Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) Inching ahead in the investigations into the IPL spot fixing scam, Mumbai police Tuesday arrested three more people, including Bollywood actor Vindu Dara Singh Randhawa, a bookie and a hawala operator, a top official said. Mumbai police Crime Branch also seized Rs.12.80 million in cash from [...]

Washington, May 21 (IANS) At least 91 people were killed, 20 of them children, as a massive tornado ripped through parts of Oklahoma City and its suburbs in the US, flattening homes and businesses and severely damaging a hospital and two elementary schools. Emergency crews and volunteers worked through the [...]

New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Tainted cricketer S. Sreesanth went on a shopping spree with the money he earned from spot-fixing, buying apparel worth Rs.1.95 lakh for himself and a mobile phone costing over Rs.40,000 for his girlfriend, Delhi Police said Tuesday. He wanted to quickly dispose of the money [...]

Mumbai: A Mumbai magistrate today sent Bollywood actor Vindu Dara Singh, who was arrested earlier today for suspected links in the spot-fixing scam in the ongoing IPL tournament, to police custody till May 24. Police sought his custodial interrogation after Ramesh Vyas, one of the bookies arrested in the scam and [...]

Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) A Mumbai magistrate Tuesday sent Bollywood actor Vindu Dara Singh, who was arrested earlier Tuesday for suspected links in the spot-fixing scam in the ongoing IPL tournament, to police custody till May 24. Police sought his custodial interrogation after Ramesh Vyas, one of the bookies arrested [...]

Lucknow, May 21 (IANS) The ruling Samajwadi Party’s decision to withdraw cases against terror accused and slap cases against police officers, apparently to appease Muslim voters in Uttar Pradesh, would play havoc with the morale of the police, serving and former officers say. “Who will work to nab terrorists after [...]

New York, May 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian police reforms have proved so successful that, in some areas, Moscow outperforms New York on safety, Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev has boasted while on a visit to the US. Kolokoltsev made the claims during a meeting in New York late Monday with [...]

Agartala, May 21 (IANS) Three militants who had fled from their hideout in Bangladesh along with two CPI-M leaders, who were kidnapped April 1 from Tripura, have surrendered to the security forces, officials said Tuesday. “Three NLFT (National Liberation Front of Tripura) extremists aged around 30 years to 45, surrendered [...]

Bangalore, May 21 (IANS) US-based IT services company iGate Corp. Tuesday said it has sacked Chief Executive Officer Phaneesh Murthy on the charges of sexual harassment by a woman employee. This is the second time Murthy has been charged for sexual abuse. Over a decade ago, the 49-year-old tech wizard [...]

New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court is likely to hear Wednesday a plea seeking a ban on Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches till fool-proof measures are taken to stop alleged corrupt practices in sports. A division bench of Chief Justice D. Murugesan and Justice Jayant Nath [...]