A minor boy in Odisha's Jharsuguda district was allegedly tortured and inflicted burns with cigarette butt while in police custody in connection with a theft incident. ...
06:32 PM, Feb 16, 2013
Leon Panetta, who as CIA director oversaw the US operation that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, said the job could have been done without resorting to controversial interrogation methods that some have said constitute torture. ...
01:20 AM, Feb 04, 2013
The Nizamabad police is interrogating MIM legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi on February 1, facing sedition charges for his alleged "hate speech" in December last year, police said. Akbaruddin, who is in judicial remand and lodged at the Adilabad district jail, was brought to Nizamabad town this morning and was being questioned by Investigating officer at the Armed Reserve headquarters, they said. ...
03:25 PM, Feb 01, 2013
A police team on January 5 arrested seven persons for running a kidney transplantation racket, allegedly involving government officials and major hospitals in the city. Among those arrested is Ranjan, a revenue inspector, CD Shrikanth, a contract labourer in Food and Civil Supplies Office located at Magadi and five others including an agent, police said. ...
05:00 PM, Jan 05, 2013
New Delhi: India is hopeful that the US would take a favourable decision on its request for extradition of American-born Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist and Mumbai terror accused David Headley and his accomplice Tahawwur Hussain Rana before their sentencing in America. Official sources said that New Delhi is awaiting a response from Washington on its request sent last month to extradite Headley and Rana. US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman...
08:21 PM, Nov 29, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday continued the questioning of Arvind Jayaswal, the director of AMR Iron and Steel Private Limited and accused in the coal blocks allocations controversy. This is the second day of the interrogations. The CBI also sent summons to Jayaswal's brother Manoj for questioning. Meanwhile, the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) on coal blocks allocations has so far recommended eight blocks for de-allocation, out...
12:32 PM, Sep 18, 2012
New Delhi: Giving priority to four cases in Mumbai, a Delhi court Friday directed Maharastra Police to produce 26/11 plotter Abu Jundal Hamza in a Mumbai court on Saturday. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Vinod Yadav directed the Maharastra Police to take Jundal to Mumbai and produce him in a court Saturday for granting his custody to two different probe agencies in the city. "I have considered the submission of all...
02:59 AM, Jul 21, 2012
Kochi: CPM leader M M Mani may not appear for interrogation before the special investigation team (SIT) on Monday. Instead, he will approach the Supreme Court against the Kerala High Court order dismissing his petition seeking to quash FIRs registered against him over his controversial remarks on eliminating political foes. Meanwhile, Mani told Express said a final decision regarding appearing before the SIT has not been taken. It is learnt...
10:50 AM, Jul 02, 2012
Chicago: A US court on Wednesday allowed the media outlets access to parts of the video tapes, which were played during the trial of LeT operative David Headley's childhood friend and 26/11 attacks co-accused Tahawwur Rana. US District court Judge Harry D Leinenweber ruled that only portions of the tape that were played in court will be allowed to be accessed by the media. "We are to turn over what...
09:22 AM, Oct 20, 2011
CJ Devinder is fighting for his missing brother Jung Bahadur. A former Navyman he was picked up for questioning in an elopement case. Jung Bahadur has not returned home for 6 years. ...
03:18 PM, Mar 21, 2011
New Delhi: Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who faces charges of laundering Rs 2,500 to 4,000 crore, was on Sunday discharged from a hospital in Ranchi. Koda was interrogated by the Income Tax (IT) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials. The former Jharkhand CM had been admitted since November 3, ever since after complaining of severe stomach ache. Duly certified by doctors as fit to leave the hospital, he left...
03:00 AM, Nov 09, 2009
Interrogators used sleep deprivation, 'insult slaps' on terror suspects. ...
02:36 PM, Aug 26, 2009
These officials had devised the legal authority for gruesome interrogations. ...
01:58 AM, Apr 22, 2009
First time experts from many fields question the Satyam scam accused. ...
04:05 PM, Mar 10, 2009
Mumbai: The terror plan was made in Pakistan and the terrorists landed through sea. It's quite clear that they came with a definite plan to kill. Captured alive by Mumbai police while a shooting spree from inside this stolen car, Mohammad Ajmal Mohammad Amir Kasav is the only terrorist captured alive after holding Mumbai ransom for more than 60 hours. Kasav holds the key to cracking the riddle of the...
04:16 PM, Nov 30, 2008
Zaheer Khan's double strike with the old ball had threatened to undo the hard work of Michael Hussey and Ricky Ponting Australia were effectively 199 for 6 when Hussey was given a major reprive. In the 50th over, when on 69, Hussey was lured out of his crease by a teasing offbreak from R Ashwin. The ball turned away from the bat to take the outside edge and went at...
02:03 AM, Apr 04, 2008
London: Former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi feels that the Indian Cricket Board can hardly help that the cash-rich league is held in April-May every year and this will be problem in all World Cup years. The IPL is a long tournament without doubt. It is scheduled in the Indian summer during April and May. Usually the IPL takes place at the end of the season, so the boys should be...
11:25 PM, Feb 27, 2008
Port of Spain: The West Indies Players Association (WIPA) has welcomed the lead taken by Caricom (Caribben Community) to resolve the ongoing dispute between estranged Jamaican opener Chris Gayle and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). In a statement on Monday, WIPA said it viewed the move with "considerable optimism" and thanked Caricom for deciding to play an active role in the impasse. "WIPA is pleased that Caricom has heeded...
09:49 PM, Feb 09, 2008
Cape Town: Gary Kirsten's family could hold the key to whether the former Test opening batsman becomes the next coach of South Africa. After a highly successful stint as coach of India, who won the World Cup and earned the number one ranking in Test cricket under his guidance, Kirsten would be hot favourite to play the same role for his native country -- if he wanted the job. Officials...
11:55 AM, Jan 25, 2008
Melbourne: Strongly reacting to Herschelle Gibbs' claims that he had no influence in the team, former South African coach Mickey Arthur has described the out-of-favour opener as somewhat of a loner. Hersch was a little bit of a loner. He sort of hung by himself. He never really mixed too freely with the rest of the group, said Arthur. He certainly didn't mix with Graeme at all and I guess...
03:19 PM, Nov 01, 2007
