$1 mn allocated for movie embezzled in Russia
byMoscow, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian investigators suspect that more than 30 million rubles (over $1 million), allocated by the culture ministry for making…
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Mobile users in Middle East victims of cyber crime: Study
byAbu Dhabi, April 7 (IANS/WAM) Lack of precaution by mobile users can have unfortunate consequences. Close to two in five mobile users in the…
Two pick-pockets found stabbed to death
byNew Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Two pick-pockets were found stabbed to death at a house here Saturday evening, police said, adding it could be…
Trinamool councillor sent to police custody till April 7
byKolkata, April 6 (IANS) Trinamool Congress councillor Sambhunath Kow, the prime accused in the murder of party leader Adhir Maity in March, was Saturday…
BJP MP to raise Google map issue in parliament
byNew Delhi, April 6 (IANS) BJP MP Tarun Vijay Saturday said he will raise “violations” of country’s map policy by Google Maps in parliament…
Gang-rape accused refuses to return to ‘unsafe’ jail
byNew Delhi, April 6 (IANS) A Tihar Jail official Saturday denied in a Delhi court the allegation that Dec 16 gang-rape accused Vinay Sharma…
Police busts gang helping students to cheat in exams
byChandigarh, April 6 (IANS) A gang helping class 10 and 12 students in Haryana’s Rohtak district to cheat in examinations has been busted and…
21 school children injured in Kashmir road accident
bySrinagar: Twenty one school children were injured in a road accident in north Kashmir Saturday, police said. All of them are out of danger….
British woman murdered in Srinagar houseboat, Dutchman held (Third Lead)
bySrinagar, April 6 (IANS) A 24-year-old British woman was found murdered Saturday in a houseboat on Dal Lake here and the alleged murderer –…
Scholars lash out at SFI leader’s death in police custody
byKolkata, April 6 (IANS) Academicians from across the country Saturday expressed “horror” at the “brutal” police assault on students leading to the death of…