Saradha boss, aide sent to police custody in new case
byKolkata, May 19 (IANS) A West Bengal court Sunday sent Saradha Group promoter Sudipta Sen and a close aide to 10 days’ police custody…
Crime
Chinese man jailed for raping, killing woman
byBeijing, May 19 (IANS) A Chinese man has been sentenced to life in prison for raping and killing a woman 15 years ago. The…
Pakistani toll in Siachen avalanche rises to 128
byIslamabad, May 19 (IANS) The death toll in an avalanche in the Siachen glacier region last year has risen to 128, following the recovery…
Sarabjit death probe: Pakistani official may visit India
byIslamabad, May 19 (IANS) A one-man inquiry tribunal comprising Justice Syed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi of Lahore High Court may visit India to complete…
Pakistani man lynched over prostitution
byIslamabad, May 19 (IANS) A man was lynched to death and two others, including an alleged prostitute, were injured after they were caught in…
Pakistani woman politician shot dead
byIslamabad, May 19 (IANS) A senior woman politician in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi was gunned down by motorcycle-riding assailants outside her residence late…
Man accused of assaulting women activists on run
byLalitpur (Uttar Pradesh), May 19 (IANS) A goon who misbehaved with five Dalit women activists a week ago in Uttar Pradesh is on the…
Car bomb kills eight in Syria
byDamascus, May 19 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and 10 others wounded when a car bomb ripped through a Damascus district Saturday…
Deadly rains affect 200,000 in China
byBeijing, May 19 (IANS) Continuous rainfall has claimed one life and affecting some 200,000 people in southwest China, authorities said Sunday. The rains started…
Probe on in differently-abled girls’ rape case
byJaipur, May 19 (IANS) Two days after three hearing- and speech-impaired girls alleged rape and molestation by employees of a residential school here, statements…