Court stays hanging of rape-murder convict in Haryana
byChandigarh, April 6 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court Saturday temporarily stayed the hanging of a rape-murder convict, Dharampal Singh, in Haryana. A…
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Probe ordered into assault on scribes in Agartala
byAgartala, April 6 (IANS) The Tripura government has ordered a magisterial probe into the assault on at least 11 scribes by junior doctors and…
Two builders held for Thane building collapse
byThane (Maharashtra), April 6 (IANS) Maharashtra Police Saturday arrested two builders in connection with the collapse of a seven-floor building here that killed 72…
Indebted man, three family members found dead
byNew Delhi, April 6 (IANS) A man, suspected to be depressed due to a Rs.40 lakh debt, and his three family members were Saturday…
20 killed, 54 wounded in Iraq suicide bombing
byBaghdad, April 6 (IANS) As many as 20 people were killed and 54 wounded Saturday when a suicide bombing tore through an election rally…
Another case slapped on Raja Bhaiyya on witness’s complaint
byLucknow, April 6 (IANS) Another case was filed against former Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya, the accused in killing of…
Rescue ops over in Thane building collapse
byThane (Maharashtra), April 6 (IANS) After 42 gruelling hours, 72 dead and 62 injured people were pulled out of the debris of the seven-floor…
Maoists blow up railway track in Bihar
byPatna, April 6 (IANS) Maoists Saturday blew up a railway track in Bihar to enforce a two-day strike called by them to protest against…
British woman murdered in Srinagar houseboat, Dutchman held
bySrinagar: A 24-year-old British woman was found murdered Saturday in a houseboat on Dal Lake in Srinagar. A Dutch national who had also been…
Corruption a threat to Indian democracy: President
byNew Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Corruption is a threat to the democratic fabric of India, President Pranab Mukherjee said here Saturday. Noting that the…