K'taka porngate ministers now face police probe

K'taka porngate ministers now face police probe Bangalore: A Bangalore court on Monday ordered police to probe Karnataka's three sleaze watching ministers on charges of transmitting and viewing porn films. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kiran Kheny directed the state police to complete the probe against Laxman Savadi, C.C. Patil and J. Krishna Palemar by Feb 27. Savadi and Patil watched the porn clip in the assembly on the cell phone belonging to Palemar last Tuesday. They resigned...
01:29 PM, Feb 13, 2012

UK police looking for Indian 'tantrik'

UK police looking for Indian 'tantrik' London: The UK police is looking for an Indian-origin man who posed as a 'spiritual healer' and allegedly sexually assaulted a teenager. Scotland Yard has issued the appeal for Viswanathan Shadtray, who allegedly sexually assaulted the 18-year-old victim in east London's Newham area when she and her mother approached him for healing. "The suspect posed as a spiritual healer and in doing so gained the victim's trust. He preyed on...
09:40 PM, Feb 11, 2012

Delhi Police arrest man who abandoned Falak

Delhi Police arrest man who abandoned Falak New Delhi: In a major breakthrough in the baby Falak case, the Delhi Police on Friday arrested the key accused, Rajkumar. The police managed to arrest the man while he was trying to flee the capital. Meanwhile, a woman named Pratima was also arrested. She was a part of the human trafficking racket that allegedly exploited the 14-year-old teenager who brought baby Falak to AIIMS in a battered and badly...
07:41 AM, Feb 11, 2012

Falak off ventilator, shows marginal improvement

Falak off ventilator, shows marginal improvement New Delhi: Two-year-old Falak was taken off the ventilator on Friday and the doctors at AIIMS say the baby girl has shown marginal improvement in last 24 hours. But the survival chances are dimming for Falak. The two year old's chest infection has been cured. Dr Deepak Agarwal said "If the situation worsens again, we will put her back on it." It has been three weeks since she was abandoned...
04:57 PM, Feb 10, 2012

MHA seeks report on terrorist meeting Osama

MHA seeks report on terrorist meeting Osama New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Thursday sought a report from the Maharashtra Police on the claim that an arrested accused of the 13/7 Mumbai blasts case had met former al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan in 2001. "We have taken serious note of the claim. We have sought a report from Maharashtra as we want to know details of the case," a Home Ministry official said....
07:19 PM, Feb 09, 2012
Maldives remains on the boil as protests spread

Maldives remains on the boil as protests spread

While protesters burnt several government offices across Maldives, the police continued to crack down on them. ...
02:05 PM, Feb 09, 2012

Turmoil hits Maldives as president resigns

Turmoil hits Maldives as president resigns Male: Turmoil hit the tourist hotspot of Maldives on Tuesday after the man who symbolised democracy in the island nation, President Mohammed Nasheed, was toppled by a police loyal to the former dictator. Protests had been growing against Nasheed ahead of the presidential elections, calling him anti-Islamist. "I resign because I am not a person who wishes to rule with the use of power. I believe that if the government...
08:47 AM, Feb 08, 2012

Falak case: Abused, raped teen took frustration out

Falak case: Abused, raped teen took frustration out New Delhi: While the nation prays for 2-year-old Falak, who is receiving treatment for severe injuries at AIIMS, it is the story of the 14-year-old teenage girl who brought the baby to the hospital that exposes the dismal state of a girl child in India. It is not just the baby, but the teenager too, who is a victim of abuse. Police have arrested 4 people, including her father Vijender,...
08:01 AM, Feb 08, 2012

Baby Falak a case of human trafficking, says MHA

Baby Falak a case of human trafficking, says MHA New Delhi: Taking serious note of plight of two-year-old baby Falak, the Union Home Ministry on Tuesday sought a report from the Delhi Police and termed it as a case of human trafficking. "It is a case of human trafficking. We are seeking report from the Delhi Police," Additional Secretary in the Home Ministry B Bhamathi said. Bhamathi said the Delhi Police was probing the case to find out the...
06:38 PM, Feb 07, 2012

Lawyers drag DCP to court for 'inhuman' behaviour

Lawyers drag DCP to court for 'inhuman' behaviour New Delhi: Lawyers at Patiala House court complex on Tuesday filed a complaint in New Delhi against an Additional DCP for "inhuman and derogatory" behaviour with a constable in the court premises after the cop was allegedly made to crawl on ground by his senior for talking on mobile while on duty. In their complaint filed before District Judge H S Sharma, the lawyers said that Additional Deputy Commissioner Seju...
03:51 PM, Feb 07, 2012

Baby Falak's health improving: Doctors

Baby Falak's health improving: Doctors New Delhi: In the latest development concerning Baby Falak, the two-year-old child who has been in coma ever since she was abandoned in a battered state in Delhi in January, finally seems to recovering. According to her doctors, Falak has started moving her limbs, but the infection in her brain remains a concern. During her medical bulletin, the doctors said that neurologically there had been no change in her condition...
03:19 PM, Feb 07, 2012

Baby Falak critical, 'mother' can't meet her yet

Baby Falak critical, 'mother' can't meet her yet New Delhi: Battered baby Falak continues to be critical at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) where she has been battling for survival for over two weeks. However, according to the police, Munni, who claims to be her mother, will not be able to meet the two-year-old till DNA tests prove she is the biological parent. The 22-year-old woman, Munni, who is also being treated as a victim...
12:31 PM, Feb 07, 2012

Assailants paid Rs 40,000 to throw acid on girl

Assailants paid Rs 40,000 to throw acid on girl Mumbai: With two more arrests, the Mumbai Police Crime Branch claims to have cracked a recent acid attack case in which a 22-year-old woman was injured at Goregaon station. Police had earlier nabbed Nasir Shaikh alias Pintu and his mother Manju Anwar Ali Shaikh, on whose orders the offence had been carried out. Yesterday, Unit X of Crime Branch apprehended the two accused identified as Firoz Memon alias Papa (23)...
11:52 AM, Feb 07, 2012

Baby Falak case: Police arrest two more

Baby Falak case: Police arrest two more New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Tuesday picked up two more people for allegedly assaulting the 14-year-old teenager who brought baby Falak to AIIMS for treatment. Police sources say the two are being questioned at the moment. Meanwhile, earlier in the morning, the police claimed to have traced Munni's second child in Muzaffarpur in Bihar. Munni has claimed she is Falak's mother. However, she is yet to undergo DNA tests...
11:16 AM, Feb 07, 2012

Falak case: Police trace Munni's second child

Falak case: Police trace Munni's second child New Delhi: In the latest development in the baby Falak case, the police have traced the second child of the mother, Munni, in Muzaffarpur in Bihar. The three-year-old child has been identified by the police as Sanobar. Meanwhile, Munni is likely to visit Falak at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Tuesday. Munni, however, is yet to undergo a DNA test to verify is she is the...
10:44 AM, Feb 07, 2012