Man accused of raping daughter sent to judicial custody
byGurgaon, April 5 (IANS) A 45-year-old businessman, who was arrested for allegedly raping his minor daughter for over three years, was sent to judicial…
Crime
Hacker posts girl’s nude pics on Facebook, spared jail
byLondon, April 5 (IANS) A student in Britain has been spared a jail term after he admitted having posted naked photos of a woman…
Murderer caught with body in suitcase, jailed
byLondon, April 5 (IANS) A murderer has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being caught on CCTV carrying his victim’s body in…
Gang rape case: Court tells defence lawyer to ‘behave properly’
byNew Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The fast track court hearing Dec 16 gang rape case Friday came down heavily on defence lawyer M.L. Sharma,…
Russia jails security official over $1.5 mn fraud
byMoscow, April 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian court has sent a federal security official to two years in jail in a $1.5 million fraud…
Thane building collapse toll rises to 45
byThane (Maharashtra): Even as the death toll in Thursday evening’s seven-storey building collapse rose to 45, disaster management and fire brigade officials Friday continued…
Governor flooded with petitions on Sanjay Dutt sentence
byMumbai, April 5 (IANS) Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan has been flooded with at least 60 representations either seeking or opposing clemency for Bollywood actor…
Quit if you can’t abide by constitution, Katju to Jayalalithaa
byHyderabad, April 5 (IANS) Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Markanday Katju Friday asked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa to suspend 30 policemen…
Trinamool councillor Kow arrested from Balia
byKolkata, April 5 (IANS) Trinamool Congress councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Shambhunath Kow, prime accused in the murder of party leader Adhir Maity in…
31 years after staged shootout, three UP cops get the noose
byLucknow, April 5 (IANS) Three decades after the cold-blooded shooting of 12 villagers and a police official, a special CBI court Friday sentenced three…