Ex-legislator seeks Mulayam’s permission to end life
byLucknow, June 13 (IANS) A former legislator of the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) has written to party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Uttar Pradesh…
Crime
1.5 kg brown sugar seized in Puri, one held
byBhubaneswar, June 13 (IANS) One person was arrested in Odisha’s tourist town of Puri after 1.5 kg of brown sugar was found in his…
US defence of snooping with Headley case found flawed
byWashington, June 13 (IANS) US officials have cited the case of David Headley, a key plotter in the deadly 2008 Mumbai attack, in defence…
US experts for deeper counter-terror ties with India
byWashington, June 13 (IANS) Leading US South Asia experts have advocated greater counter-terrorism cooperation with India and warning Islamabad to keep Pakistan based terror…
Exotic monkeys seized at Ukrainian airport
byKiev, June 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Customs officials at Kiev’s international airport have seized 15 rare monkeys, Ukraine’s ministry for revenue and duties said. The…
Taliban threat video uploaded from within Georgia: Minister
byTbilisi, June 12 (IANS) An online video threatening punishment against Georgian troops in Afghanistan was posted on internet from inside Georgia, the interior minister…
Dissolve CMJ University, says Meghalaya governor
byShillong, June 12 (IANS) Meghalaya Governor R.S. Mooshahary Wednesday asked the state government to dissolve the controversial CMJ University. “From established facts, it was…
CPI-M takes dig at Bengal’s top cop
byKolkata, June 12 (IANS) As the West Bengal Police chief disputed National Crime Records Bureau figures that the state recorded the highest number of…
Delhi Police arrest Mumbai man in spot fixing case
byNew Delhi, June 12 (IANS) A 35-year-old man, who worked as a conduit between fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and people who placed bets…
Uphaar cinema victims’ kin still fighting litigations
byNew Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Sixteen years after the tragic Uphaar cinema fire here, the kin of the 59 killed on that faithful day…