Latest India News
RSS-
IPL fixing Sreesanth seeks copy of FIR
India fast bowler S. Sreesanth, arrested and being quizzed for alleged spot fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Friday moved a Delhi court seeking a copy of the FIR registered against him. The application, filed before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Lokesh Kumar Sharma, asked for a copy of the FIR for preparing his defence. Sreesanth and his Rajasthan Royals colleagues Ankeet ...
-
Sunrisers score 1369 against Rajasthan Royals
Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 136 for nine against Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) tie at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here Friday. Biplap Samantray top scored for the hosts with 55 off 46 balls while James Faulkner was the pick of the Rajasthan bowlers at ...
-
Three arrested for rapes in Gurgaon
A policeman, a physiotherapist and an engineer were arrested here Friday in connection with three separate rape cases here, police said. Policeman Mange Ram, 45, a resident of Hisar, who was posted in Gurgaon, was arrested for raping his business partner's wife. He had a dispute of Rs.7 lakh with his travel agency business partner. The business closed down two years ago. "The victim, 34, ...
More India News
RSS-
Super Kings not to take game against RCB easy
Two time IPL title-holder Chennai Super Kings (CSK) would not be taking their last league tie Saturday against hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) easy and would go all out to win for consistency, coach Stephen Fleming said Friday. "We are not going to throw away this opportunity because consistency has been our key. If Rajasthan (Royals) wins (against Sunrisers Hyderabad late Friday), then ...
-
ONGC deciding whether to bid for HPL stake Vasudeva
State-owned energy major ONGC Friday said it is at present "examining" whether to bid for cash-strapped Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) as the West Bengal government has recently invited expressions of interest for selling its stake in the beleaguered firm. "It is to be decided in the boardroom. We are examining now," Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) chairman and managing director Sudhir ...
-
Man gets eight years jail for repeatedly raping daughter
of the IPC." A fine of Rs.7,000 was also imposed on the convict, the court said, adding that if realised, Rs 5,000 be given to the girl as compensation. "Besides this compensation, she will also be entitled to get other compensation, if available to her under other laws," the judge said. The incident took place when the girl's mother, who was suffering from tuberculosis, was admitted to a ...
-
Obliged to set aside orders obtained fraudulently says SC
The Supreme Court has said that an order that has been obtained by an accused by practising fraud and suppression of facts could not be allowed to survive and it was obligated to set aside such an order. "A victim of a crime has as much right to get justice from the court as an accused who enjoys the benefit of innocence till the allegations are proven against him," said a bench of Justice K.S. ...
-
Armed robbers kill Indian in Ghana
Armed robbers have killed a 27-year-old Indian in western Ghana, the police said here Friday. Two people have been arrested. The victim, R.M. Dhalan was killed at Anyinabreim near Techiman, in the Brong-Ahafo region. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Christopher Tawiah said two men - Aturuge Apele and Abuga Anamo - have been arrested. Tawiah said on May 9, one Sudahkur, 25, an Indian ...
-
An IPL match was fixed in 2012 Delhi Police
An IPL match played between Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals in 2012 may have been fixed, police said here Friday. During the interrogation of Rajasthan Royals player Ajit Chandila, it came to light that the last two overs of that 2012 match were spot-fixed. "The match was played in Delhi. Delhi Daredevils scored 152 runs. While chasing the score, Rajasthan Royals lost the match by just 1 ...
-
Bengal notifies panchyat poll schedule deadlock continues
The West Bengal government Friday issued a notification proposing a three-phase panchayat polls July 2, July 6 and July 10. However, the deadlock on the issue continued with State Election Commission (SEC) officials indicating their reservations on the schedule. The schedule will be finalised once the SEC issues a notification after studying the state government's proposal. "We have received a ...
-
Emulate Chhattisgarh Food Act BJP tells Congress
Accusing the Congress of a callous and casual approach towards the poor, the BJP Friday asked the UPA government to emulate the Chhattisgarh Food Security Act as it covers a higher proportion of the population and provides foodgrain at a cheaper cost. "The callous and casual approach of the Congress towards the poor has resulted in a half-hearted bill. If the Congress has real concern for the ...
-
More Indians want to indulge in adventure sports Survey
An ever-increasing number of Indians want to indulge in adventure tourism but are deterred by high costs and lack of trust in operators managing such activities in the country, a survey revealed Friday. 'Adventure Travel Survey', conducted by online travel portal TripAdvisor, highlighted the evolving trends and preferences of the Indian traveller. According to the survey, around 46 percent ...
-
Trio cracks and confesses BCCI suspends another cricketer
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) swung into action Friday calling an emergency meeting and suspending a cricketer, but more and more sordid details of the spot fixing scandal came tumbling as the three arrested players, including S. Sreesanth, reportedly confessed to their crime. The BCCI called for its working committee meeting in Chennai Sunday to discuss the arrests of the ...
