Bangalore: Two days after the Bangalore blast the police have still no leads. However, the NIA is questioning eight suspects after CCTV footage showed two men parking the bike outside the BJP office. Sources said that eight suspects are being questioned in connection with the blast that injured 16 people including 11 policemen outside BJP's office in Malleshwaram. This includes four in Tamil Nadu, three in Bangalore and one in...
10:31 AM, Apr 19, 2013
Boston: US President Barack Obama on Thursday condoled the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings in Boston in an emotional inter-faith service, vowing to find those responsible for this "senseless" act as he stressed that a "bomb cannot beat us" and the nation will "finish the race." "Yes, we will find you and yes you will face the justice. We will hold you accountable," said Obama, who arrived here to...
05:13 AM, Apr 19, 2013
Boston: Investigators released pictures of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing on Thursday, seeking the public's help in finding two unidentified men photographed on the crowded sidewalk before Monday's bombs exploded near the finish line. The bombings that killed three people and wounded 176 began a week of security scares that rattled the United States and evoked memories of the September 11, 2001 hijacked plane attacks. "Today we are...
04:34 AM, 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
Chennai: Two persons were on Thursday detained for questioning in connection with the bomb blast in Bangalore, police sources said. The sources declined to share further details, including identity of those detained. However, police said the investigation is in progress and the National Investigation Agency was coordinating with the state police. The blast opposite the BJP office in Bangalore on Wednesday left 16 persons, including 11 police personnel, injured. Police...
11:50 PM, Apr 18, 2013
The Joint Parliamentary Committee on the 2G spectrum scam on Thursday gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram, saying that the duo was not informed of the change in policy by the then telecom minister A Raja. ...
09:11 PM, Apr 18, 2013
A day after the Supreme Court gave Sanjay Dutt more time to surrender in 1993 Bombay blasts case, it has given a similar relief to convict Zaibunisa Kazi. She now gets four more weeks time to surrender along with 6 other convicts in the case. She is a cancer patient and has got this releif on health grounds. ...
08:19 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Mumbai: The Supreme Court gave Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt a month's reprieve in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, but the producers of his films feel four weeks are not enough for him to wrap up all the projects in hand. Sentenced to five years in jail for possessing weapons illegally during the 1993 Mumbai riots, Sanjay, 53, wanted six more months to surrender to complete his projects worth Rs 278...
07:14 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Mumbai: Twenty five convicts in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case surrendered on Thursday before a designated TADA court in keeping with the Supreme Court order upholding their conviction and dismissing their appeals. Eleven others had surrendered before the same court on Wednesday. Eight more convicts, including actor Sanjay Dutt, have been given time by the Supreme Court to return to jail to serve the remaining period of sentence. The...
06:42 PM, Apr 18, 2013
CNN-IBN's Bangalore Bureau Chief Deepa Balakrishnan joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the Bangalore blast probe. Q. How safe is it for people to go and exercise their franchise on May 5th? Asked by: julietthomas1969 A. Yes people are bound to be scared since this blast happened very close to a polling booth too - a school that's a polling booth is nearby.. but I'd say, some lessons are...
06:14 PM, Apr 18, 2013
New Delhi: The Pune German Bakery blast convict Himayat Baig has been sentenced to death. Baig, the lone convicted accused in the case, was sentenced to death by a Pune Sessions Court. Additional Sessions Judge NP Dhote handed down capital punishment to Baig for murder and criminal conspiracy, besides under provisions of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and Explosive Substances Act. The court had on April 15 pronounced Baig, the only...
05:00 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Bangalore: A day after a terror strike near the BJP office in Bangalore left 16 persons injured, party leader Muktar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said their first priority would be to bring a strong anti-terrorism law if BJP-led NDA is voted to power in the next Lok Sabha elections. "The party's first effort would be to bring in a strong anti-terrorism law like the POTA (Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002)...
04:56 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Bangalore: Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Thursday categorically stated that Karnataka elections will be held on time as it has been scheduled amidst speculations on postponement of the Karnataka elections after a terror attack in Bangalore. "Karnataka Assembly election will be on time...These type of incidents have happened in the past before elections and elections have also taken place," Shinde said. Bangalore was hit by terror attack on Wednesday...
04:40 PM, Apr 18, 2013
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted Zaibunissa Kazi and six other convicts four more weeks to surrender in the 1993 Bombay blasts case. ...
03:54 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Bangalore: Special teams of Tamil Nadu Police are looking for a suspect near Chennai in the Bangalore blast that injured 16 people on Wednesday. Investigators are reportedly tracking the man who bought the motorcycle in which the bomb was kept. The accused is said to have fled to Kancheepuram and is believed to be a resident of Vellore. Initial reports from the forensic sciences laboratory (FSL) indicated that amonium nitrate...
02:36 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar said on Thursday there was no specific information or alert "from anybody" about the bomb blast near the BJP office that left 16 persons injured. Speaking to reporters after visiting the injured persons at government-run K C General Hospital in Bangalore, he maintained that there was no intelligence failure. Shettar said the government had taken all steps required and beefed up the security in...
02:30 PM, Apr 18, 2013
New Delhi: After giving partial relief to actor Sanjay Dutt and 3 other convicts, the Supreme Court on Thursday gave four more weeks to surrender to four more convicts including Zaibunissa Kazi in the 1993 Bombay blasts case. The other three convicts who have got a partial relief are KC Adjania, Abdul Gafoor Parkera and Ishad Md Hajwane. Reacting to the court order, Zaibunissa's daughter said, "Allah has listened to...
02:24 PM, Apr 18, 2013
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the plea of the fourth convict in the 1993 Bombay blasts case who had sought relief, Yusuf Khan, on grounds that he could get treatment inside the jail. ...
01:15 PM, Apr 18, 2013
New Delhi: A day after giving partial relief to actor Sanjay Dutt, the Supreme Court on Thursday gave four more weeks to surrender to three convicts Altaf Ali Sayeed, Essa Memon and Yusuf Nulwalla in 1993 Bombay blasts case. The plea of the fourth convict who had sought relief, Yusuf Khan, has been rejected on grounds that he could get treatment inside the jail. There has been no decision yet...
11:10 AM, Apr 18, 2013
