Another Saradha Group executive held
byKolkata, June 2 (IANS) An executive of the scam tainted Saradha Group, responsible for mobilising deposits from West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district was…
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Don’t use policemen for personal reasons, officers told
byAizawl, June 2 (IANS) The Mizoram government Sunday warned police officials that strict action will be taken if they use constables and Home Guards…
161 killed in 56 bomb blasts in Pakistan in May
byIslamabad, June 2 (IANS) At least 161 people were killed and 652 injured in 56 bomb blasts as militants escalated attacks across Pakistan in…
Russian mayor arrested on murder charges
byMoscow, June 2 (IANS) The mayor of a Russian city has been arrested on charges of murdering a criminal investigator, law enforcement authorities said….
Earthquake jolts Taiwan
byBeijing, June 2 (IANS) A 6.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Nantou county in Taiwan Sunday, Xinhua reported. The epicentre, with a depth of nine kilometres, was…
Russian mayor arrested on murder charges
byMoscow, June 1 (IANS) The mayor of a Russian city in a North Caucasus republic has been arrested on charges of murdering an investigator,…
Maoists kill CRPF officer in Chhattisgarh
byRaipur, June 1 (IANS) Maoists attacked a CRPF search party in Chhattisgarh close to the Odisha border Saturday evening and killed an assistant commandant,…
Air hostess’ suicide: Kanda’s aide Chadha moves for bail
byNew Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Aruna Chadha, a co-accused with former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda in the suicide of an air hostess, has moved…
Teacher burnt alive in Bihar, headmaster surrenders
byPatna, June 1 (IANS) A school headmaster, the main accused in the alleged burning alive of a schoolteacher, surrendered in court Saturday, police said….
Probe ordered into Goa prison food poisoning
byPanaji, June 1 (IANS) The Goa government has ordered a magisterial probe into a food poisoning incident that claimed the life an inmate of…