A former junior national wrestling champion has alleged that Haryana Police officials shot at him, who mistook him for a wanted criminal. The incident took place on November 28 near Sonipat. ...
11:07 AM, Dec 02, 2012
Puducherry: A Chennai-based film unit allegedly demolished a portion of the parapet wall of a bridge here, built by the French in 1840 across the Sankarabarani river, while shooting, police said today. Two members of the film crew were arrested and cases under IPC section 427 (mischief causing damage to the amount of Rs 50) and section 3 (mischief causing damage to public property) of Prevention of Damage to Public...
11:25 AM, Nov 21, 2012
New Delhi: Women who suffer from gestational diabetes during pregnancy may no longer need to prick themselves with shots of insulin. They can now use an insulin pump. "The insulin pump, which has been in use in India since the last 10 years, has not yet been used by pregnant women. There is a reason for this. Gestational diabetes, which occurs in pregnant women, usually subsides after delivery. Hence, most...
03:22 PM, Nov 08, 2012
Denver: Denver police on Saturday said that someone fired a shot through the window of President Barack Obama's Denver campaign office. Police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez says people were inside the office when the shooting happened Friday afternoon, but no one was injured. A large panel of glass was left shattered at the office on West Ninth Avenue near Acoma Street. Lopez says investigators are looking at surveillance video but have...
09:14 AM, Oct 13, 2012
New Delhi: Sony today has announced the launch of a slew of devices in India, which include Sony's 84-inch Bravia 4K LED TV, wearable 3D TV, Vaio Windows 8 laptop, Vaio Windows 8 ultrabook, full-frame Alpha 99 camera, and Cyber-shot RX 100 camera. The Sony Bravia KD-84X900 is an 84-inch LED TV, which is equipped with 4K technology that is said to give four times the resolution of full HD....
04:07 PM, Oct 11, 2012
Ronjan Sodhi made a superb comeback after his heartbreak at the London Olympics, gunning down silver in the Shotgun World Cup Final. ...
01:26 PM, Oct 11, 2012
London: A suspected Muslim terrorist in France has been shot dead by police in front of his pregnant wife and child, a media report said on Sunday. Jeremy Sidney, 33, was gunned down as armed officers swarmed into his house in Strasbourg, France. He was a French national who spent time in prison for drug-taking and had only recently converted to Islam, the Sunday Express reported. Seven others, including another...
07:51 PM, Oct 07, 2012
In Nigeria, 46 people were killed in a massacre at a university campus. CNN's Vladimir Duthiers reports that it is an insider job and it is suspected that the unidentified gunmen called out the victims by their names. There has been some suspiscion at this attack being carried out by an muslim islamist group 'boko haram' this means western education is scariligous, they have been active in the north eastern ...
10:10 AM, Oct 03, 2012
London: Actor Herbert Lom, best known for playing Inspector Clouseau's irritable boss Charles Dreyfus in the 'Pink Panther' films, has died aged 95. The Czech-born, London-based actor starred opposite Peter Sellers in several 'Pink Panther' films beginning with 1964's 'A Shot In The Dark'. His family said he died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, reported BBC online. Lom appeared in more than 100 films during his 60-year acting career,...
12:33 PM, Sep 28, 2012
Noida: An elderly doctor, practising at home after retiring from his job with the railways, was shot by an unidentified assailant inside his house in Noida on Friday, police said. He is battling for his life in a hospital in Noida. According to Senior Superintendent of Police Praveen Kumar, Bhanu Pratap Srivastava was shot around 8 pm inside his Sector 26 A block house by an assailant who had entered...
09:40 AM, Sep 22, 2012
Mumbai: Lord Ganesh, the Hindu god of wisdom and prosperity arrived in the homes of his devotees amid traditional fervour, pomp and gaiety. The ten-day Ganesh festival began on Wednesday with the "pratisthanpana" (installation) of the Ganpati idols in Sarvajanik pandals and households. The iconic 78-year-old 'Lalbaugcha' Raja, the 22 feet Ganpati at Lalbaug, 58-year-old GSB seva mandal of King's Circle, the Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Samiti in Wadala and Khetwadi Ganpati...
03:51 PM, Sep 19, 2012
Mumbai: Kajol and fashion designer Shaina NC were lately seen promoting eco-friendly Ganesh idols at a college in Mumbai. The event was organised to encourage youngsters to spread the word and celebrate an eco-friendly Ganeshotsav this time. Dressed in a grey and black formal suit, Kajol was looking stunning at the do. (Photos by Yogen Shah) ...
11:14 AM, Sep 19, 2012
India celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi on Wednesday. ...
09:03 AM, Sep 19, 2012
Mumbai: Minis, shorts or attires ending up above the knees are out this year for devotees who want a 'darshan' of Andhericha Raja (King of Andheri) idol of Lord Ganesh, during the 10-day Ganeshotsav starting in Maharashtra on Wednesday. "After much deliberation and debating, we have decided to enforce a strict dress code for the devotees visiting Andhericha Raja for a darshan," said Uday Salian, spokesperson for the Andhericha Raja...
06:11 PM, Sep 17, 2012
New Delhi: A 30-year-old woman travelling in a rickshaw died after she was shot at by an unidentified motorcycle-borne man in Sector - 16, Rohini in northwest Delhi on Tuesday. The woman had three bullet wounds and was hospitalised after the mishap on Tuesday morning. Eyewitnesses say the assailant had a heated argument with her before he shot her. Initial probe suggests that the assailant was known to the victim...
10:14 AM, Sep 11, 2012
New Delhi: Six books have been shortlisted for 'Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2012' of the Shakti Bhatt Foundation. There were 96 entries. The shortlisted books will be sent to the 2012 panel of judges, which consists of literary agent David Godwin, poet and novelist Tishani Doshi, and author Basharat Peer, said a foundation statement Thursday. The winner will be announced in the second half of November and the prize...
04:41 PM, Sep 10, 2012
Meerut: A 12-year-old boy was allegedly beaten and shot dead today by unidentified assailants in Majid Nagar area in the district, police said. Shoaib was beaten before being shot dead when he was out playing with his friends, they said. Some people in the area have been detained for questioning, they said, adding investigations were on in the matter. ...
10:50 PM, Aug 27, 2012
London: Olympic women's shot put champion Nadzeya Ostapchuk has been stripped of the gold medal she won at the London Games a week ago after testing positive for a banned anabolic steroid. Two urine samples taken from the Belarussian before and after her win last Monday tested positive for metenolone, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said in a statement on Monday, the day after the Games ended. "Ostapchuk is disqualified...
04:50 PM, Aug 13, 2012
The 15th day of the Olympics is in progress and the 15th doodle is of football, the world's most popular sport. The doodle, in its fourth 'playable' version, has come out with a doodle goalkeeper trying to save a few penalties. Football has had a history of producing some immaculate scripts ever since its inception. But one aspect of the game that has seen provide excitement, adrenaline, agony, ecstasy and...
01:02 PM, Aug 10, 2012
