Odisha train tragedy: Rly says none of its staff is missing/absconding

Bhubaneswar (IANS) The South Eastern Railway (SER) on Tuesday clarified that none of its staff is missing or absconding and all are cooperating the CBI in its probe into triple-train mishap in Odisha.

"There are some media reports that one…

Soldier shot at, five houses burnt by militants in Manipur

Imphal (IANS) A soldier was injured during an encounter with the militants, who also torched five houses in Imphal West district, officials said on Monday.

Defence sources said that armed miscreants resorted to unprovoked firing from Kanto…

India's 'wanted terrorist' Nijjar shot dead by two gunmen in Canada

Chandigarh (IANS) Canada-based pro-Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was declared a 'wanted terrorist' by the Indian government, was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen at the parking lot of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in the Punjabi-dominated…

Ravi Sinha is new RAW chief

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Monday appointed Ravi Sinha, a 1988 Indian Police Service (IPS) officer as the new Secretary of the Research & Analysis Wing (RAW).

The government in its order said, "The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet…

Youth chained, forced to act like dog in Bhopal; 3 held after minister's intervention

Bhopal (IANS) A youth was tied with a chain and forced to bark and act like a dog by a group of people in Bhopal. The miscreants also abused the victim even as he pleaded for mercy.

A video of the shocking incident, which took place on Sunday,…

MVA trashes BJP's claim that 'Pawar wanted Supriya Sule-Aditya Thackeray team in 2024'

Mumbai (IANS) The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) rubbished the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's claim that NCP supremo Sharad Pawar wanted a new team of Supriya Sule and Aditya Thackeray as the Chief Minister and Deputy CM after the 2024 Assembly…

Legacy of Left rule, Bengal's panchayat poll violence starts early this year

Kolkata (IANS) Since the previous Left Front regime political clashes, violence and bloodbath have become synonymous with the polls in the panchayat elections in West Bengal.

As days passed on, it reached the extreme points in the last two…

Four wives who have sent UP Police on a wild goose chase

Lucknow (IANS) Four women with no direct or visible involvement in crime have the entire UP police force snapping at their heels.

These four women are wives of mafia dons and have been absconding since past several weeks. They have been named…

Bengal panchayat polls: Rumblings surface as headmasters offered duties as ordinary polling officers

Kolkata (IANS) Rumblings have started surfacing among a section of the teaching staff in state-run schools over indiscriminate allotment of polling duties for the forthcoming panchayat elections in West Bengal.

The grudges have started surfacing…

Delhi Police, FBI & Interpol collaborate, bust cybercrime syndicate defrauding US nationals

New Delhi (IANS) The Special Cell of the Delhi Police has busted an international cybercrime syndicate in a collaborative operation involving the FBI and Interpol, said officials on Sunday.

Four members of the gang, including the kingpin, were…