Kolkata: A district sessions court on Tuesday admitted the anticipatory bail plea filed by senior IPS officer and former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar, who has been under the CBI scanner in connection with the Saradha ponzi scam. Kumar’s counsels moved the petition at the North 24 Parganas District Sessions Court in Barasat, after the MP, […]
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Ex-Kolkata top cop Rajeev Kumar again ignores CBI summons
Kolkata/New Delhi: Senior IPS officer and former Kolkata top cop Rajeev Kumar on Tuesday again failed to appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in its probe into the Saradha Chit fund scam case, official sources said. The agency is discussing it’s next move by holding talks with their lawyers, a source related to the […]
Ex-Andhra Speaker Kodela Siva Prasada Rao commits suicide
Hyderabad: Former Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kodela Siva Prasada Rao died allegedly after attempting to commit suicide at his house in Hyderabad on Monday. He was 72. Police rushed to his house in posh Banjara Hills and launched the investigation as the news spread that Rao died at a private hospital. Rao was taken to Basvatarakam […]
People of Pakistan treat all Indians as relatives: Sharad Pawar
Mumbai: In potentially controversial statements, Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar has lavished praises on the people of Pakistan and alleged that the ruling BJP is spreading “misinformation”. “People here say Pakistanis are facing injustice and are unhappy but that is far from the truth. Such comments are being made only for political gains, without realising […]
Mumbai tutor demands sexual favours from 13-year-old, arrested
Mumbai: A private tuition teacher has been arrested on charges of allegedly demanding sexual favours from a 13-year old girl, police said here on Saturday. The accused, S. G. Handle, 42, has been charged under various sections of POCSO and remanded to police custody. According to police, a couple of days ago, the accused called […]
Veterinarian booked for death of pet dog at KCR’s house
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police have booked a veterinary doctor for negligence that led to the death of a pet dog belonging to Pragati Bhavan, the official residence of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao. A case under section 429 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 11 (4) of The Prevention of Cruelty to […]
DUSU polls: ABVP dominates with 3 wins, NSUI gets 1
New Delhi: In the world’s largest election for a students’ union, the RSS’ student wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) dominated the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections on Friday as it won three of the four seats, while the Congress’ National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) bagged only one. ABVP’s presidential candidate Ashwit Dahiya […]
Odd-Even scheme back in Delhi from Nov 4: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Ahead of Diwali and the stubble burning season, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced a seven-point Action Plan to protect the city from air pollution, including re-introduction of the Odd-Even scheme between November 4 and 15. Addressing the media, Kejriwal said that the odd-even scheme — under which vehicles will ply […]
Bengal: Youth lynched on suspicion of child abduction
Kolkata: A youth was lynched in Asansol of West Bengal’s West Burdwan district on Wednesday by locals, who suspected that he was a child-kidnapper, police said. The locals became suspicious on seeing the youth roam aimlessly in Salanpur and challenged him. Not convinced with his reply, the mob dragged him on the ground and started […]
Karnataka: Six kids drown in pond during Ganesha immersion
Bengaluru: Six children – four girls and two boys – drowned in a pond near a village in Karnataka’s Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) town on Tuesday while immersing idols of Lord Ganesh, police said. “The incident occurred when the victims, aged between 8-12 years, went into the pond on the outskirts of Maradaghatta village to […]