Odisha orders judicial probe into chit fund scam
byBhubaneswar, May 30 (IANS) The Odisha government Thursday ordered a judicial probe into an alleged chit fund scam in the state, an official said….
Crime
Indian-origin cricket coach in Singapore jailed
bySingapore, May 30 (IANS) A former Indian-origin cricket coach here has been sentenced to 15 months in jail for his role in a burglary…
Cricketer Ankeet Chavan allowed to leave jail for marriage
byNew Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals cricketer Ankeet Chavan, arrested in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing scandal, was Thursday granted interim…
Toddler suffocates on watermelon piece
byRome, May 30 (IANS/AKI) A two-year-old Romanian boy choked to death on a piece of watermelon in the northern Italian city of Turin. The…
Two minors kill man, steal his car in Russia
byMoscow, May 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two minor boys – aged 12 and 14 – in Russia’s Tuva region were detained after they killed a…
Tytler moves Delhi HC against reopening 1984 riots case
byNew Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Congress leader Jagdish Tytler Thursday moved the Delhi High Court against the trial court order of reopening a case…
Tripura official beheads son-in-law
byAgartala, May 30 (IANS) A Tripura government official beheaded his Christian son-in-law after he refused to embrace Hinduism, police said Thursday. “Gobinda Jamatia, 55,…
BCCI has not sought CBI probe into spot fixing: Home ministry
byNew Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The union home ministry Thursday said it has not received any request from the Board of Cricket Control in…
Indians in New Zealand rape case not guilty, to be deported
byWellington, May 30 (IANS) Three Indians accused of raping a woman in Hamilton two years ago have been found not guilty by a jury…
Spot fixing: Sreesanth’s friend Abhishek Shukla gets bail
byNew Delhi, May 30 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday granted bail to Abhishek Shukla, friend of cricketer S. Sreesanth, arrested by Delhi Police for…