Sri Lanka ready to assist IPL betting probe
byColombo, May 30 (IANS) The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) board is ready to assist investigation that Indian bookies may have been involved with a…
Crime
Attacker of elderly Sikh in US pleads not guilty
byWashington, May 30 (IANS) The transient accused of brutally attacking an 81-year-old Sikh man outside a gurdwara in the US May 5 has pleaded…
Chinese official’s son got salary despite not working
byBeijing, May 30 (IANS) An official in China’s Henan province has been suspended after it came to light that his son was drawing a…
Class 8 student gunned down in Lucknow
byLucknow, May 30 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a student of Class 8 was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen late Wednesday, police said….
Siberian man jailed for 16 years for killing with axe
byOmsk (Siberia), May 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Siberian man who drunkenly killed his girlfriend’s 10-year-old daughter with “numerous ax blows” has been sentenced to…
US police officers charged for selling drugs
byWashington, May 30 (IANS) Five police officers in the US state of Texas have been charged for selling the drugs they seized from drug…
UAE hails UN special rapporteur’s report on trafficking
byGeneva, May 30 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has welcomed findings of the report submitted by the special rapporteur of the UN on…
26 killed, 80 injured in Iraq violence
byBaghdad, May 30 (IANS) As many as 26 people were killed and 80 injured due to bombings and clashes in different parts of Iraq…
Court notice to police over rescued sex worker
byNew Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday took a suo moto cognizance of a media report on the failure of police…
Court offers relief to Congress MP Mahabal Mishra
byNew Delhi, May 29 (IANS) In a relief to Congress MP Mahabal Mishra, the Delhi High Court Wednesday set aside a trial court’s summons…