Bhubaneswar : Tragedy was averted in Orissa's Sundergarh district when two unexploded landmines were found fitted under two separate culverts during a combing operation, police said Tuesday. Six Maoist guerrillas were also arrested. The rebels were held from Kalta area of the Maoist-infested Bonai sub-division, about 450 km from Bhubaneswar. They would be produced in a local court Tuesday, Superintendent of Police Diptesh Patnaik said. >>>More
Dalit man lynched in Ghaziabad by seven youths
Ghaziabad : A Dalit man was allegedly lynched by seven higher caste youths over a minor altercation in Ghaziabad, neighbouring the national capital, police said Monday. The incident occurred Sunday night in Chitaura locality of this city. According to police, the man, Surendra, 45, went to Hapur to buy a cow and was returning to his home in Noorpur with >>>More
Kashmir Valley remains tense, curfew continues
Srinagar : Curfew remained in force on Tuesday in the Kashmir Valley following violence by rampaging mobs which indulged in stone-pelting, attacked government buildings and looted weapons from police. The Valley was under the grip of tension for the fifth day. Seven persons were killed yesterday as police opened fire to disperse the mobs who defied curfew and attacked >>>More
Bhopal gas tragedy : CBI moves curative petition in apex court
New Delhi : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has moved a curative petition in the Supreme Court challenging the 1996 judgement of the apex court, delivered by the then chief justice A M Ahmadi, that had diluted the charges against the eight accused in the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. “The Petitioner (CBI) by way of the present Curative Petition is seeking restoration of the charges of Section 304 Part >>>More
Zardari to raise terror claims on UK trip Paris : Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari is set to address British Prime Minister David Cameron's "uncalled for" criticism of Islamabad's stance on terrorism during a visit to the UK which kicks off Tuesday, officials said. After wrapping up a two-day visit to France, Zardari heads to London and in talks with Cameron this week will raise his>>> More
