Washington, Dec 29 (PTI) An Indian textile company has agreed to pay a penalty of USD 100,000 (or Rs 66 lakhs) to settle charges of using pirated software that gave it competitive advantages over American…
Hyderabad: Killing Veerappan movie stills, film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma (Photo: IANS) Chennai, Dec 28 (PTI) A petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking an interim stay on the…
Kadapa (AP), Dec 28 (PTI) Four prisoners “convicted for life” in separate murder cases today escaped from the Kadapa Central jail here, a senior jail official said. The jail has a 22-feet-high wall and a…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) In a tragic incident, a five-year-old boy was burnt to death on Monday as fire engulfed the room where he had been left alone while his mother went to get…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea seeking to restrain the Election Commission from announcing elections to Greater Hyderabad municipal Corporation (GHMC) on the grounds of alleged…
Hyderabad, Dec 28 (PTI) A suspected Naxal leader who was wanted in at least 15 cases of murder and carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head was today killed in an encounter…
Lucknow, Dec 28 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday said that it would further act against people who fomented trouble in Dadri leading to the lynching of a Muslim man on rumours of beef…
Beijing, Dec 28 (IANS) Chinese parents who bear a second child after January 1, 2016, will no longer be fined, a media report said on Monday. “The state advocates that one couple shall have two…
Beijing, Dec 28 (IANS) A man from China’s Shandong province has been arrested after 21 years for killing a family of four people, a media report said on Monday. The suspect, surnamed Jia, murdered a…
Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) A total of 965 American civilians were shot and killed by the US police in 2015, and black unarmed men were six times as likely as whites to be shot dead…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The three-member inquiry panel set up by the city government to probe the affairs of the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) has recommended that DDCA be immediately suspended by…
London, Dec 27 (IANS) If you are thinking of hiring someone through Facebook to remove your waste, think again. The person(s) on the other end might be a “fly-tipper” who pose online as legitimate waste…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi on Sunday cautioned against any form of vigilantism during the odd-even vehicle movement restriction plan here, saying volunteers intended to be deployed…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (PTI) The AAP government’s controversial odd-even scheme and its bitter power struggle with the Centre for the control of the national capital in 2015 echoed in Delhi High Court which also…
London, Dec 27 (PTI) A man was reportedly arrested after attempting to break in reality TV star Kylie Jenner’s mansion. The 19-year-old star was relaxing with her family over the festive period when a man…
Chicago, Dec 27 (AP) A Chicago police officer shot and killed two people early today while responding to a domestic disturbance call on the city’s West Side, police said. The Cook County medical examiner identified…
Washington, Dec 26 (AFP) US authorities today were investigating a suspicious fire at a mosque in Texas, weeks after a mass shooting in California by a Muslim couple that sparked fears of a backlash against…
Vijayawada, Dec 26 (PTI) Police today arrested a “call money” operator in the ongoing crackdown in Andhra Pradesh on unlicensed businessmen who are collecting high interest from borrowers. The arrested, identified as Kommireddy Venkata Subba…
Chandigarh, Dec 26 (IANS) The Punjab Police have registered a case against six prison officials in Patiala following a recent assault on a senior journalist inside the jail premises by a death row convict. The…
Washington, Dec 26 (AFP) Jason Rezaian, the US journalist who has been held by Iran’s government for nearly 18 months, was allowed a rare visit with relatives for several hours on Christmas Day. The Iranian-American…