New Delhi: A head constable has been crushed to death in Dholpur in Rajasthan. The police suspect the involvement of the local sand mafia. The victim has been identified as 46-year-old Mahendra Singh. A sand-laden truck was found abandoned near the crime scene. It is suspected that it was carrying illegally mined sand. The police has cordoned off the crime scene and were carrying out investigations. No arrests have been...
09:14 AM, May 30, 2012
Mumbai: The mystery woman who had arranged for cricketers Rahul Sharma and Wayne Parnell to be present during the rave party at Juhus Oakwood Premier hotel that was raided on Sunday, has been identified by cops. Ninety one people were detained during the police operation and the establishments director arrested. The woman, Namrata Kumar, who is a public relations representative, had got in touch with Parnell through one of his...
12:16 PM, May 25, 2012
Fiat launched a limited edition Punto Sport in Pune. The car is powered by the same 1.3 multijet diesel engine in the top of the line Punto. It makes 93PS and 208Nm of torque. The cars will be available in three colours (red, white and black) and have a neat sports stripe down the side with another matching decal on the hatch displaying the sport decal. This is topped off...
02:19 PM, May 22, 2012
Ahmedabad: Firing a fresh salvo at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, his predecessor and veteran BJP leader, Keshubhai Patel, on Saturday alleged the entire state is "living in fear" under the present government. A known detractor of Modi, Patel, who had been in political wilderness for four years, has become active and is of late attending different public gatherings in the run-up to state assembly elections due in December. Patel...
05:12 AM, May 13, 2012
Suspected members of the mining mafia tried to mow down a police officer who was trying to inspect a tractor-trolley. ...
08:57 AM, May 10, 2012
Morena: In an incident reminiscent of the murder of IPS officer Narendra Kumar, two members of mining mafia on Wednesday allegedly tried to kill a police officer who was trying to stop a tractor-trolley carrying illegally mined sand. The incident occurred about 40 km from Morena, under the jurisdiction of Chinnoni Police Station. Hitendra Rathore, Station in-charge, found during the checking of vehicles that a tractor-trolley was carrying illegally mined...
07:29 PM, May 09, 2012
New Delhi: The one year-deferral of GAAR is not on account of any fear or apprehension, asserted finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday. He warned that India cannot become tax havens just to attract foreign investors. The 30-minute long speech while presenting the finance bill veered around tax direction, crude prices and urgent fiscal action. The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the finance bill 2012 with amendments. In a strong...
08:52 AM, May 09, 2012
Is the new Fiat Panda destined for India? Officially, there are no plans to make or sell it outside Europe but it looks entirely suitable for our market and an ideal successor to the now-discontinued Palio. Examine the size and specification: a tall, five-door, five-seater 365cm long, it is about the same size as the Maruti Ritz. There is a choice of four engines, including the 1.3-litre Multijet diesel that...
10:24 AM, May 06, 2012
Los Angeles: 'Slumdog Millionaire' star Dev Patel has landed lead role in Bill Bennett directed thriller 'Defiant', which is based on the true story of double honour killings in India. It will be Dev's third project based on an Indian story after 'Slumdog' and 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'. The 22-year-old actor stars opposite Toni Colette in the movie. He will play one of the lovers on the run, the...
05:07 PM, Apr 24, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry on Monday said former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, a "proclaimed offender" in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case, could not be given another opportunity for further hearing as he failed to appear before the court and surrender. Chaudhry made the remarks when a three-judge bench led by him resumed hearing a petitioned filed by slain former premier Bhutto's ex-protocol officer Chaudhry Muhammad Aslam, who has...
08:24 PM, Apr 09, 2012
Rampur: Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan said on Tuesday he would look into complaints regarding land mafias and police atrocities on the people of his constiuency. Khan, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Development, Waqf and Minorities' welfare, said that three boxes will be kept at his office wherein people would be able to drop complaints regarding ration, police and land mafias. "I myself shall delve deep into the complaints and...
04:59 PM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: The wife of IPS officer Narendra Kumar Singh, who was killed for taking on illegal mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh early this month, today delivered a baby boy at a hospital in New Delhi. Kumar's wife Madhurani Tewatia, also an IAS officer of 2000 batch, was admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital on Sunday. "Madhurani has delivered a baby boy at 10.30 AM. It was a cesarean delivery....
10:59 PM, Mar 19, 2012
New Delhi: The CBI has registered a case against unknown persons in the alleged murder of IPS officer Narendra Kumar Singh who was mowed down by a tractor trolley purportedly owned by illegal sand mafia in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh on March 8. The case was registered by the CBI after Centre issued a notification for the probe by central agency on the request of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister...
03:46 PM, Mar 15, 2012
New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has invited Team Anna members to discuss about enacting a strong Lokayukta law in the state on the lines of Uttarakhand. The Chief Minister and Team Anna members would deliberate upon the implementation of Jan Lokayukta which provides for a strong protection for whistle-blowers, a Team Anna release said in New Delhi on Thursday. The meeting will take place on Friday....
01:31 PM, Mar 15, 2012
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday accused the opposition of playing politics over the murder of young Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Narendra Kumar while announcing that the investigations into the case would be carried out by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). "The opposition is trying to defame the state and ran away from discussion on the mining issue. The opposition is only playing politics,"...
12:54 PM, Mar 13, 2012
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