180,000 online publications halted for porn
byBeijing, May 22 (IANS) Chinese authorities have halted 180,000 online publications for spreading pornographic content since the country launched an Internet clean-up campaign in…
Crime
Puerto Rico teacher, prison guard held for child porn
bySan Juan, May 22 (IANS/EFE) A teacher and a prison guard were arrested in Puerto Rico in separate cases of child pornography, the US…
Sanjay Dutt shifted to Pune’s Yerwada Jail
byMumbai: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was early today quietly shifted from Arthur Road jail to Pune’s high-security Yerwada Central Jail, officials said. The shift came…
Seven members of family killed in Ghaziabad
byGhaziabad, May 22 (IANS) A businessman and six members of his family, including his three grandchildren, were found killed in their house in a…
Pall of gloom sets in at Sreesanth’s Kerala home
byKochi, May 22 (IANS) A pall of gloom has set in at the house of S. Sreesanth here with his parents preferring to stay…
Iraq reopens Russian arms deal probe
byDubai, May 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iraq’s central criminal court has resumed an investigation into officials suspected of corruption in a $4.2 billion deal to…
India, US seek elimination of terror havens
byWashington, May 22 (IANS) India and the US have called upon all nations – without naming any country – to take effective steps to…
Sanjay Dutt shifted to Pune jail
byMumbai, May 22 (IANS) In a surprise move, Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was secretly shifted from a Mumbai prison to a Pune jail early…
Saudi Arabia nabs 10 over spying for Iran
byRiyadh, May 22 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has arrested 10 people on suspicion of espionage for Iran, the interior ministry announced Tuesday. “Following an initial…
Oklahoma tornado toll lowered to 24 from 91
byWashington, May 21 (IANS) As rescuers searched for survivors of Monday’s devastating tornado that pulverized a vast swath of the Oklahoma City suburbs, authorities…