Liaquat’s second wife gives first-hand account of arrest
bySrinagar: Syed Liaquat Shah was arrested when he crossed into Indian territory from Nepal to surrender under Jammu and Kashmir’s rehabilitation policy. His second…
Crime
Two tourists kidnapped in Egypt
byCairo (EFE) Two foreign tourists were kidnapped Friday while travelling in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, a source in the Egyptian security services told EFE. The victims,…
Chinese NASA worker in US court over computer cache
byWashington (IANS/RIA Novosti) A former Chinese contractor with the NASA has appeared in a US federal court after he was arrested following an attempt to…
Pakistan not preventing terror attacks from its territory: SC
byNew Delhi (IANS): Noting there was a Pakistani hand in the 1993 Mumbai blasts, the Supreme Court Thursday said the neighbouring country was violating its…
Punjab Police busts terror plot, arrests three
byHoshiarpur (IANS): A terrorism plot was busted with the arrest of three people, including the mother and sister of a Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) leader…
Mumbai cop’s beating: Two legislators sent to police custody
byMumbai (IANS): Two Maharashtra legislators surrendered Thursday to the Mumbai police after they were booked for assaulting a policeman at the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan…
Cancellations hit Kashmir tourism
bySrinagar (IANS) The prevailing law and order situation has dealt a serious blow to tourism in Kashmir as hoteliers, travel agents and houseboat owners say…
Hero to heroin: It’s a k/o for Vijender
byChandigarh (IANS) Till a week ago, international boxer Vijender Singh was seen in his native state of Haryana as a sports star, a youth icon…
Odisha minister resigns, daughter-in-law complains of harassment
byBhubaneswar (IANS) Odisha’s minister for housing and urban development, law, and information technology, Rahunath Mohanty, today resigned after his daughter-in-law accused him of torturing her…
Italian mayor offers to host fishermen’s children
byRome (IANS/AKI) The mayor of Taranto, home of one of the marines at the centre of a row with India over the killing of two…