Eight killed in Bengal storm
byKolkata April 18 (IANS) At least eight people were killed in the storm that lashed parts of West Bengal Wednesday evening, an official said…
Crime
Bengal man commits suicide after wife’s ‘rapist’ goes free
byKolkata, April 18 (IANS) Unable to bear the ignominy of seeing the youth who had allegedly raped his wife go free, a man in…
LeT operational chief arrested, guerrilla killed in Kashmir
bySrinagar, April 18 (IANS) A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) guerrilla, involved in the killing of a sarpanch last year, was shot dead in a gunfight in…
Foreigners arrested with heroin in Delhi
byNew Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Two Nigerians were arrested here with a kilogram of heroin worth about Rs.1.25 crore in the international market, police…
Koda released from jail after three years
byRanchi, April 18 (IANS) Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda was Thursday released on a three-week provisional bail after spending about 40 months in…
Wooden wall may have muffled noise in Aarushi’s room, court told
byGhaziabad, April 18 (IANS) A CBI investigating officer in the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder indicated in a Ghaziabad court Thursday that plywood on walls and…
Himayat Baig’s kin seek legal aid from Muslim body
byMumbai, April 18 (IANS) The family members of the 2010 German Bakery terror attack convict Himayat Baig have sought help from a prominent Muslim…
Pune’s German Bakery blast convict Himayat Baig to hang (Roundup)
byPune, April 18 (IANS) Indian Mujahideen operative Himayat Baig was awarded the death sentence by a Pune court Thursday for murder, criminal conspiracy and…
15 dead, 160 injured in US fertiliser plant blast (Fourth Lead)
byWashington, April 18 (IANS) A massive blast at a fertiliser plant in central Texas Wednesday night killed 15 people, wounded more than 160, and…
Bhullar’s clemency plea under consideration: Shinde
byNew Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The representation submitted by Punjab’s ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders seeking clemency for the 1993 Delhi bomb blast…