Two Chinese acquitted of rape after 10 years in jail
byBeijing, May 20 (IANS) A court in China will compensate two men after they were acquitted of rape charges that led to their wrongful…
Crime
Saradha scam: Debjani Mukherjee sent to judicial custody
byKolkata, May 20 (IANS) Saradha Group director Debjani Mukherjee, a co-accused in the multi-crore fund scam, was remanded in judicial custody till May 31…
1993 Mumbai blasts convict Zaibunissa surrenders
byMumbai, May 20 (IANS) Zaibunissa Kazi, a convict in the March 1993 serial blasts case, surrendered in Mumbai court Monday afternoon, three days after…
Garo rebel outfit ‘sentences’ Congress legislator to death
byShillong, May 20 (IANS) The outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) has again threatened to kill Meghalaya Congress legislator Limison D. Sangma for not…
IPL scam: BCCI official meets Delhi Police chief
byNew Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The BCCI’s anti-corruption unit head Monday met the Delhi Police chief seeking cooperation in the spot-fixing scandal and also…
Indian jailed in Singapore for prostitution
bySingapore, May 20 (IANS) A 24-year-old Indian man has been jailed by a court in Singapore for managing a prostitution ring. Kothandan Vinod has…
Rights, liberties threatened in Sri Lanka, says rights body
byColombo, May 20 (IANS) Respect for basic rights and liberties has declined in Sri Lanka in the four years since the government defeated the…
Tourism mafia is everywhere: Russian official
byPanaji: The Russian mafia could be operating in Goa, just as the Indian tourism mafia could be operating in Pakistan, said Russia’s newly-appointed honorary…
Accused in Indian-origin New Zealander’s murder owed money
byWellington, May 20 (IANS) One of the two men accused of burning alive an Indian-origin man in New Zealand Jan 30 this year owed…
Three arrested after fracas near British gurdwara
byLondon, May 20 (IANS) Three men have been arrested after a fracas outside a gurdwara in the city of Norwich in England. Two men,…