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We will arrest Tulisa, say cops

June 3, 2013 at 2:01 PM

London, June 3 (ANI): Tulisa is expected to face arrest for setting up a cocaine deal that was exposed by a newspaper recently, the police have revealed.

Muslim man pleads guilty for plotting Prince Harry's murder

June 2, 2013 at 11:21 AM

London, June 2 (ANI): Close on the heels of the brutal slaying of British soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich, a man has confessed that he wanted to kill Prince Harry.

Indian professor, Oprah honoured at Harvard

May 31, 2013 at 2:10 PM

Cambridge (Massachusetts), May 31 (IANS) Sir Partha Dasgupta, Indian-born professor of economics at the University of Cambridge, UK and talk show celebrity Oprah Winfrey were among the nine people recognised with honorary degrees at the annual convocation of Harvard University here Thursday.

Ten attacks on UK mosques reported since British soldier's murder

May 28, 2013 at 11:16 AM

London, May 28 (ANI): The number of Islamophobic attacks in the UK has risen with ten attacks on mosques reported since a British soldier was murder by suspected terrorists on a busy London street.

London police spends over $5mln in guarding Assange at Ecuadorian embassy

May 28, 2013 at 11:16 AM

Sydney, May 28 (ANI): The Scotland Yard has spent more than five million dollars in guarding Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who has sought asylum in Ecuadorian embassy in London.

'Jihadist internet forums' pose 'rising concern' over more 'Woolwich-like attacks'

May 26, 2013 at 1:42 PM

London, May 26 (ANI): A group of jihadist internet forums has been a strong force in promoting extremism and small scale, unsophisticated attacks such as the one in Woolwich have become a global threat with increased internet use for spreading extremist violence, according to a 2012 report by the Dutch security service AIVD.

Britain arrests two more for soldier's murder

May 24, 2013 at 11:02 AM

London, May 24 (IANS/EFE) Two additional suspects have been arrested in connection with the brutal killing of a British soldier on a street in this capital, Scotland Yard said.

QPR striker Remy quizzed over alleged gang rape

May 16, 2013 at 12:54 PM

Sydney, May 16 (ANI): Queen Park Ranger (QPR) striker Loic Remy has been arrested by Scotland Yard's sex crime squad as a rape suspect on allegations that he has raped a 34-year-old woman with two other men on May 6 in West London.

Navy sex scandal: Antony says guilty won't be spared

May 15, 2013 at 11:58 AM

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Stressing that there would be no cover-up, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday said an inquiry had been ordered into the complaint of a naval officer's wife that her husband had tortured her and forced her to have sex with his colleagues.

Another sex scandal hits Indian Navy, Antony orders probe

May 14, 2013 at 11:02 PM

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Another sex scandal has hit the Indian Navy with the wife of an officer alleging her husband tortured her mentally and physically and forced her to sleep with his colleagues. Defence Minister A.K. Antony has ordered a probe.

CRPF contingent escapes Maoist ambush in Chhattisgarh

April 24, 2013 at 6:52 PM

Raipur, April 24 (IANS) Troopers of the para-military Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) had a narrow escape Wednesday in a jungle pocket of Chhattisgarh's insurgency-riddled Bijapur district as Maoists ambushed a search party, police said.

Met still institutionally racist 20 years after Stephen Lawrence murder, say black police

April 22, 2013 at 10:12 AM

London, Apr 22 (ANI): The British police still remains institutionally racist twenty years after the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence, Scotland Yard's black and Asian police officers have claimed.

Indian woman raped, enslaved in Britain for years

April 20, 2013 at 5:08 PM

London, April 20 (IANS) A 40-year-old woman, said to be an "illiterate" Indian, was beaten, raped and given out-of-date food and passed between three middle-class families as a slave for many years in Britain, a daily reported.

Mourinho family robbed in London hotel

April 18, 2013 at 4:36 PM

London, Apr.18 (ANI): Real Madrid football manager Jose Mourinho's wife and daughter have been robbed off their valuables during their trip to London.

