Whom to Punish if Rama Exiled Sita to Forest, Asks Bihar Court
Patna, Feb 1 (IANS) As a Bihar court on Monday began hearing of a case against Lord Rama for exiling his wife Sita to forest as Ramayana narrates, it asked the petitioner who should be…
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Trinamool Leader Sent to Custody for Carrying Arms at Airport
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) A Trinamool Congress leader, who was arrested for trying to board a Chennai-bound flight at the airport here with an unlicensed revolver and three rounds of cartridges, was on Monday sent…
NRI Kshitij Booked for Rape in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, Feb 1 (IANS) An NRI, working with a private airline in Saudi Arabia, has been booked on charges of raping a divorcee in Gurgaon on the pretext of marrying her, police said on Monday….
Rajapakse’s Wife Interrogated over Fraud Allegations
Colombo, Feb 1 (IANS) Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse’s wife Shiranthi Rajapakse was on Monday interrogated by investigators over fraud allegations. Shiranthi appeared before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry Into Serious Acts of Fraud…
Kerala Bar Scam: Fresh Bribe Allegations Against Two Leaders by Biju Ramesh
Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi, Feb 1 (IANS) Whistle-blower bar owner Biju Ramesh on Monday opened a new can of worms in Kerala, alleging that Rs.2 crore was paid to then state Congress president Ramesh Chennithala and Rs.25 lakh…
Court Allows Jaitley’s Plea for DDCA Records
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) A court here on Monday allowed union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s plea seeking summoning of records of Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) in a criminal defamation complaint filed by…
Pathankot Probe Team Seeks More Evidence from India
Pathankot: Soilders inside the Pathankot Air Force base that was attacked by militants; on Jan 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Lahore, Feb 1 (IANS) A Pakistani team investigating the terror attack on the Indian Air Force…
SC Raps Gujarat for Not Implementing Food Security Law
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday slammed the Gujarat government for not implementing the National Food Security Act, asking if it was not part of India or wanted to…
97-Year-Old Freedom Fighter Chimman Lal Jain’s Bid to Torch Liquor Shop Foiled
Agra, Jan 31 (IANS) Police detained a 97-year-old freedom fighter, Chimman Lal Jain, in his own house to prevent him from torching a liquor shop as announced by him earlier. Jain had on October 2…
Former Milk Man Held for Cheating over 100 ATM Users
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) A 25-year-old man has been arrested here for cheating over 100 people by withdrawing money from their accounts on the pretext of helping them use ATM booths, police said on…
Child Bride Santana Murmu Fights Back to School to Finish Dream
Kolkata, Jan 31 (PTI) An early marriage at a tender age of 14 had forced Santana Murmu out of school when she was in class VIII. A mother of two daughters now, the poor tribal…
Plea Filed in SC Against New Central Law on Juvenile
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Jan 31 (PTI) A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the recently-passed juvenile law that allows delinquent minors of 16 years of age and…
Will Accept Any Punishment, Says Policeman Thounaojam Herojit in Staged Killing Row
Imphal, Jan 30 (IANS) Thounaojam Herojit, a police commando head constable who has admitted shooting an unarmed former insurgent in a ‘fake encounter’ on July 23, 2009, on Saturday said he will accept any punishment…
Rajapakse’s Son Arrested
Colombo, Jan 30 (IANS) A son of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse was arrested on Saturday after he was grilled for hours over allegations of corruption. Yoshitha Rajapakse, a lieutenant in the Sri Lanka…
Gujarati Family Awaits Body Of Indian fisherman Vaaga Chauhan Who Died in Pakistan 40 Days Ago
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) A Gujarati family anxiously awaits the day when they will be finally able to see their head of family Vaaga Chauhan for the last time, nearly 40 days after he passed…
Kamduni Gang-Rape: Three Get Death, Three Life Imprisonment
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) A court here on Saturday awarded the death sentence to three people and life imprisonment to three others convicted in the brutal gang rape and murder of a college student in…
D. Padsalgikar New Mumbai Police Chief
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Saturday named senior IPS officer Dattatray Padsalgikar as Mumbai’s new Commissioner of Police. He will take over from incumbent Ahmad Javed, who has been named India’s next…
White House Declines Comment on Case Of Beant Singh’s Assassin
Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) The White House has declined comment on the case of Jagtar Singh Hawara, the main accused in the August 1995 assassination of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. “We cannot comment…
Bandla Sai Babu of Bandla Publications Held in Hyderabad for Hurting Religious Sentiments
Hyderabad, Jan 29 (IANS) The chief editor and owner of a publications house has been arrested for hurting the religious sentiments of Muslims, police said on Friday. Bandla Sai Babu of Bandla Publications Private Limited…
American Arthur Patterson Jailed in South Korea for 1997 Murder
Seoul, Jan 29 (IANS) An American received a 20-year jail term, the longest prison sentence under the South Korean law, on Friday for murdering a South Korean student about two decades ago. A court in…