49 fishermen freed by Iran reach India
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Forty nine Indian fishermen who were detained by Iran in December last year have been freed and reached India on Thursday, a senior government official said. On December 1, 49…
Crime
UP court admits case against Chidambaram
Lucknow, March 3 (IANS) A Maharajganj court has admitted a complaint against former union home minister P. Chidambaram for his alleged remarks that Parliament House attack accused Afzal Guru was not given a proper hearing…
Kanhaiya to be freed soon, bail bond furnished
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, accused of sedition, will soon be released from Tihar Jail here as his bail bond has been furnished, a lawyer said on Thursday. This follows…
Bomb scare, plane held up at IGI for 3 hours
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A Gorakhpur-bound flight of the Jet Airways was on Thursday held up at Delhi International Airport for over three hours following a hoax call that claimed there was a bomb…
Geelani’s judicial custody extended
New Delhi: Former Delhi University (DU) professor SAR Geelani being taken away by police on charges of sedition for allegedly organising an event at the Press Club of India (PCI) to mark the death anniversary…
Chhota Rajan’s voice samples given to CBI, counsel tells court
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Underworld don Rajendra S. Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan’s counsel on Thursday told a special MCOCA court here that his voice samples have been provided to the CBI in journalist J. Dey…
Accidents cost India Rs.1.7 lakh crore losses annually
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) India loses $35 billion each year in road accidents, which is slightly less than the nation’s defence budget, a road safety expert said here on Thursday. According to Kamaljit Soi, member…
Indian American woman arrested for skimming funds for blood cancer
Washington, March 3 (IANS) An Indian American woman has been arrested in San Francisco, California, on charges of fraud — for faking to be a blood cancer patient and raising funds through online fundraising sites…
Bomb scare, plane held up at IGI
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A Gorakhpur-bound flight of the Jet Airways was on Thursday held up at Delhi Airport following a hoax call that claimed there was a bomb on board. “A call regarding…
Nigeria destroys pirated products
Lagos, March 3 (IANS) Nigerian government destroyed pirated items that valued 2.4 billion naira ($12 million), the media reported on Thursday. The items were seized during enforcement raids by the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) in…
Man held for killing daughter, infant son in Lucknow
Lucknow, March 3 (IANS) A man was arrested on charge of smothering his minor daughter and an infant son to death here, police said on Thursday . Accused Avneesh Bajpayi first beat up daughter Divyanshi,…
Manipuri filmmaker critical after attack
Imphal, March 3 (IANS) Manipuri film producer-director M. Raghumani was in critical condition on Thursday after an attack by suspected militants seeking protection money left him half head, police said. Raghumani, a former general secretary…
Hoax bomb call creates panic in Delhi school
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A phone call on Thursday claiming the presence of a bomb at a school here, which created a panic situation, turned out to be a hoax, police said. According to…
Istanbul riot police unit fired at
Ankara, March 3 (IANS) Two unidentified female assailants on Thursday opened fire at a riot police station in Turkey Istanbul city. Initial reports indicated that two women inside a vehicle opened fire at the station…
23 Bangladeshi nationals held in Tripura
Agartala, March 3 (IANS) As many as 23 Bangladeshi nationals, including nine women and three children, have been arrested in Tripura for illegally entering Indian territory, police said here on Thursday. “Acting on a tip-off,…
Trade in threatened species thriving on Facebook: Report
Kuala Lumpur, March 3 (IANS) The illegal trade in iconic and threatened animal species in Asia is growing unabated on social media platforms like Facebook, a leading wildlife trade monitoring network claimed on Thursday. “The…
Police impound assets from Italian businessman
Florence (Italy), March 3 (IANS/AKI) Police in the Italian city of Florence impounded assets worth more than 3 million euros from a Calabrian businessman with alleged mafia links. The assets included companies, real estate, vehicles,…
Indefinite highway blockade cripples traffic in Manipur
Imphal, March 3 (IANS) An indefinite blockade of National Highway 102 linking Manipur capital Imphal with Myanmar crippled movement of vehicular traffic on Thursday. A Joint Action Committee (JAC), formed for justice to Thongkhogin Haokip,…
Brazil government, mining company settle on dam disaster damages
Brasilia, March 3 (IANS) The Brazilian government and mining firm Samarco have signed a billion-dollar agreement providing indemnification for last year’s toxic dam spill. As part of the deal signed on Wednesday, the company commits…
Techie hacked to death in Secunderabad
Hyderabad, March 3 (IANS) A software engineer was hacked to death by unidentified assailants in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad, on Thursday, police said. Four people, who came in a car, attacked Sanjay Junge,…