to Kidnap Industrialist with Stolen AK-47
Hyderabad, Oct 15 (IANS) A city court on Thursday sentenced, to life imprisonment, a police constable who attempted to kidnap an industrialist by firing from a stolen AK-47 rifle. Puli Obulesu had opened indiscriminately from…
Americans More Afraid of Corruption than Terror Attack
(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) New York, Oct 15 (IANS) Corruption of government officials tops the list of things that people in the US fear the most today, according to a new survey. Besides corruption, cyber-terrorism and…
Apple Faces $862.4 Mn Payout for Using BITS Graduates’ Technology
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) Apple faces the prospect of paying out damages to the tune $862.4 million for using without permission patented technology developed by a Wisconsin university team including two Indian-Americans. Gurindar Sohi and…
Okay for Workers to View Porn During Lunch Break
Rome, Oct 15 (IANS/AKI) Employees cannot be sacked for watching porn on the job provided they do so during their lunch break, Italy’s supreme court ruled, rejecting an appeal from car giant Fiat against a…
Cow Shelter Owner Shot Dead in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, Oct 14 (IANS) A cow shelter owner was fatally shot here on Wednesday after unidentified people fired at him thrice from close quarters, a senior police officer said. Sandeep Kataria, who ran Gau Raksha…
‘Peepli Live’ Co-Director Seeks Interim Bail
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Mahmood Farooqui, co-director of Bollywood film “Peepli Live” who is facing trial for the alleged rape of an American woman, on Wednesday sought interim bail. Farooqui is in judicial custody…
DiCaprio Buys Rights to Film About Volkswagen Scandal
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS/EFE) Leonardo DiCaprio purchased the rights to a yet-to-be-written book about the Volkswagen emissions scandal, with an eye toward producing a film about the firm’s attempt to deceive regulators, a media report…
‘MH17 Investigation Team Considering Independent Court’
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 13 (IANS) Malaysian authorities said on Tuesday that partners in the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on the MH17 incident are considering setting up an independent international court for an effective prosecution mechanism…
2000 Match Fixing: Court to Hear Arguments on Charges in January
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) A court here has set January 18 to hear arguments on issue of framing of charges in the 2000 match-fixing scandal case in which former South African captain Hansie Cronje…
Television Actress Assaults Shopping Store Staff
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Model and television actress has been accused of assaulting the staff of a leading store here. Police said on Monday that the Big Boss season five contestant was caught on…
Turbaned Sikh Survives Bottle Hit on Head
PHOTO CREDIT SHOULD READ: MATTHEW PAGE London, Oct 11 (IANS) A British man was awarded 16-week jail term for hitting a bottle of whiskey on a Sikh shopkeeper’s head who survived the attack with minor…
Florida Man Blames His Dog for Drunk Driving
New York, Oct 11 (IANS) In a bid to evade arrest after being caught following a long police chase, a man in the US state of Florida blamed his dog for driving his car in…
CBI Files Case Over Rs.6,172 Crore Bank Transactions
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The CBI on Saturday registered a case against 59 account holders and unknown bank officials and private people as it conducted raids at a Delhi branch of Bank of Baroda…
CBI Raids Vijay Mallya’s Offices, Residences
New Delhi/Bengaluru/Panaji, Oct 10 (IANS) The CBI on Saturday conducted raids at residences and offices of flamboyant liquor baron Vijay Mallya and his now-grounded Kingfisher Airlines in connection with a Rs.900 crore loan to the…
Indian American Arrested for Paid Sex with Male Student
Washington, Oct 10 (IANS) An Indian-American former substitute teacher in Indiana state’s Franklin township has been arrested on charges of patronising a prostitute after he paid money for sex with a teenaged male student, a…
To Settle Debt, MP Man Allows Another to Outrage Wife’s Modesty
Bhopal, Oct 7 (IANS) A debt-burdened man in a Madhya Pradesh village allegedly allowed the lender to sleep with his wife in settlement of dues. The man and the lender were arrested after the woman…
Wipro Sacks Two Techies over Lawsuit in Britain
Bengaluru, Oct 7 (IANS) Wipro Ltd has sacked an Indian male and a female employee working at its development centre in Britain over a lawsuit filed by the latter, the global software major said on…
This Powder Will Stop Bleeding After Gunshot
Marking a potentially huge advancement in trauma care, researchers have for the first time created self-propelled particles in the form of a powder that can stop severe bleeding in such cases as post-partum haemorrhage or…
Indrani Lapses Into ‘Deep Sleep’, Next 48 Hours Critical: Hospital
Mumbai, Oct 3 Indrani Mukerjea – one of the three prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case – who was admitted to a hospital here in an unconscious state on Friday, has lapsed into…