Two troopers injured in Chhattisgarh Maoist attack

April 13, 2013 at 8:20 PM

Raipur, April 13 (IANS) Two troopers of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured in a gunfight with Maoist militants in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district Saturday, police said.

Rushdie remembers 'protector' Thatcher with gratitude

April 9, 2013 at 2:45 PM

Washington, Apr 9 (ANI): Controversial author Salman Rushdie has said that he remembers late former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher with the same complicated feelings he had for her while she was alive: disagreement with her politics, but gratitude for her support.

Russell Brand accuses two UK male celebs of being paedophiles

March 30, 2013 at 11:22 AM

London, March 30 (ANI): Russell Brand stunned a large TV audience in London on Friday by reportedly accusing two UK male celebrities of sexually abusing teenagers.

Rupert Murdoch faces 600 fresh NoTW phone-hacking claims

March 16, 2013 at 1:42 PM

London, Mar 16 (ANI): British police is examining an estimated 600 fresh claims of phone-hacking incidents at media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's now defunct tabloid News of the World.

4 Mirror Group journos arrested in UK phone hacking probe

March 15, 2013 at 1:34 PM

London, Mar 15 (ANI): Four journalists from Britain's Mirror Group Newspapers have been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to hack voice mails.

Persian paved way for secular, mass education in India: Historian

February 26, 2013 at 5:23 PM

Hyderabad, Feb 26 (IANS) Persian language for the first time paved the way for secular and mass education in India, said historian and scholar Ziauddin Ahmed Shakeeb.

Six more ex-NoTW journos arrested in UK over phone hacking

February 14, 2013 at 1:29 PM

London, Feb 14 (ANI): Six more former journalist of the now-defunct British newspaper, News of the World, have been arrested as part of a new police investigation into the phone hacking scandal.

Six NoTW scribes held over phone hacking scandal

February 13, 2013 at 10:42 PM

London, Feb 13 (IANS) Six former News Of The World (NoTW) journalists were arrested Wednesday over phone hacking scandal, police said.

DJ behind fatal 'Royal radio prank' back on air

February 11, 2013 at 3:23 PM

Melbourne, February 11(ANI): One of the two Australian radio jocks involved in the controversial 'Royal radio prank'made a silent come back to the airwaves after a two-month suspension.

Undercover police use dead kids' names to get documents

February 4, 2013 at 6:06 PM

London, Feb 4 (IANS) Undercover police officials in Britain used the identities of 80 dead children to get fake passports and driving licences so that they had a credible back-up story while spying under fake names, a media report said.

Liz Hurley's audi stolen in London

February 4, 2013 at 12:06 PM

London, Feb 4 (ANI): Elizabeth Hurley's luxury car Audi was nicked by thieves as she shopped in London's Mayfair.

Knifeman interrupting Changing the Guard tasered outside Buckingham Palace

February 4, 2013 at 11:02 AM

London, Feb. 4 (ANI): A crazy man has been taken into custody after being tasered outside Buckingham Palace while shouting and holding a knife to his own neck.

Hurley's car stolen

February 3, 2013 at 7:34 PM

London, Feb 3 (IANS) Actress Elizabeth Hurley's car has been stolen while she went to shop in Mayfair here.

HD screens and iPads: Goa assembly to go paperless

January 27, 2013 at 12:48 PM

Panaji, Jan 27 (IANS) When the Goa assembly convenes Monday, the reams of cyclostyled paper with questions and answers and other text, a common sight in every state legislature, will hardly be seen. High definition (HD) screens will take their place, functioning in the manner of a TV prompter.

London's Islamic vigilantes ask women to cover up

January 18, 2013 at 8:41 PM

London, Jan 18 (IANS) Police in the British capital are investigating reports of a gang claiming to be Islamic vigilantes who have told people to give up alcohol and women to cover their bodies in their "Muslim area".

