Four-year-old fatally shoots father in US
byWashington, June 9 (IANS) A man died when his four-year-old son fired a gun he found while they were visiting a residence in the…
Crime
Delhi Police asks ED to probe IPL money trail
byNew Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Delhi Police Sunday asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to probe the money trail in alleged spot fixing in the…
‘Raped’ Irish national hospitalised for drug overdose
byKolkata, June 9 (IANS) An Irish national who was allegedly raped here has been admitted to a nursing home following an overdose of prescription…
27 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
byKabul, June 9 (IANS) At least 27 Taliban militants were killed and 25 others detained in military operations across Afghanistan, the interior ministry said…
Former CPI-M legislator shot dead in Bengal
byKolkata, June 9 (IANS) Former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) legislator Dilip Sarkar was Sunday shot dead in West Bengal, police said. “Sarkar was…
Man commits suicide after killing colleague in China
byBeijing, June 9 (IANS) A man Sunday jumped from the third floor of a building in China after killing a woman labour union leader,…
14 Sri Lankan fishermen killed in storm
byColombo, June 9 (IANS) At least 14 fishermen were killed while 36 others went missing after a storm lashed several parts of Sri Lanka…
Daughters-in-law chop off hands of molester father-in-law
byPatna, June 9 (IANS) Enraged over repeated attempts by their father-in-law to sexually assault them, two women in a Bihar village chopped off the…
PM to hold all-party meet on Maoists
byNew Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold an all-party meet Monday to finetune the government’s strategy to deal with Maoists,…
1,100 women in Pakistani jails
byIslamabad, June 9 (IANS) Of nearly 75,000 prisoners lodged in various jails in Pakistan, around 1,100 are women, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan…