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)…
Crime
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…
900 weapons seized from prisoners in Venezuela
byCaracas, April 9 (IANS/EFE) Searches of Venezuela’s prisons have led to the seizure of 900 weapons since July 2011, penal system Minister Iris Varela…
Indian confesses to killing wife, daughter in Italy
byCisterna di Latina (Italy), April 9 (IANS/AKI) An Indian labourer has confessed to stabbing to death his Italian wife and her teenage daughter south…
Over 450 killed in Iraq during March: UN
byUnited Nations, April 9 (IANS) Over 450 people, including 229 civilians, were killed and more than 1,100 injured in the terror attacks and violence…
Gang-rape: Report sought from Tihar on accused’s plea
byNew Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The fast track court hearing the Dec 16 Delhi gang-rape case Monday sought a response from Tihar Jail superintendent…
Sarpanch shot dead in Kashmir
bySrinagar, April 8 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen shot dead a sarpanch (village council chief) in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district Monday, police said. A senior police…
29 students injured in stampede in Meghalaya
byShillong, April 8 (IANS) Twenty-nine students were injured, 15 of them seriously, in a stampede at a school here in Meghalaya’s capital Monday, officials…
BSP leader murder: Suspect swami changing hideouts
byNew Delhi: Spiritual leader Swami Pratibhanand, a suspect in the murder of BSP leader and realtor Deepak Bhardwaj in Delhi, is changing hideouts to avoid…