Crime

Husband, In-Laws Inject Woman with HIV-Infected Blood for Conceiving Girl Child

Even as the demands for women's safety in India grow louder, crimes against them continue to rise at an unprecedented rate. In a new incident, a pregnant woman in Andhra Pradesh was injected with HIV infected blood for conceiving a girl child.

Apr 26, 2013

Saradha Chit Fund Scam: Channel 10 Employees File FIR Against TMC MP, Other Companies Under Scanner

Serving yet another blow to the ruling Mamata Banerjee government, employees of a private channel have filed a police complaint naming Tiranamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh and three others on Thursday.

Apr 26, 2013

Sarabjit Singh’s Condition Critical after Being Attacked by Inmates of Pakistani Jail; Surgery Postponed

Indian citizen Sarabjit Singh, who is facing death penalty in Pakistan, slipped into coma after being attacked by a few inmates of Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore.

Apr 27, 2013

Indian Prisoner Sarabjit Singh on Ventilator, Family Hints at Conspiracy

A day after the brutal attack in Pakistan's Lahore jail, Sarbjit Singh's condition remained critical needing ventilator support.

Apr 28, 2013

Punjab: School Students Disappear from Educational Tour in US, Parents Unfazed

In what appears to be the latest case of illegal immigration, a group of seven school children from Punjab went missing from their school educational trip to NASA in Orlando.

Apr 28, 2013

Pakistan Panel Decides Against Sending Sarabjit Singh Abroad for Treatment

The panel of doctors formed to evaluate Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh's health condition concluded that his treatment will continue in Pakistan owing to his fragile state.

Apr 29, 2013

Royal Hoax Call: Indian-Born Nurse Jacintha Saldanha 'Blamed Two Australian DJs for Suicide'

Indian-born nurse Jacintha Saldanha has left a suicide note blaming the two Austrailan radio DJs who made the hoax call, for her death.

Apr 29, 2013

4-Year-Old Rape Victim Dies of Cardiac Arrest in Nagpur Hospital

The four-year-old girl who was brutally raped in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, has died of a cardiac arrest at Care Hospital in Nagpur, on Monday.

Apr 30, 2013

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Congress Leader Sajjan Kumar Acquitted; Shoe Hurled at Judge

Congress leader Sajjan Kumar has been acquitted by a special CBI court on Tuesday in connection with the 1984 anti-sikh riots, following lack of evidence against him.

Apr 30, 2013

Supreme Court Questions Z Security Cover for Mukesh Ambani

The Supreme Court in an open reference to Mukesh Ambani's Z security cover sought an explanation on why tighter security was provided to rich individuals at the cost of compromising protection of commoners.

May 2, 2013

Indian Prisoner Sarabjit Singh Dies; Pakistan to Hand Over Body

A week after battling for life in Pakistan's Jinnah Hospital, Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh slipped into an 'irreversible coma' and died early Thursday.

May 2, 2013

Acid Attack in Mumbai Station: 23-Year-Old Loses Right Eye, On Ventilator

In a horrific incident on Thursday, a young nursing graduate suffered serious injuries and was left partially blind when an unknown man threw acid on her, at railway station in Mumbai.

May 3, 2013

Bollywood Reacts to Sarabjit's Death: Salman Khan Says 'Freedom at Last' for Indian Prisoner

In the wake of Sarabjit Singh's death on Thursday, Bollywood celebrities lashed out at the Central government and neighbouring Pakistan for failing to save the dying Indian prisoner following a brutal attack by inmates in a high-security Lahore jail last month.

May 3, 2013

Was Attack on Pakistani Prisoner Sanaullah in Retaliation to Sarabjit Singh's Death?

The recent attack on a Pakistani prisoner by an Indian inmate in Jammu's high-security Kot Balwal jail sparked speculation if it was carried out to avenge the death of Indian convict Sarabjit Singh.

May 3, 2013

Railway Minister's Nephew Arrested on Bribery Allegations, Bansal Denies Involvement

In yet another huge embarrassment for the ruling UPA government, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew on allegations of bribery.

May 4, 2013