UK police reveal 'appalling' scale, severity of Savile's '50-years' sex abuse saga

January 12, 2013 at 12:58 PM

London, Jan 12 (ANI): British police has revealed the 'vast' extent of sexual abuse by late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile, saying that his crimes spanning over 50 years were probably unprecedented in the country.

Mother urges government to help trace missing son

January 9, 2013 at 8:57 PM

Bangalore, Jan 9 (IANS) A distraught mother of 19-year-old Souvik Pal, missing from Manchester in Britain since Jan 1, Wednesday made an emotional appeal to the Indian government to help trace her elder son.

Mother urges government to help trace missing son

January 9, 2013 at 2:33 PM

Bangalore, Jan 9 (IANS) A distraught mother of 19-year-old Souvik Pal, missing from Manchester in Britain since Jan 1, Wednesday made an emotional appeal to the Indian government to help trace her elder son.

Indian nurse's suicide: Australian RJs not to be charged

December 28, 2012 at 6:29 PM

London, Dec 28 (IANS) The two Australian radio presenters whose prank call was blamed for the suicide of Indian-origin nurse Jacintha Saldanha are unlikely to face charges, a media report said Friday.

Oz DJ's behind Kate prank call 'unlikely to face charges' over nurse's death

December 28, 2012 at 12:21 PM

London, Dec. 28 (ANI): The two Australian DJs, who made a hoax call to the hospital treating pregnant Duchess Kate, are unlikely to face charges, according to a senior policeman.

Family of Kate phone hoax nurse still hunting for answers

December 18, 2012 at 12:05 PM

London, Dec 18 (ANI): As the Indian-origin nurse Jacintha Saldanha - who allegedly committed suicide after a hoax call about Duchess Kate's pregnancy - was laid to rest, the family's hunt for answers goes on.

Indian-origin nurse slams colleagues in suicide note

December 14, 2012 at 5:40 PM

London, Dec 14 (IANS) Indian-origin nurse Jacintha Saldanha, who was found hanging after a prank call to the hospital treating the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge, left a suicide note criticising senior hospital staff on how they treated her in the days leading up to her death.

Jimmy Savile accused of over 30 rapes, say UK police

December 13, 2012 at 1:48 PM

London, Dec 13 (ANI): Late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile is a suspect in nearly 200 crimes committed all over Britain, including over 30 rapes, during his decades of sexual abuse, police has said.

Family suspects 'foul play' in Indian nurse's death in London

December 11, 2012 at 7:36 PM

Bangalore, Dec 11 (IANS) British authorities will conduct a post-mortem and an inquest into the mysterious death of Indian nurse Jacintha Saldhana in London, but her family in Karnataka suspects "foul play" and wants an independent inquiry into the tragic episode.

Mosques, supermarkets to host 'police stations' in bid to meet budget cuts in UK

December 11, 2012 at 3:52 PM

London, Dec. 11 (ANI): UK police stations are to open in mosques, supermarkets and football stadiums under drastic cuts to the thin blue line in the nation, according to a report.

Another man charged for attack on Gen. Brar

November 23, 2012 at 5:46 PM

London, Nov 23 (IANS) Scotland Yard Friday said a third man had been charged with attempt to inflict "grievous bodily harm" on India's retired Lt. Gen. K.S. Brar, who led Operation Bluestar in Amritsar in 1984.

Ex-NOTW editors Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson charged with 'illegally paying officials'

November 21, 2012 at 11:30 AM

London, Nov 21 (ANI): Former News International chief Rebekah Brooks and David Cameron's former director of communications Andy Coulson have been charged with illegally paying officials for information.

Maoists kill cop in Chhattisgarh

November 7, 2012 at 9:00 PM

Raipur, Nov 7 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas killed an assistant sub-inspector of police in Chhattisgarh Wednesday, a day after he was abducted from a forested area, police said.

