CBI gives clean chit to Bansal in railway bribery scandal
CBI does not have any tapped conversation that shows that former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal was involved in or had any knowledge of the Rs 10 crore cash-for-post bribery scandal, which prompted the agency not to make him an accused in the case, sources said here today.
Nine killed, 19 injured in suicide bombing in Pakistan
At least nine people, including six Afghan security officials, were killed and 19 others injured today when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a check post on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the troubled Balochistan province.
Gallery of decorative art reopens at National Museum
A gallery of decorative art showcasing artifacts made of ivory, jade and ceramics was reopened at the National Museum here after renovation, shedding light on the craftsmanship prevalent in the 18th and 19th centuries.
MP finance minister quits after sodomy charges
Madhya Pradesh finance minister Raghavji today resigned from his post after an obscene CD purportedly featuring him surfaced and a police complaint by his servant alleging that he was being sexually exploited by the minister.
Uttarakhand: Relatives of missing persons running out of patience
The relatives of over 1,000 people, who went missing in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district after the deluge last month, are running out of patience and planning to visit Kedarnath and Rambada on their own to look for them.
Cong-JMM pact in a day or two
With a broad agreement reached for a Congress-JMM alliance in Jharkhand, leaders from both parties on Thursday discussed the nitty-gritty of government formation in the state and the joint statement t
3 die, 24 hurt in Bhiwandi garment factory collapse
With the recovery of two more bodies from the rubble, the toll in the Bhiwandi garment factory collapse on Thursday has risen to three, the police said.
Several duped on pretext of role in film
Several youth were duped by a quartet, including two women, on the pretext of auditioning them for a new film at a hotel here, the police said on Thursday.
Man held for raping tenant in Ghaziabad
A man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly raping a 24-year-old woman, who along with her family, stayed as a tenant in his house in Shalimar Garden area here.
Colts on song
Skipper Vijay Zol continued his fine form as his century helped India Colts thrash New Zealand Colts by a whopping margin of 165 runs to register their third victory in an U-19 tri-series match here o