Islamabad | 48 minutes ago
Three killed in blast at Pakistan minister' home
Islamabad, Sep 9 - At least three people were killed and six wounded when a car bomb exploded inside the residence of a provincial minister in Pakistan's Balochistan province Thursday, a media report said.The explosion occurred inside the residential complex of Balochistan finance minister Asim Ali Kurd, near the Railway Housing Society area in Quetta, Dawn News reported. Two people among the dead ... read more

Lucknow | 1 hour ago
Uttar Pradesh hooch tragedy toll 9, prime accused held
Lucknow, Sep 9 - Two more people, including the prime accused, have been arrested in connection with a hooch tragedy that till now has claimed nine lives in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district, police said Thursday.'The prime accused Nate has been arrested. Another woman involved in selling spurious liquor was also nabbed along with him. The two were arrested late Wednesday,' police Inspector D.P. ... read more

Gandhinagar | 1 hour ago
Ishrat Jahan killing: Court seeks names for probe panel
Gandhinagar, Sep 9 - The Gujarat High Court Thursday - while hearing a review petition in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan suspected staged shootout case - asked counsel to suggest names of investigators for constituting a new special investigation team - to probe the killing.A division bench of Justices Jayant Patel and Justice Abhilasha Kumari asked the petitioners, the central government and the state gov ... read more

Chandigarh | 10 hours ago
Senior Punjab government official arrested for graft
Chandigarh, Sep 9 - A senior Punjab Civil Services - officer was arrested by the state vigilance bureau late Wednesday for accepting a bribe of Rs.50,000 for favouring a complainant.According to the vigilance officials, 1995-batch PCS officer T.K. Goel, joint secretary in the department of welfare board -, was caught while taking the bribe. He has been booked under various sections of the anti-cor ... read more

Bhopal | 11 hours ago
21 dead, 41 rescued in Madhya Pradesh bus accident
Bhopal, Sep 9 - As many as 21 people were killed and 41 others were rescued when an overcrowded bus fell into Bagdi river in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district, police said.The accident took place late Wednesday when a private bus, on its way to Indore via Chapra from Nemawar, with around 70-80 passengers on board skidded off the bridge and fell into the overflowing Bagdi river at Khategaon village. ... read more

Islamabad | 23 hours ago
Three Taliban men arrested for links to Times Square plot
Islamabad, Sep 8 - Police in Pakistan Wednesday said they had arrested three men allegedly having links with Faisal Shahzad, held in New York in May on charges of plotting a failed bombing in New York's Times Square.Faisal Shahzad, a US national of Pakistani origin, allegedly parked a vehicle laden with explosives in the Times Square area May 1. But the vehicle was found by police before an explos ... read more

Chandigarh | 23 hours ago
11 engineering students booked for forged admission papers
Chandigarh, Sep 8 - The Central Bureau of Investigation - Wednesday raided the state-run Punjab Engineering College - here and booked 11 students, including five girls, for submitting forged documents to secure admissions under the Non-Resident Indian - quota.The raid was conducted following complaints of irregularities in admissions to seats reserved for NRI students, CBI officials said. PEC is t ... read more

Raipur | 1 day ago
A forest ranger owns property worth over Rs.4 crore!
Raipur, Sep 8 - Simultaneous raids carried out by the Anti-Corruption Bureau - Wednesday at various locations in Chhattisgarh revealed that a forest ranger owned moveable and immoveable properties valued at around Rs.42 million -, officials here said.The ACB sleuths conducted raids at two locations of forest official Harish Pandey and seized papers showing that he has several houses in high-cost a ... read more

Islamabad | 1 day ago
Terror strikes feared in Pakistan ahead of Eid
Islamabad, Sep 8 - Militant outfits in Pakistan are planning suicide attacks across the country on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr, a media report said Wednesday.Terrorists are planning to attack religious gatherings, public places, markets, important buildings and sensitive installations, similar to the attacks carried out in Lahore and Quetta recently, the Daily Times reported citing an intelligence repo ... read more

Chandigarh | 1 day ago
11 engineering students booked for admission fraud
Chandigarh, Sep 8 - The Central Bureau of Investigation - Wednesday raided the state-run Punjab Engineering College - here and booked 11 students for submitting forged documents to secure admissions under the Non-Resident Indian - quota.This raid was conducted following complaints of irregularities in admissions to seats reserved for NRI students, CBI officials said. 'During the last few days, we ... read more