Maoists kidnap, rape two minor tribal girls

November 5, 2012 at 4:39 PM

Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), Nov.5 (ANI): In a brutal act, the Maoists raped two minor tribal girls in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. Police rescued both the victims, while they were out on patrol in the area.

Camilla jets to India for 'yoga at dawn and spiritual massages' ahead of Oz tour

October 29, 2012 at 11:40 AM

London, October 29 (ANI): Camilla, who clearly felt in need of a little pampering ahead of a three-week tour of Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand, has flown to southern India for a secret week-long retreat at a "holistic heath centre".

Briton held for theft of Olympic medals

October 26, 2012 at 5:58 PM

London, Oct 26 (IANS/EFE) A 29-year-old man was arrested in Britain Thursday in connection with the theft of two Olympic medals, the BBC reported.

Naxalite held in Chhattisgarh

October 22, 2012 at 7:51 PM

Raipur, Oct.22 (ANI): A Naxalite allegedly involved in a dacoity was arrested from forest area in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Monday.

Woman Naxalite arrested in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli District

October 20, 2012 at 2:14 PM

Nagpur, Oct.20 (ANI): Police in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli District have arrested a young woman Naxalite during a swift security operation on Friday.

'Most prolific sex attacker ever' Jimmy Savile's toll of victims hits 200

October 20, 2012 at 1:02 PM

London, Oct 20 (ANI): Jimmy Savile's toll of sex abuse victims has hit 200, as the late BBC star was branded "one of the most prolific sex attackers ever".

Four Chhattisgarh cops injured in Maoist ambush

October 15, 2012 at 4:52 PM

Raipur, Oct 15 (IANS) A police squad had a narrow escape after Maoist guerrillas ambushed it with a landmine blast and engaged it in a gun battle on the Bijapur-Gidam Road in Dantewada in southern Chhattisgarh, officials said.

Sheila backs FDI in retail, calls BJP anti-trader

October 13, 2012 at 10:24 PM

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday indicated that her government will leave no stone unturned in implementing foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail here.

Was my childhood desire to pray at Hazratbal: Shinde

October 13, 2012 at 4:32 PM

Srinagar, Oct 13 (IANS) Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said Saturday it was his childhood desire to pray at the Hazratbal shrine, but it came about so that his wish was fulfilled only after taking over as the country's home minister.

Four dreaded Maoists nabbed

October 9, 2012 at 10:20 PM

Raipur, Oct 9 (IANS) Bijapur police Tuesday arrested four hardcore Maoist ultras involved in half-a-dozen cases of heinous crimes, police officials said.

Shinde terms attack on Lt. Gen. Brar a terrorist attack

October 7, 2012 at 7:09 PM

Attari, Oct. 7 (ANI): Terming the attack on former army Lt. Gen. K.S. Brar in London as a terrorist attack, Union Home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Sunday said the government is determining whether it is possible to extradite the attackers to India.

Islamist Abu Hamza extradited to US

October 6, 2012 at 12:46 PM

Moscow, Oct 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Islamist Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other terror suspects have flown out of Britain on board a plane bound for the US, the BBC reported Saturday.

Keeping eye on Assange costing Britain dearly

October 2, 2012 at 11:30 PM

London, Oct 2 (IANS) British police spend a whopping 11,000 pounds (about $17,700) daily to keep a tap on WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange lodged at the Ecuadorean embassy.

Maoists fire dud 'rocket' in Chhattisgarh

October 2, 2012 at 7:14 PM

Raipur, Oct 2 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas fired a rocket-like object at a police station in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh Tuesday but it failed to explode, police said.

Ex-Army Lt. Gen. Hoon rules out Khalistani attack on Operation Blue Star hero

October 2, 2012 at 2:26 PM

Chandigarh, Oct 2 (ANI): Former Indian army official Lieutenant General (Retd.) P.N. Hoon on Tuesday downplayed reports of a Khalistani attack on Lieutenant General (Retd.) K.S. Brar in London, saying the attackers would have achieved their target if it had been a well-planned attempt.

