Spot fixing: Three cricketers to be questioned again
byNew Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Three Rajasthan Royal players, S. Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankit Chavan, arrested for alleged spot fixing in the IPL…
Crime
Two sentenced for robbery bid on Indian-origin man’s shop
byLondon, May 18 (IANS) A 19-year-old man and a 15-year-old accomplice who tried to rob a shop owned by an Indian-origin man in Britain…
Blast anniversary: Tight security in Hyderabad
byHyderabad, May 18 (IANS) Police tightened security in Hyderabad Saturday for the sixth anniversary of the bomb blast at the historic Mecca Masjid, officials…
NHRC notice to police officials over woman’s death in UP
byNew Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought reports from the Ghaziabad police and Government Railway Police over the…
Arrested police official attempts suicide in Haryana
byGurgaon: A police official who was caught red handed while accepting bribe in this Haryana city consumed poison in the lock-up early today. His…
Argentina’s former dictator dies behind bars
byBuenos Aires, May 18 (IANS/EFE) Gen. Rafael Videla, the emblematic figure of the military junta that ruled Argentina from 1976-83, died Friday inside the…
Girl raped in Odisha
byBhubaneswar, May 18 (IANS) A man has been arrested for raping a nine-year-old girl in an Odisha village, police said Saturday. Santosh Rout, 45,…
India’s bleeding insurgencies: Lessons from Latin America
byThe tiny northeast Indian state of Tripura has turned into the second largest producer of natural rubber in the country largely because several hundred…
60 hurt as US trains collide; New York-Boston corridor closed
byNew York, May 18 (IANS) Two passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour in southwestern Connecticut, injuring 60 people, five of…
55 dead as hailstorms lash south China
byBeijing, May 18 (IANS) A total of 50 people have died while 14 reported missing due to latest rain and hailstorms that have hit…