Man Accused Of Gang Rape Lynched in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Jan 22 (IANS) One person was lynched and two others beaten badly in Jharkhand’s Gumla district on Friday after the local people accused them of raping and killing a minor girl on January 9,…
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No Terror Link in Cab Driver’s Murder: Himachal Police
Shimla, Jan 22 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh Police on Friday ruled out the possibility of a terror angle to the murder of a car driver hired by three people for travel to Pathankot in Punjab….
Four Held in Hyderabad for Suspected ISIS Links
Hyderabad, Jan 22 (IANS) Four people suspected to have links with Islamic State have been arrested in Hyderabad as part of the nation-wide crackdown, police sources said. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) with the help…
Alert Issued After Pathankot Taxi Driver Found Dead
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Friday issued an alert after a taxi driver alleged hijacked by three unidentified people from Pathankot in Punjab was found dead in Himachal Pradesh. Through its…
Barcelona’s Mascherano on Trial for Tax Evasion
Barcelona, Jan 22 (IANS) Barcelona footballer Javier Mascherano, facing trial in a local court, has been found guilty of tax-evasion for a second time and awaits sentencing. In an earlier case, Argentine Mascherano was sentenced…
Four Suspects Held in Karnataka for ISIS Links
Bengaluru, Jan 22 (IANS) Four persons, including two youth, were arrested in Karnataka for their alleged links with the dreaded IS terror outfit, a top police official said on Friday. “We learnt that four suspects…
Caitanya Lila Holt’s Death in Goa Sparks Facebook Campaign
Panaji, Jan 22 (IANS) Friends of Caitanya Lila Holt, 30-year-old US national, who died after allegedly choking on mud in a paddy field last week, have started an online campaign on the social media seeking…
Court Seeks Police Report on Complaint Against Salman, Shahrukh
Mumbai: Actors Shah Rukh Khan with Salman Khan on the sets of Bigg Boss season 9 during the promotion of film Dilwale in Lonavala on Dec 19, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS)…
Booker Prize Winner Marlon James Flays Delhi Airport
Credit: Youtube Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) Booker Prize 2015 winner Marlon James’s first trip to India turned out to be a bitter one. The Jamaica-born writer poured out his woes as he caught a connecting…
Mother Kills Children in Kashmir to ‘Teach Husband a Lesson’
Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) In a horrific act, a woman in Anantnag district of south Kashmir killed her two children before grievously injuring herself “to teach her husband a lesson”, police claimed on Thursday. According…
Court Acquits Rape Accused, Says Intimacy Due to ‘Youthful Eagerness’
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) A court here has acquitted a man accused of raping a woman on the pretext of marriage, saying the two developed physical intimacy in “youthful eagerness”. “It appears that the…
Gujarat Riots Convict Held for Attacking Journalist
Ahmedabad, Jan 21 (IANS) Suresh Richard, a convict in the 2002 Gujarat riots, was arrested here on Thursday for allegedly assaulting a woman journalist when she went to interview him. Revati Laul, a former NDTV…
Sri Lanka Suspends Kidney Transplants for Foreigners
Colombo, Jan 21 (IANS) Sri Lankan authorities on Thursday temporarily suspended kidney transplants for foreigners at government and private hospitals after a racket in India was linked to six local doctors. Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne…
Justice Prevails: Businessman Gets Life Term for Killing Guard
Thrissur (Kerala), Jan 21 (IANS) If you thought the rich and the mighty get away with crime, then you thought wrong. A Kerala businessman with a net worth of Rs.5,000 crore was on Thursday sentenced…
Letter Cautions French President on India Visit: Bengaluru Police
(AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) Bengaluru, Jan 21 (IANS) A letter cautioning French President Francois Hollande not to visit India for the coming Republic Day parade has been received by the French consulate here, Bengaluru Police said…
Terror Suspect Escapes by Jumping off Train in Madhya Pradesh
Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh), Jan 21 (IANS) A high alert has been sounded in Madhya Pradesh after a suspected terrorist in custody escaped by jumping off a moving train near Itarsi railway station. “Syed Ahmed had…
Danish Woman’s Rape: Accused Gets Time to File Reply
Investigating officers inspect the site at the Railway Club where a Danish woman was allegedly raped by eight persons in New Delhi on Jan.15, 2014. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) A local court…
After Face-Off with Facebook, Watchdog Says Data Pricing Norms by January-End
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) A day after the sparring match with social networking site Facebook over the issue of Free Basics came out in the open, India’s telecom regulator on Thursday said its norms…
Rajat Gupta to Finish Sentence at New York Home
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) Goldman Sachs Group’s former Indian American director Rajat Gupta, freed early after serving 19 months in federal prison, will have to stay at home until March with an ankle bracelet, according…
Pathankot Attack: NIA Raids Six Locations in Punjab
Pathankot: Soldiers inside the Pathankot Air Force base that was attacked by militants; on Jan 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency sleuths on Thursday raided six places in…