UK police stakeout bill for Assange tops 1mln pounds

October 2, 2012 at 2:10 PM

London, Oct 2 (ANI): The police bill for staking out Ecuador's embassy in London to make sure WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange doesn't flee has already reached over a million pounds.

Indian-origin British MP Keith Vaz's finances probed

October 1, 2012 at 4:30 PM

London, Oct 1 (IANS) The finances of Indian-origin Labour MP Keith Vaz were subject to a secret police investigation that uncovered "hundreds of thousands of pounds in mystery bank accounts", a media report said.

Keith Vaz under scanner over 500,000 pounds worth 'dubious bank accounts'

October 1, 2012 at 1:10 PM

London, Oct. 1 (ANI): A police investigation of high-profile Indian-origin Labour MP Keith Vaz has found that he apparently had thousands of pounds in a series of bank accounts.

Children 'groomed' by gangs for sex in UK

September 30, 2012 at 3:22 PM

London, Sept. 30 (ANI): Nearly a dozen organized child sex exploitation rings are being investigated across the United Kingdom, accused of grooming children for sex.

Senior UK police official charged for 'leaking information to NOTW'

September 25, 2012 at 12:51 PM

London, Sept 25 (ANI): A senior British counter-terrorism officer has reportedly been charged with leaking information to the now-defunct tabloid News of the World.

How 'jealous' Robin Gibb hired hitman to bump off his wife

September 21, 2012 at 4:59 PM

London, September 21 (ANI): Robin Gibb, who was desperately addicted to the amphetamine methedrine in the 1980's, convinced himself that his estranged wife Molly Hullis was involved in a convoluted plot to fleece him of 5 million pounds in an altered frame of mind, it has been revealed.

Police destroy Maoists' arms factories in Bastar

September 20, 2012 at 10:59 PM

Raipur, Sep 20 (IANS) Police and para-military troopers raided a Maoists hideout Thursday in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region and destroyed three arms factories, a senior officer said.

Obama 'nodding' doll sent into space to raise money for re-election bid

September 20, 2012 at 4:43 PM

Washington, Sept. 20 (ANI): A US election fundraising group has sent a nodding doll of President Barack Obama into space in the hope of raising 100,000 dollars for his election campaign.

Rushdie says his 'absurdly sexy' security officers made him 'hit' at parties

September 18, 2012 at 9:57 PM

London, Sept 18 (ANI): Brit-Indian author Salman Rushdie has said that he should never have spent his fatwa years in hiding, but added that his 'absurdly sexy' British security policemen made him a hit at parties.

'Lazy' policeman faces jail for sabotaging probes

September 13, 2012 at 6:18 PM

London, Sep 13 (IANS) A police official in Scotland Yard is facing jail after he failed to investigate rape cases that allowed the alleged rapists to escape prosecution, because he was too "lazy" to do any work, a court heard.

'Defaulting' security firm G4S set to be grilled by UK MPs over Games' shambles

September 11, 2012 at 5:30 PM

London, Sep 11 (ANI): Private security firm G4S bosses are set to be grilled by British parliamentarians over the mess of its failure to honour its contract for London 2012.

40-kg explosive device defused in Chhattisgarh

September 1, 2012 at 3:45 PM

Raipur, Sep 1 (IANS) Security forces foiled a bid by Maoist ultras to trigger a massive blast in Bijapur district by defusing a powerful explosive device buried beneath the road surface, police said Saturday.

Andhra Maoists sneak into Chhattisgarh?

August 29, 2012 at 2:11 PM

Raipur, Aug 29 (IANS) A large number of technical and explosive experts among the Maoists in Andhra Pradesh have entered Chhattisgarh with a view to attacking security forces, police sources said.

Terror threat looms over Paralympics as security slashed in UK

August 26, 2012 at 4:50 PM

London, Aug. 26 (ANI): Security for the Paralympic Games in London is being reduced enormously from the Olympics, despite the terror threat over Britain remaining exactly the same.