-
Bail for Liyaqat vindicates Omars stand says NC
Jammu and Kashmir's ruling National Conference (NC) Friday welcomed the Delhi High Court decision to grant bail to militant Liyaqat Shah, saying it proved Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's stand that he was returning for rehabiliation, not a terror strike. "Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has all along been saying that Liyaqat had no intention to carry out any attack as he was returning along with ...
-
India Japan to strengthen investment trade ties
India and Japan Friday agreed to further strengthen investment and trade ties by ensuring faster implementation of ongoing projects. Both the countries have agreed to support planned initiatives and projects in this year designed for strengthening business partnership to be organized by Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization ...
-
6.4 million Indians suffer from cancer and bronchial diseases
Despite government's claim to provide better healthcare, 6.4 million people in India suffer from cancer and bronchial diseases. Workers who are employed by the Beedi industry, the Indian version of cigar, are the main victims of bronchial diseases. Samsad, a factory worker elaborated on the spread of disease in the district and said: "As you can see it is very harmful. The disease is ...
-
More sordid details come out as trio confess to spot fixing
More and more sordid details of the spot fixing scandal came tumbling out Friday as the three arrested players, including S. Sreesanth, allegedly confessed to their crime and the involvement of underworld became quite evident. Even as police sources said they stumbled on the spot fixing racket after they recorded the phone calls of aides of Tiger Memon with bookies, they also found out that one ...
-
Maharashtra generates highest amount of hazardous waste
India generates 7.9 million tonnes of hazardous waste every year with the highest amount generated by Maharashtra, the environment ministry said Friday. As per the information furnished by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Maharashtra (22.84 percent), Gujarat (22.68 percent) and Andhra Pradesh (13.75 percent) are the top three hazardous waste generating states in the country followed ...
-
South African woman caught at Mumbai airport with 26 kg drugs
In one of the biggest seizure of drugs, customs officials at Mumbai Airport Friday nabbed a South African woman carrying 26 kg of drugs worth over Rs.13 crore, an official said here. The woman, identified as Sity Lentin (42), had concealed the drugs in her luggage, said Assistant Commissioner of Customs S. Wankhede said. Lentin works for an event management company which has operations in ...
-
Chargesheet in 2000 match-fixing soon Delhi Police
Riding high after the arrest of three cricketer, including India fast bowler S. Sreesanth, in spot-fixing in Indian Premier League (IPL), Delhi Police are still struggling to file a chargesheet 13 years after having exposed the murky world of match-fixing in 2000. The cricketing world was shocked in 2000, when Delhi Police named then South African captain Hansie Cronje, who died later, his team ...
-
IPL Hyderabad opt to bat against Rajasthan
Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and opted to bat against Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League encounter here Friday. Teams: Sunrisers Hyderabad: Parthiv Patel, Shikhar Dhawan, Hanuma Vihari, Cameron White (captain), Thisara Perera, Darren Sammy, Biplab Samantray, Karan Sharma, Amit Mishra, Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma. Rajasthan Royals: Rahul Dravid (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju ...
-
Self-defence training for women in Delhi
Women are being given training in self-defence and road safety at a special camp here Friday. The camp was organised by Delhi Police in collaboration with auto-mobile company Honda Motorcycle amp; Scooter India Private Limited. The training camp also focused on sharpening women's ability to predict dangers in a safe and practical manner. In order to help women feel empowered and independent on ...
-
Buy land directly to invest in Bihar says official
Entrepreneurs wanting to invest in Bihar should acquire land directly from farmers as land acquisition by the government would cost more, a top government official said Friday. "If you purchase land directly from the farmers, you will get it at a much cheaper rate than we can provide it to you," said Naveen Verma, director of Food Processing Industries, Bihar. Verma was speaking at the ...
-
Chandila tried to rope in two more players Police
Cricketer Ajit Chandila had approached two more Indian Premier League (IPL) players to spot fix in IPL matches after bookies asked him to do so, police sources said Friday. "During questioning, Chandila told police that he met bookies at Country Club in Manesar (adjoining Delhi) on April 6. In the meeting, the bookies asked him to rope in more players for spot-fixing. He gave two names and the ...
-
ONGC mulling sale of stakes of some deep-water blocks to Shell
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Friday said it is considering selling stakes of some deep-water blocks to Shell Exploration Company BV as a part of its strategy to tie up with the global energy major. "We are considering selling stake of some of our deep water blocks to Shell," ONGC chairman and managing director Sudhir Vasudeva told reporters on the sidelines of a discussion ...
Focus on Bombay
-
Mumbai as a city must look to a progressive future
Homosexuality was only decriminalised last year in India, so it is natural that some old ways of thinking will linger, but the recent discrimination against a transgender individual in the city is an ugly reminder of the work yet to be done.
Mumbai is a massive city of over 11 million people, it is the capital of the world’s largest democracy, and is home to a cosmopolitan mix of people from all over the country and the world. Yet some in Mumbai remain, in many ways, social backward in many of their views toward traditional taboo issues such as homosexuality, bisexuality, transgender and cross-dressing. Read more
News from around our Network
