CBI arrests seven in Rs 19.96L bribery case for school tender in Odisha

IANS | September 17, 2023 11:25 AM

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The CBI on Sunday said they have arrested seven individuals, including the proprietor of a private company, private persons, and the executive secretary to the CMD of Bridge & Roof Company (India) Ltd in an alleged bribery case involving Rs 19.96 lakh for securing an undue favour in obtaining the tender for Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) in Odisha.

Trinamool leader arrested on molestation charges

IANS | September 17, 2023 11:04 AM

Kolkata, Sep 17 (IANS) A popular doctor in his area and also an influential leader of Trinamool Congress in the Indo-Bangladesh bordering sub-division of Bangaon in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district was arrested on Sunday on charges of molestation of a woman.

CBI sets the cat among sleeping pigeons as it resurrects Narada case

Sumanta Ray Chaudhuri | September 17, 2023 9:00 AM

Kolkata, Sep 17 (IANS) In the week just gone by the virtually forgotten Narada sting video where several top leaders of the Trinamool Congress and one police officer were seen accepting cash against promises of doing favours in 2016 was suddenly resurrected in the minds of the people of West Bengal.

'Escort websites' a challenge for Goa cops as they fight prostitution

Sanjay Borkar | September 17, 2023 8:45 AM

Panaji, Sep 17 (IANS) Two decades ago the Goa government had managed to demolish the infamous ‘Red Light Area’ from Baina beach of port town in South Goa, However, as the era of technology dawned, the flesh trade found its place on ‘escort and massage’ websites, which has now become a major challenge for the police to stop.

Federal court fines former US envoy to Pakistan $93K for illegally aiding Qatar

Arul Louis | September 17, 2023 7:16 AM

New York, Sep 17 (IANS) Richard Gustave Olson, a former US Ambassador to Pakistan, has been fined $93,350 by a federal court in a case involving assistance to Qatar and making a false statement, according to Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen.

Security forces recover 14 improvised mortars, war-like stores in Manipur

IANS | September 16, 2023 10:40 PM

Imphal, Sep 16 (IANS) A combined team of Central and state security forces on Saturday recovered 15 weapons including 14 improvised mortars, one single barrel gun and other war-like stores at Khodang village in Manipur’s Churachandpur district.

'Ex-WFI chief not exonerated by oversight committee', Delhi police tell court

IANS | September 16, 2023 8:27 PM

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) In the alleged sexual harassment case lodged against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Delhi police told a court here on Saturday that he was not exonerated by the oversight committee constituted by the government to investigate the allegations levelled against him.

Death toll in Gr Noida lift crash touches 8 as 4 more die

IANS | September 16, 2023 1:41 PM

Greater Noida, Sep 16 (IANS) Four more people succumbed to injuries on Saturday, raising the death toll in lift crash incident in a Greater Noida housing society, to eight.

Comment not made with malice: US cop defends remarks on Kandula's death

IANS | September 16, 2023 12:57 PM

New York, Sep 16 (IANS) The US cop who joked and laughed in a bodycam video about an Indian student's death by a police patrol car this year, has defended his remarks in a statement released by the Seattle Police Officers’ Guild.

Unrest at NIT Silchar as students clash with police after suicide in hostel

IANS | September 16, 2023 11:45 AM

Guwahati, Sep 16 (IANS) After one of their fellow students died in the college hostel on Friday night, students at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) at Silchar in Assam's Cachar district got into a physical altercation with the police. Later, the police used force to disperse the students; however, the situation remained tense on Saturday as well.