Prince Harry deletes Facebook account after revelation of naked Vegas antics

August 26, 2012 at 11:54 AM

London, Aug 26 (ANI): Prince Harry has removed himself from Facebook amid privacy concerns, following his naked antics in a Las Vegas suite last week.

Cop accidentally reveals UK plan to arrest Assange 'under all circumstances'

August 25, 2012 at 9:06 PM

London, Aug 25 (ANI): Plans to seize Wikileaks founder Julian Assange 'under all circumstances' the moment he leaves the Ecuadorean embassy in London have accidentally been revealed by a British police officer.

Prince Harry's security officers 'acted like bunch of amateurs'

August 24, 2012 at 2:24 PM

London, August 24 (ANI): Some of Prince Harry's security officers were too busy enjoying the party to stop pictures being taken of him, one of the women at the infamous party has revealed.

Guarding Harry is a nightmare, says ex Metropolitan Police chief

August 23, 2012 at 12:32 PM

London, Aug 23 (ANI): A former royal protection chief has revealed the nightmares of guarding Prince Harry, who likes to party hard.

Two CRPF troopers killed in Chhattisgarh blast

August 7, 2012 at 12:01 PM

Raipur, Aug 7 (IANS) Two CRPF troopers were killed after Maoist guerrillas blew up their vehicle in Chhattisgarh Tuesday, police said.

Maoist threat resulting in mass exodus from Chhattisgarh

August 3, 2012 at 5:31 PM

Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), Aug 3 (ANI): The constant fear of Maoists is forcing local residents to migrate out of Chhattisgarh.

Cops admit mislaying Wembley Stadium keys as more security duds at Games surface

July 30, 2012 at 2:03 PM

London, July 30(ANI): Scotland Yard has owned up to mislaying the keys of Wembley Stadium, as more shocking cases of security violations at the London Olympics have emerged.

Hasina warns of possible terrorist threat from Mynmarese refugees

July 28, 2012 at 11:22 PM

London, July 28 (IANS) Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has warned of possible terrorist connections among thousands of Muslim refugees trying to enter her country from neighbouring Myanmar.

Prince Harry 'cozying up to model daughter of 60s It girl'

July 20, 2012 at 3:46 PM

London, July 20 (ANI): Prince Harry was spotted sharing posh popcorn in the Batman premiere with blonde model Cressida Bonas, and then enjoying a romantic night in her company.

Drunken Met police officer sacked for racially abusing Pakistani in UK

July 16, 2012 at 3:52 PM

London, July 16 (ANI): A police officer in Scotland Yard has been sacked for racially abusing a Pakistani, despite being cleared of racism charges on appeal.

Chhattisgarh killing issue rocks assembly

July 12, 2012 at 10:56 PM

Raipur, July 12 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh assembly witnessed uproarious scenes on the opening day of the monsoon session Thursday as the Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party traded charges over the Sarkeguda killings late last month.

British billionaire 'lived with wife's body for four days'

July 12, 2012 at 8:24 PM

London, July 12 (IANS) British billionaire Hans Kristian Rausing may have lived with his wife Eva's body for up to four days before it was found by police, Daily Mail reported Thursday.

Russell Crowe to play Dracula in new flick

July 12, 2012 at 2:16 PM

London, July 12 (ANI): Russell Crowe has been roped in to play Count Dracula in a new reimaged version of Bram Stoker's book called 'Harker.'

Chhattisgarh Govt. orders judicial probe into Bijapur CRPF encounter

July 6, 2012 at 11:52 AM

Raipur, July 6 (ANI): The Chhattisgarh Government has ordered a judicial probe into last week's Bijapur encounter in which over 20 Maoists were killed.

Congress to raise Chhattisgarh killings in assembly session

July 5, 2012 at 6:16 PM

Raipur, July 5 (IANS) Undeterred by union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's cold response to its initial findings in the alleged staged Korasuguda gunfight, the Congress's Chhattisgarh unit Thursday indicated it would raise the 17 tribals' killing in the monsoon session of the assembly beginning July 12.

