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…
Crime
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…
BJP general secretary Amit Shah gets relief from SC
byNew Delhi, April 8 (IANS) In major breather for BJP general secretary and Gujarat’s former minister Amit Shah, the Supreme Court Monday quashed the…
Parnell surrenders before Mumbai court, gets bail
byMumbai, April 8 (IANS) South African cricketer Wayne Parnell Monday surrendered before a special court here in connection with the May 2012 rave party…
India to honour assurance given to Italy on marines: Home secretary
byNew Delhi, April 8 (IANS) India will honour the assurance given to Italy that the two of its marines who had allegedly killed two…