Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Wednesday raised sharp questions over the non-inclusion of Parth Pawar, son of Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister late Ajit Pawar, as an accused in a high-profile government land deal case in Pune, despite his alleged connection to the purchasing firm.
Islamabad, Sep 9 (IANS) A 21-year-old Christian woman was killed in her home in Pakistan's Rawalpindi by a Muslim neighbour whose advances were rejected by her, a report has detailed.
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The FIR filed by the son of a 54-year-old Manipuri musician, Chongtham Vikram Singh, has revealed that he allegedly witnessed a group of four to five youths kicking and punching his father outside their residence in Delhi’s Kilokari area on the night of September 6.
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested PG operator Sudhanshu in connection with the building collapse in South Delhi’s Satya Niketan, that claimed seven lives.
Rome, Sep 8 (IANS) The recent killing of Mirza Safdar Mahmood, a 65-year-old Ahmadi Muslim and local official of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Pakistan’s Punjab province, has renewed concerns over the growing vulnerability of Ahmadis and the persistent threat of religiously motivated violence targeting the community across the country, a report has stated.
Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) A rise in sexual violence incidents against women has exposed the dangers faced by women in Pakistan and the failure of the institutions meant to protect them. These incidents of sexual violence against women involve both educated and uneducated men committing crimes like sexual assault, rape, torture and killings.
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a plea filed by actor and comedian Rajpal Yadav and his wife challenging the Delhi High Court judgment upholding their conviction in multiple cheque dishonour cases, and granted them exemption from surrendering, subject to a deposit of Rs 5 crore.
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The over 24-hour rescue operation at the collapsed Satya Niketan PG building in south Delhi ended on Monday evening with the death toll touching seven and the Delhi Police arresting the 75-year-old building owner Urmila and her two family members.
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a supplementary chargesheet on Monday against 17 more accused persons in the Reliance Commercial Finance Limited (RCFL) case, including three executives of the Anil Ambani-led Reliance ADA Group (Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group), eight group companies and six bank officials.
Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) A crime resembling the plot of the Bollywood film "Special 26" came to light in Mumbai, where a businessman was kidnapped and threatened with arrest by a gang posing as Income Tax and Crime Branch officials and demanding Rs 1 crore to settle the matter.
