Fodder scam: 34 get one to six years jail
A CBI court on Saturday awarded one to six years imprisonment to 34 people in a multi-million animal husbandry department scam known as the fodder scam.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cour
India's forex reserves rise by $758.3 million
India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves rose by $758.3 million to $295.36 billion for the week ended April 27, official data showed. Forex reserves had risen by $1.46 billion to $294.60 billion in t
36 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
As many as 36 Taliban militants have been killed, three injured and 28 captured by Afghan police backed by NATO-led troops, the interior ministry said on Saturday.
It said eight joint operations were
Ghanaian arrested with cocaine in Goa
A Ghanaian national was arrested in Goa with cocaine worth Rs.2.1 million, police said on Saturday.
Anti-narcotics cell Superintendent of Police Vaman Tari said over 200 gram of refined cocaine was s
Man attempts suicide at Metro station
A 55-year-old man on Saturday attempted suicide by jumping in front of a Delhi Metro train at the INA station here, officials said, in the third such incident in three days.
"The man jumped from the
Girl gangraped in Gz’bad mall basement
A girl was lured to a shopping mall in Ghaziabad, dragged inside a Scorpio SUV by three youths, driven to the basement of the mall and gangraped there inside the car, the police said on Friday.
What Chief Ministers said against NCTC
Chief Ministers of non-Congress ruled states on Saturday reiterated their opposition to the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) here. This is what they said:
Narendra Modi of Gujarat demanded th
Drunk Russian hijacks electric bus
A drunk man in a central Russian city faces up to five years in jail after he drove off a electric bus when the driver went to a grocery store, police said.
The incident took place in Kirov city. The
Sankaranarayanan to be sworn-in for second term as Maharashtra governor
K. Sankaranarayanan, who has been given a fresh term as Maharashtra governor by the president, will be sworn-in at a ceremony here on Monday.
Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah will administe
World's fastest toilet on wheels in Australia
A new and unusual land speed world record has been set in Australia - for the fastest motorised toilet, BBC reported.
Canadian stuntwoman Jolene Van Vugt recorded a speed of 75 km per hour at the Syd