Online FIRs against power theft in Haryana
byChandigarh: First information reports (FIRs) against power thefts in Haryana will now be registered online, an officer of the state’s power utilities said here…
Crime
30 Tihar Jail inmates selected in placement drive
byNew Delhi, April 9 (IANS) At least 30 inmates of Tihar Jail here were selected by 15 companies in the fourth campus placement drive…
Men who mocked skyscraper fire to help in repairs
byMoscow, April 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two men, who posted a mocking video on YouTube showing Grozny’s tallest building on fire, will be among about…
Russian bear paws seized at China border
byVladivostok (Russia), April 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian border guards in the Far East seized five kg of bear paws which poachers tried to transport…
British woman’s body claimed by authorised undertakers
bySrinagar, April 9 (IANS) People authorised by the British High Commission in New Delhi and the family of the British woman, who was murdered…
Son Nitesh arrested for Deepak Bhardwaj’s murder
byNew Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Realtor Nitesh Bhardwaj has been arrested for the murder of his billionaire father Deepak Bhardwaj last month, police said…
Shifting focus from India, LeT becoming global: US report
byWashington, April 9 (IANS) Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the Pakistani militant group that has waged a campaign of asymmetric warfare against Indian security forces in Kashmir…
CIA keeping tab on Goa casinos?
byPanaji, April 9 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Tuesday dodged a query from a legislator who asked if US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)…
Minor rape victim in lockup, blow for UP Police
byLucknow, April 9 (IANS) Desperately looking for an image makeover, the Uttar Pradesh Police suffered a major setback when a 10-year-old who was allegedly…
Mexican social network manager quits
byMexico City, April 9 (IANS/EFE) The manager of the Facebook and Twitter accounts for Valor por Tamaulipas, or VxT, an outlet that reports on…