Breather for P.J. Kurien as convict retracts claim
byIdukki (Kerala), May 29 (IANS) Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson P.J. Kurien Wednesday got a breather when a convict in the Suryanelli sex scandal case…
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Teacher held for molesting girl students in China
byBeijing, May 29 (IANS) A 55-year-old primary school teacher in central China has been arrested for allegedly molesting a number of female students, officials…
Probe ordered into student’s suicide in Bengal
byKolkata, May 29 (IANS) Human rights panels Wednesday ordered a probe into the suicide of a Class 9 student after allegedly being tortured and…
Gurunath’s police custody extended till May 31
byMumbai, May 29 (IANS) A Mumbai court Wednesday extended till May 31 the police custody of Board of Control for Cricket in India chief…
Envelope containing anthrax mailed to Berlusconi paper
byMilan, May 29 (IANS/AKI) An envelope containing suspected anthrax spores was mailed to the Milan office of the Il Giornale newspaper, owned by the…
Indian student in Saudi Arabia commits suicide
byDubai, May 29 (IANS) An 18-year-old Indian youth in Saudi Arabia has committed suicide after failing in his class 12 exams held by India’s…
Sreesanth spends sleepless night in Tihar jail
byNew Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Sacked Rajasthan Royals player S. Sreesanth spent a sleepless first night in a small cell in Tihar jail, but…
Teenaged girl stabbed, burnt alive by lover
byRome, May 29 (IANS/AKI) A 17-year-old youth in Italy repeatedly stabbed his 15-year-old girlfriend, doused her with petrol and set her ablaze, thinking she…
‘Odisha Maoists may have joined in Chhattisgarh attack’
byBhubaneswar, May 29 (IANS) A group of 15-20 Maoists from Odisha may have played a role in the last week’s attack on a Congress…
Indian origin doctor in Malaysia charged with assaulting wife
bySingapore, May 29 (IANS) A court in Malaysia has ordered that an Indian-origin doctor be charged with assaulting his wife in a case dating…