India seeks enhanced safety for its nationals in Pakistani jails
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) India Thursday said there was an urgent need to examine the recommendations of a judicial panel that visited Pakistani…
Crime
Goa to have daily hearings in crimes against children
byPanaji, May 9 (IANS) Crimes against children in Goa will soon be tried by a specially designated judge everyday, according to Goa State Commission…
Mega cities haven for criminals, says parliamentary panel
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Despite a modern police apparatus, mega cities in India are turning into safe havens for criminals, a parliamentary panel…
Toll in Bangladesh building collapse approaches 1,000
byDhaka, May 9 (IANS) The death toll in the collapse of an eight-storey building here in the Bangladesh capital approached 1,000 Thursday, after 55…
Cops bring two acid attack suspects to Mumbai
byMumbai, May 9 (IANS) Two men who plotted and executed an acid attack at a railway station in Mumbai on a woman, who was…
Bansal, family, associates battle nepotism charges
byChandigarh: Embattled Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal is facing fresh heat after revelations that his family, relatives and close associates benefited from official largesse,…
SC rejects Jagan’s bail plea, asks aide to surrender (Fourth Lead)
byNew Delhi/Hyderabad, May 9 (IANS) YSR Congress president Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy will continue to remain behind bars as the Supreme Court Thursday dismissed his…
Eight killed in Dhaka garment factory fire
byDhaka, May 9 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and 10 others injured in a fire Thursday at an 11-storeyed garment factory here…
Tutor held for sexually assaulting 4 boys
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) A 57-year-old tutor was Thursday arrested here for sexually assaulting four minor boys who attended coaching sessions in his…
PIA flight takes off from Chandigarh with Sanaullah’s body
byChandigarh: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight took off from Chandigarh airport today evening with the body of Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay. Ranjay, who had…