Chit fund promoters arrested in J&K
byKolkata, April 23 (IANS) Sudipto Sen, the promoter of the chit fund funded by the Saradha Group, was arrested from Sonmarg in Jammu and…
Crime
NHRC issues notice to UP Police over rapes
byNew Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The NHRC said Tuesday that it has sought reports from the Uttar Pradesh government over its role in the…
Boston blasts: FBI looks at Pakistani terror group
byIslamabad, April 23 (IANS) The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is looking at a Waziristan-based terror group’s link with the two brothers suspected…
Child rape: Second accused sent to four days’ police custody
byNew Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday sent Pradeep, the second accused in the five-year-old girl’s rape and torture case, to four…
NGO seeks action against Delhi Police chief
byNew Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A Delhi-based international NGO Tuesday asked the government to hold the Delhi Police chief responsible for the force’s continued…
Goa drops clause on heft fine from Lokayukta Bill
byPanaji, April 23 (IANS) In a significant climb-down, the BJP’s Goa government Tuesday deleted a controversial clause from the state Lokayukta Bill which imposed…
Surviving Boston bomber came 5 minutes before second blast
byWashington, April 23 (IANS) The surviving Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, arrived on Boylston Street near the finish line about five minutes before…
Five-year-old rape survivor recovering, says doctor
byNew Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The five-year-old Delhi rape survivor is recovering as expected and her fever has come down, a doctor atending on…
Couple in live-in relationship commits suicide in Amritsar
byAmritsar: A couple staying in a live-in relationship in Tehsilapur here has committed suicide. According to the initial investigation by the police, the lover…
Nigerian police to get nine choppers
byAbuja, April 23 (IANS) Nigerian police will get nine helicopters later this month, an official said. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan would April 29 hand…