Malaysian cops charged with custodial death of Indian-origin man
bySingapore, June 5 (IANS) Three Malaysian policemen have been charged with the death of an Indian-origin man in police custody. Jaffri Jaafar, 44, Mohammad…
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Hindu rights activist in Malaysia jailed for sedition
bySingapore, June 5 (IANS) A Malaysian court has sentenced Indian-origin lawyer and Hindu rights activist P. Uthayakumar to 30 months in jail in a…
RTI plea on BJP’s spend on Goa meeting
byPanaji, June 5 (IANS) Goa BJP leaders have repeatedly dodged questions related to the expenditure on preparations for the three-day national executive meeting beginning…
Our son is innocent, say Sreesanth’s parents
byKochi, June 5 (IANS) The parents of arrested IPL cricketer S. Sreesanth said here Wednesday that their son is innocent and has no links…
Congress wants Goa golf course project scrapped
byPanaji, June 5 (IANS) The Goa Congress Wednesday demanded the scrapping of a golf course project in the coastal village of Tiracol, in north…
PM for ‘collective action’ to curb crime against women
byNew Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday called for “collective action” by states to put in place an institutional mechanism to…
Judge recuses himself in Musharraf bail plea
byIslamabad, June 4 (IANS) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) ceased to hear former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf’s bail plea in the judges’ detention case…
NHRC asks UP to explain official’s remarks
byNew Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday asked Uttar Pradesh government to explain allegedly “insensitive” remarks by an official…
Congress, Left oppose CIC order, BJP unsure
byNew Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Congress and the CPI-M Tuesday opposed a Central Information Commission order bringing political parties under the ambit of…
Vindoo, Meiyappan get bail; Sreesanth doesn’t (Roundup)
byMumbai/New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, June 4 (IANS) A Mumbai court Tuesday granted bail to CSK team principal Gurunath Meiyappan, Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh Randhawa and…