Governor seeks action against UP minister
byLucknow, May 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi has directed the chief minister’s office to take “appropriate action” against cabinet minister Shiv Kumar…
Crime
UPA conspiracy to book Kataria in shootout case: BJP
byNew Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The CBI case against senior BJP leader Gulab Chand Kataria in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh shootout case was a conspiracy…
Aftershocks from May 1 quake continue in Jammu areas
byJammu: Jammu and Kashmir’s mountainous Doda and Kishtwar districts are getting aftershocks even a fortnight after the May 1 earthquake of 5.8 magnitude that led…
Indo-Canadian realtor charged with theft
byToronto, May 15 (IANS) An Indo-Canadian real estate agent has been charged with stealing from listed homes he claimed he was showing to potential…
Goa probing Congress MLA’s assets in Kerala
byPanaji, May 15 (IANS) Officials of the anti-graft wing of Goa Police are in Kerala to probe the assets of Congress legislator Chandrakant Kavlekar…
Six Taliban rebels killed in Afghanistan
byKabul, May 15 (IANS) At least six suspected pro-Taliban rebels were killed and five others detained in military operations by NATO-led forces in eastern…
Navy sex scandal: Antony says guilty won’t be spared
byNew Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Stressing that there would be no cover-up, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday said an inquiry had been ordered into…
Four killed in Indonesia tunnel collapse
byJakarta, May 15 (IANS) Four workers were killed while many others were still missing after a mine tunnel of a subsidiary of US mining…
Money dispute leads to killing spree in Goa
byPanaji, May 15 (IANS) First he killed a man with whom he had a tiff. Then he strangulated the wife when she came asking…
China bomb hoax; five flights cancelled
byBeijing, May 15 (IANS) As many as five flights in China were affected Wednesday due to fake bomb threats, officials said. Flights operated by…