Former top cop and social activist Kiran Bedi said that the police officials need to be trained better. ...
03:34 PM, Apr 20, 2013
New Delhi: The brutal sexual assault of a five-year-old girl in Delhi brought protesters out on the streets again, with a large number of them gathering outside Delhi Police Headquarters and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Saturday demanding action and justice for the minor survivor. Holding banners and shouting slogans against the government and police, over 300 protesters demanded Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar's resignation, saying...
02:49 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Muzaffarpur: People in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district expressed anger and shame on Saturday that one of their own was involved in the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi. Manoj Kumar, who allegedly raped the girl after confining her in his Gandhi Nagar room in east Delhi, is from Bharthua village under Aurai police station in Muzaffarpur. He was arrested early on Saturday. Some people in Muzaffarpur said he deserved...
01:21 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Muzaffarpur: A 25-year-old youth allegedly involved in the rape of the five-year-old girl in the national capital was arrested in Muzaffarpur on Saturday morning, police said. Manoj Kumar was apprehended from Chiknouta, his in-law's village, at around 2.00 am from Muzaffarpur in Bihar, about 50 kms from Patna. The youth was arrested by a team from Delhi with the help of local police. The accused, who has come here by...
04:45 AM, Apr 20, 2013
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Friday night suspended one of its Assistant Commissioner for slapping a young girl inside a hospital during a protest against the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl and two other officials on the charge of trying to hush up the case. ACP BS Ahlawat slapped the girl at least four times inside the Swami Dayanand Hospital hospital when she and others were on protest. He...
02:03 AM, Apr 20, 2013
New Delhi: The national capital once again witnessed anguish, anger and helplessness on Friday as details of the rape of a 5-year-old girl emerged, shocking citizens who have been demanding stringent measures for safety of women in New Delhi, where barely months ago the rape of a 23-year-old paramedical student sparked public fury. Despite the government bringing into effect a new set of anti-rape laws, the accused brutally raped the...
10:16 PM, Apr 19, 2013
The doctor attending to the Delhi rape survivor has said that there was a bid to kill the girl. "There were strangulation marks on the neck of the victim," Dr RN Bansal said. ...
06:15 PM, Apr 19, 2013
Boston: An Indian-American orthopaedic surgeon, who participated the ill-fated Boston Marathon, emerged as a 'hero' by providing first aid to victims after the twin bombings ripped through a cheering crowd, killed three people and injured over 180 others. Dr Vivek Shah, who works at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, was about to cross the finish line when he was put to the ultimate test. Shah and his running mates...
02:56 AM, Apr 19, 2013
Cairo: Egypt's prosecution on Wednesday ordered that former president Hosni Mubarak be sent back back to Tora Prison Hospital, Xinhua reported quoting official Al-Ahram news website. Prosecution spokesman Mahmoud al-Hifnawi said Prosecutor-General Talaat Ibrahim Abdullah decided to discharge Mubarak from Maadi Military Hospital and send him back to the prison hospital "according to today's reports of the forensic medical commission that examined the ex-president in the military hospital". Also on...
06:33 AM, Apr 18, 2013
Salem: A woman sanitary worker at the government hospital has been suspended for allegedly demanding money from a pregnant woman to get herself treated. The 24-year-old pregnant woman labourer from Andhra Pradesh was unable to pay Rs 1000 bribe was reportedly assaulted by her and later delivered the baby at a bus stand in Salem. The sanitary worker was suspended after District Collector Magarabhusanam paid a surprise visit to the...
02:05 AM, Apr 17, 2013
In a major terror strike on the United States of America, three explosions rocked Boston on Monday, killing three people and injuring at least 140 others. ...
11:38 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Boston: The bombs that blew up seconds apart at the finish line of one of the world's most storied races left the streets spattered with blood and glass, three dead, more than 140 wounded and maimed and gaping questions of who chose to attack at the Boston Marathon and why. Federal investigators said no one had claimed responsibility for the devastating attack on one of the city's most famous civic...
02:40 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Boston: In a major terror strike on the United States of America, two explosions rocked the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring over 144 others. Over 15 people were critically injured. The bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday. Major US cities including New York, Washington, Los Angeles and San Francisco have been put on high...
08:27 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Boston: Witnesses who heard the bomb blasts near the finish line of the Boston Marathon walked into a scene of chaos and carnage where they had expected celebration and revelry. A few accounts from people who were there: Bruce Mendelsohn was attending a post-race party in an office building just above the blast site when an explosion knocked him to the floor. "There was like a flash, then a giant...
07:44 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Here is a list of some of the worst bombings in the US dating to the 1800s, including some famous attempts that failed: - April 15, 2013: Two bombs explode in the packed streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing two people and injuring more than 80. - January 17, 2011: A backpack bomb is placed along a Martin Luther King Day parade route in Spokane, Wash.,...
05:37 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Chicago: Google is stepping in to help family and friends of Boston Marathon runners find their loved ones after explosions near the finish line. The site, called Google Person Finder, allows users to enter the name of a person they're looking for or enter information about someone who is there. Cellphone use has been difficult in the Boston area. Phone companies say service is operating, but with heavy traffic. Far-flung...
04:49 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Los Angeles: Police in Los Angeles, New York City, London and other cities worldwide stepped up security on Monday following explosions at the Boston Marathon. Los Angeles police Lt Andrew Neiman said the department was urging officers to be extra vigilant around large crowds and would increase security at sporting events such as the Los Angeles Dodgers game on Monday night. The department was also activating its emergency operations center...
04:47 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Washington: The White House does not yet know who planned and carried out explosions at the Boston marathon but is handling the incident as "an act of terror," a White House official said on Monday. "Any event with multiple explosive devices - as this appears to be - is clearly an act of terror, and will be approached as an act of terror," the official said. "However, we don't yet...
04:35 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Washington: The Federal Aviation Administration created a no-fly zone over the site of two explosions at the annual Boston marathon on Monday, and briefly ordered flights bound for Boston's Logan International Airport held on the ground at airports around the country. About an hour after the explosions the FAA issued a notice to pilots that a no-fly zone with a 3.5-mile radius has been created over 811 Boylston Street. The...
04:21 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Washington: A stony-faced President Barack Obama declared that those responsible for the explosions at the Boston Marathon "will feel the full weight of justice," but he urged a nervous nation not to jump to conclusions. Top lawmakers declared the deadly incident an act of terrorism, and a White House official said it was being treated that way. Obama, speaking from the White House on late Monday, pointedly avoiding using the...
04:16 AM, Apr 16, 2013
