No decision on shutting petrol pumps at night, Veerappa Moily says
NEW DELHI: Amidst a storm over proposal to shut petrol pumps during night to taper fuel demand, oil minister M Veerappa Moily on Monday said […]
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Yasin Bhatkal wanted to fight Nato forces in Afghanistan after 9/11
NEW DELHI: Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal wanted to fight Nato forces in Afghanistan as an 18-year-old when the US launched its campaign against Taliban following the 9/11 attacks, investigators said. […]
Asaram Bapu quizzed by Jodhpur police amid tight security
JODHPUR: Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu was on Sunday quizzed by police in Jodhpur after being flown from Indore where he was arrested after midnight amid […]
Radioactive material lies unclaimed for five years at Chennai airport
CHENNAI: An unidentified radioactive material has been lying unattended in a corner of Chennai airport’s cargo hold for more than five years. While clearing unclaimed […]
Israeli CCTVs to make Metro safer during Puja
KOLKATA: High-tech surveillance cameras from Israel will be a part of the three-tier security ring that the Metro Railway proposes to throw around stations during the Pujas […]
Police clueless about Asaram’s whereabouts, supporters attack journalists
INDORE/JODHPUR: Police were on Saturday clueless about the whereabouts of Asaram Bapu, who is believed to have fled his Bhopal ashram, as Jodhpur Police was […]
Nirbhaya gang-rape case: Juvenile found guilty of rape and murder
NEW DELHI: Nearly nine months after 23-year-old Nirbhaya was gang-raped by six persons on a moving bus in the capital, Juvenile Justice Board has pronounced the juvenile guilty. The […]
Income tax department goes slow on refunds over Rs 1 lakh
New Delhi: The income tax department is going slow on several refunds of over Rs 1 lakh for 2011-12, amid slowing revenue growth due to the faltering […]
GSAT-7 to boost India’s military capabilities
CHENNAI: The Indian military got another shot in the arm on Friday when the Ariane-5 launch vehicle of Arianespace, French Guiana put in orbit India’s […]
8,000 Indians queue up for one-way trip to Mars
CHENNAI: As the deadline for registration nears, over 8,000 Indians have so far signed up for the one-way trip to Mars and settle down on the red […]
Yasin’s arrest brings about sense of relief to his family at Bhatkal
MANGALORE: The capture of India’s most-wanted terrorist, Indian Mujahideen operative Yasin Bhatkal, has surprisingly brought about a sense relief to his beleaguered parents, Rehana and Zarar Siddibapa, […]
‘Robber’ critical after Madhya Pradesh cops ram baton into rectum
JABALPUR: Madhya Pradesh police are indulging in a brutal crackdown to curb spiralling crime just months before the assembly polls. And horror tales are emerging from police’s […]
Daughter gang-raped, wife killed; man moves SC seeking protection
NEW DELHI: The gruesome gang-rape of Nirbhaya and a Mumbai photographer shook the nation’s conscience but equally disturbing is the suffering of a dalit family residing in […]
Children of divorced, illegally wedded wives of deceased officers entitled to pension
NEW DELHI: Children of divorced or those born to illegally wedded wife of a deceased all India services officer are entitled to get family pensions, […]
Yasin Bhatkal, founder of Indian Mujahideen, arrested
NEW DELHI: Yasin Bhatkal, the Indian Mujahideen mastermind and a key suspect in several terror blasts since 2008, has been arrested in a joint operation by the central […]
7 dead after two buildings collapse in Vadodara; Modi orders probe
VADODARA: At least seven persons were killed and 40 feared to be trapped under the debris as two multi-storey buildings collapsed in Madhavnagar locality here […]
Sexual assault case: Asaram Bapu’s son calls victim ‘mentally unstable’
NEW DELHI: Asaram Bapu’s son has defended his father in the sexual assault case and has called the victim ‘mentally unstable’, according to Times Now. Asaram Bapu’s […]
Mumbai gang-rape accused taken to crime spot to reconstruct events
MUMBAI: The five accused arrested in connection with the gang rape of 23-year-old photojournalist were on Wednesday taken to Shakti Mills compound here to reconstruct the sequence […]
Mumbai gang-rape case: Accused meets mom in lockup, confesses
MUMBAI: One of the suspects in the Shakti Mills gang-rape case has confessed to the crime in front of his mother. Qasim Shaikh (21), who […]
Supreme Court dismisses petition on suspended IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal
New Delhi: Supreme Court has dismissed a petition of IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal regarding her suspension by Uttar Pradesh government seeking the contempt of court […]
Women of Gujarat more willing to work for CID
Ahmedabad: It seems that women of Gujarat are getting more chances to serve. Willing to work as intelligence officers with state CID (intelligence), the number of […]
8 year old girl died after she fall in the hot curry vessel in school
Sambalpur: An eight year-old girl student had died after she falls in the vessel of hot curry. Banita Kahnhar, a class 3 student of Sevashram School, […]