Dawood’s shooter held for two-decade-old murder
byLucknow, April 25 (IANS) A shooter of notorious underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, who was on the run for the last two decades in custom…
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Blasts adding to doubts over polls, says Pakistani daily
byIslamabad, April 25 (IANS) Security should have ranked higher in the government’s priority list, a Pakistani daily said Thursday as the country witnessed a…
‘Knock-off jihadis’ can’t break American spirit: Vice President Biden
byBoston, April 25 (IANS) Vice President Joe Biden has described the two Boston Marathon bombers as “twisted, perverted, cowardly knock-off jihadis” who failed to…
Man held in Italy for attacking father with axe
byRome, April 25 (IANS/AKI) A labourer was arrested in Italy’s southern province of Taranto after he wounded his elderly father with an axe. Aided…
Two militants killed in Russia’s Dagestan
byMoscow, April 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Police in Dagestan have killed two suspected militants, including a former student of a university in Cairo, the National…
Syrian rebels seeking release of abducted bishops
byAnkara, April 25 (IANS/AKI) The rebel Free Syrian Army is working to release two Orthodox bishops kidnapped near the northern city of Aleppo. The…
Saradha promoter, accomplices brought to city
byKolkata, April 24 (IANS) Amid demonstrations by Congress activists, Saradha Group promoter Sudipta Sen and two other senior company officials were brought to the…
UP withdraws case against Gorakhpur blast accused
byLucknow, April 24 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday withdrew the case aggainst Tariq Qasmi, prime accused in the Gorakhpur bomb blasts of May…
Saradha Group promoter names Trinamool MPs, Congressmen in letter to CBI
byKolkata, April 24 (IANS) Arrested Saradha group chairman and managing director Sudipta Sen has named two Trinamool Congress MPs and some Congress leaders, including…
Assam may order CBI probe into chit fund mess
byGuwahati, April 24 (IANS) Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Wednesday said he may recommend a CBI probe against chit fund companies for duping people, even…