Andhra Corporator Commits Suicide
Hyderabad, Dec 17 (IANS) A corporator in Chittoor town of Andhra Pradesh allegedly committed suicide on Thursday, a day after he was arrested and questioned by police in the murder case of the mayor and…
Legal
Salman Case: Trial Court Erred, Says HC
Mumbai: Actor Salman Khan during the Big Star Entertainment Awards 2015 in Mumbai on Dec 13, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Dec 17 (IANS) The appreciation of evidence by the trial court (sessions court) in the…
Punjabi Musician Lehmber Singh Goes Missing in Canada
Toronto, Dec 17 (IANS) A Punjabi musician from India visiting Canada has disappeared, police said. Lehmber Singh, 30, who was to take his flight back to India on the evening of November 5, went missing…
US Impose Sanctions on Mexican National Naim Libien Tella
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) The US Treasury Department announced its decision to impose sanctions on a Mexican national and four other entities, including two newspapers, over drug trafficking. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the…
Yemeni Court in Capital Sanaa Jails US National Sharif Mobley for Links with Al Qaeda
Sanaa, Dec 17 (IANS) A Yemeni court in the rebel-held capital Sanaa on Wednesday sentenced a US national to 10 years in prison for having links with Al Qaeda and killing a Yemeni security officer,…
Austria Arrests Two Suspects with Links to Paris Attacks
PARIS, Nov. 14, 2015 (Xinhua) — Police officers stand guard at a road leading to the Bataclan concert hall in Paris Nov. 14, 2015. Over 100 people were killed in a mass hostage-taking at the…
Nirbhaya’s Mother Says Not Ashamed to Take Daughter’s Name
Delhi: Father of the Dec. 16 gang-rape victim during a press conference in New Delhi on Dec. 16, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Three years after the 23-year-old ‘Nirbhaya’ was brutally gang-raped…
SC Bans Diesel SUVS Registration, Car Dealers Term It Inappropriate
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday doubled the environment compensation charge (ECC) for loaded commercial vehicles entering Delhi and imposed a blanket ban on registration of diesel vehicles of 2,000 cc…
Nirbhaya Gang Rape: Parents Upset over Juvenile’s Release
Delhi: Father of the Dec. 16 gang-rape victim during a press conference in New Delhi on Dec. 16, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The parents of Nirbhaya, who was brutally gang-raped here…
Chidambaram’s Son Distances Himself from ED Raids
Chennai, Dec 16 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids here on Wednesday on firms allegedly connected to ex-finance minister P. Chidambaram’s son who said neither he nor his family is a shareholder in any…
Andhra Pradesh Orders Judicial Probe into Call Money Racket
Vijayawada, Dec 16 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday ordered judicial probe by a retired high court judge into call money scandal that has shocked the state. The decision was taken at the state…
Seoul-born Hyeon Soo Lim, Canadian Pastor Jailed for Life in Pyongyang
Pyongyang, Dec 16 (IANS) A South Korea-born Canadian pastor was sentenced to lifetime labour for subversion, the Supreme Court of North Korea announced on Wednesday. Seoul-born Hyeon Soo Lim, 60, was accused of trying to…
Suspected Al Qaeda Terrorist Held in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Dec 16 (IANS) A suspected Al Qaeda terrorist, Maulana Abdul Rehman, has been arrested in Odisha’s Cuttack district, police said on Wednesday. The arrest of Rehman, 37, followed a joint operation by Odisha and…
Uttar Pradesh Women’s Panel Wants Action Against ‘Bigg Boss’
Lucknow, Dec 16 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Women’s Commission has sought action against the ‘Bigg Boss 9’ reality show being aired on Colours channel. In a letter to the information and broadcasting ministry, panel chief…
Pansare Murder: Charge Sheet Filed Against Right-Wing Activist
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), Dec 14 (IANS) The Maharashtra Police filed a nearly 400-page charge sheet against right-wing activist Samir Gaikwad, one of the prime accused in the Govind Pansare murder case in a court here on…
NGT Notice to Volkswagen over Emissions
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal on Monday sought the response from the central government and German automobile giant Volkswagen on a plea by Delhi residents seeking a ban on the sale…
Hema Upadhyay and Her Lawyer Harish Bhambani Twin-Murder: Four Suspects Held in UP, Mumbai
Mumbai, Dec 14 (IANS) Four suspects in the sensational double-murder of painter Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer Harish Bhambani have been detained by Uttar Pradesh Police and their Mumbai counterparts, official sources here said on…
HC Slams Railways for ‘Inhuman’ Demolition Drive
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Slamming the railways for its “inhuman” demolition drive in the capital, the Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to it, police and city government and directed them to…
‘No Terrorist Act in Russian Plane Crash in Sinai’
Cairo, Dec 14 (IANS) Egypt on Monday completed its probe into the Russian plane crash in Sinai peninsula and found nothing indicating “any illegal intervention or terrorist action” in the tragedy. “The technical investigative committee…
Australian Teen Pleads Guilty to Planning IS Attack
Melbourne, Dec 14 (IANS) An Australian teenager accused of preparing to carry out an Islamic State (IS)-inspired terror attack in Melbourne has pleaded guilty to the charge in court. The 17-year-old male, from Melbourne, entered…