Allegations against force stereotypical: CRPF chief

July 2, 2012 at 9:18 PM

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Monday dismissed allegations that its anti-Maoist operation had led to the killing of innocent villagers in Chattisgarh last week, terming the claims "stereotypical".

Murder near Games site puts question mark over Olympics security

July 1, 2012 at 5:40 PM

London, July 1 (ANI): The security of spectators and athletes visiting Britain during this year's Olympics has been criticized following the murder of a young man at a prestigious shopping centre next to the gates of the main Games park.

Swami Agnivesh calls for judicial probe in Maoist encounter

June 29, 2012 at 9:24 PM

New Delhi/ Hyderabad/ Chennai, June 29 (ANI): Social activist and Maoist sympathiser Swami Agnivesh has called for a judicial probe into gunbattles between security forces and rebels in Chhattisgarh, after the latest exchange of fire.

20 Naxals killed in Chhattisgarh encounter

June 29, 2012 at 5:48 PM

Raipur, June 29 (ANI): At least 20 Naxals, including a woman, were killed in a fierce overnight encounter in the dense forests of Dantewada in Chhattisgarh.

Two UK teens probed by cops for racist tweets during England's Euro exit

June 29, 2012 at 5:16 PM

London, June 29 (ANI): British police has carpeted two teenagers, aged 13 and 15, over racist tweets during England's Euro exit in the quarterfinal, but the abuse wasn't related to the vile rants against Ashley Cole and Ashley Young who missed the penalties during their defeat.

Security forces kill 17 Maoists in Chhattisgarh

June 29, 2012 at 4:02 PM

As much as 17 Maoist activists have been killed in three places of Chattisgharh after a clash held between the rebels and jawans of Central Reserve Police Force. The rebels had attacked on CRPF's van Thursday night......

Security forces kill 17 Maoists

June 29, 2012 at 3:56 PM

Raipur, June 29 (IANS) Security forces in Chhattisgarh Friday killed at least 17 Maoists and injured several others after being attacked by the rebels at three places, police said.

Home Ministry seeks detailed report on Bijapur firing

June 29, 2012 at 12:36 PM

New Delhi, June 29 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday said that a detailed report on the firing between the Maoists and the security forces that took place in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur District earlier last night has been sought from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and state government.

Karachi traders to stage sit-in

June 25, 2012 at 2:51 PM

Karachi, June 25 (IANS) Traders' associations in Karachi will stage a sit-in Tuesday to protest against the city's deteriorating security situation.

CII to hold FoodCon 2012 in Chennai in July

June 23, 2012 at 8:27 PM

Chennai, June 23 (IANS) The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will organise the FoodCon 2012: Conference on Advanced Technologies for Global Food Market here July 27, a statement from the industry body said.

Scotland Yard to keep eye on returning paedophile from India after abusing slum kids

June 20, 2012 at 6:37 PM

London, June 20(ANI): The Scotland Yard cops would keep a close eye on Allan Waters, who has returned to England on Tuesday, after serving a six-year term for molesting five boys at a Mumbai orphanage.

Facebook blames Nasdaq stock-glitches for IPO crash

June 17, 2012 at 1:26 PM

Washington, June 17 (ANI): Social networking site Facebook has said trading problems at the Nasdaq Stock Market is resposnsible for a sharp drop in the company's stock price after its initial public offering.

Rebekah Brooks due in court to face NOTW phone-hacking charges

June 13, 2012 at 3:27 PM

London, June 13 (ANI): Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks is due to appear in court for the first time to face charges related to the News of The World phone hacking scandal.

Katy Perry back together with guitarist ex Rob Ackroyd

June 9, 2012 at 1:12 PM

London, June 9 (ANI): Katy Perry has reportedly rekindled her romance with rocker Rob Ackroyd.