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Pregnant woman dies after being hit by car in Delhi

Sat, 26 May 2012 21:51:03 +0530

New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) A 28-year-old pregnant woman died Saturday after a speeding car hit her in south Delhi, police said.

Bishnoi's bail plea rejected in Bhanwari case

Sat, 26 May 2012 21:09:12 +0530

Jodhpur, May 26 (IANS) A Rajasthan court here Saturday rejected the bail plea filed by Congress legislator Malkhan Singh Bishnoi, arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of nurse Bhanwari Devi, a lawyer said.

Cash-for-vote: Cops furnish CD transcripts to accused

Sat, 26 May 2012 20:59:02 +0530

New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Police Saturday supplied transcript copies of the CD of the 2008 cash-for-vote scam sting operation to the seven accused in the case, including former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh.

Acid attack on woman volleyball player in Haryana

Sat, 26 May 2012 20:33:03 +0530

Rohtak (Haryana), May 26 (IANS) A teenage girl, who is a junior national volleyball player, was hospitalised with serious injuries after two motorcycle-borne youth threw acid on her while she was going for practice Saturday evening, police said.

Three die in Jharkhand mine collapse

Sat, 26 May 2012 19:20:59 +0530

Ranchi, May 26 (IANS) Three women miners, involved in illegal mining, died after an abandoned mine caved-in in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district Saturday, police said.

Security further tightened in Hyderabad

Sat, 26 May 2012 19:08:00 +0530

Hyderabad, May 26 (IANS) Police here Saturday further stepped up security following the arrest of three workers of YSR Congress Party who allegedly hatched a conspiracy to set afire 100 buses in the event of their leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's arrest.

Two killed in Maharashtra road accident

Sat, 26 May 2012 17:43:09 +0530

Solapur (Maharashtra), May 26 (IANS) Two people were killed and two others critically injured Saturday when their car hit a luxury bus near a village, 110 km from here in Maharashtra, police said.

2-year-old girl abandoned in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu

Sat, 26 May 2012 17:58:59 +0530

Jaipur, May 26 (IANS) In yet another case of abandonment of a girl child in Rajasthan, a two-year-old girl was found at a doctor's house in Jhunjhunu and the police Saturday said they suspected the infant was left discreetly when the doctor was away on duty at a hospital.

Rooftop gunman kills two in Finland

Sat, 26 May 2012 16:42:48 +0530

HELSINKI (Reuters) - A gunman opened fire from a rooftop in a Finnish town centre in the early hours of Saturday, killing two people and wounding several others, police said. An 18-year-old man wearing camouflage clothing was arrested after the shooting in Hyvinkaa, a small town 56 km (34 miles) north of the capital Helsinki. The motive for the shooting was unclear. It followed a series of shooting sprees in Finland in recent years and came less than a year after anti-immigrant gunman Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 people in a rampage in neighbouring Norway. ...

Bihar CM orders probe in Sitamarhi shooting incident

Sat, 26 May 2012 14:06:50 +0530

Patna, May 26 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered investigations into a shooting incident in Bihar's Sitamarhi district early Saturday in which paramilitary troopers opened fire on a group of villagers, killing one person and injuring four others.

One killed, four injured in Bihar as SSB opens fire

Sat, 26 May 2012 12:13:46 +0530

Patna, May 26 (IANS) A man was killed and four others were injured critically in Bihar's Sitamarhi district early Saturday when Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) troopers opened fire on a group of villagers protesting over the alleged molestation of a woman by one of their colleagues.

Man steals bus to lure estranged wife, kids back!

Sat, 26 May 2012 11:29:07 +0530

Yavatmal (Maharashtra), May 26 (IANS) In a bizarre incident, a former employee of the state transport department stole a bus to convince his estranged wife and children that he was no longer jobless, said an official here.

CBI begins grilling Jagan for second day

Sat, 26 May 2012 11:33:47 +0530

Hyderabad, May 26 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday began grilling YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy for the second consecutive day in the disproportionate assets case.

Gunman in Indiana standoff dies after shooting himself

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:47:35 +0530

VALPARAISO, Indiana (Reuters) - A gunman took hostages in an Indiana real estate office on Friday, then released them after an eight-hour standoff and fatally shot himself in the head, authorities said. The gunman died at a hospital in Valparaiso, Indiana, about 40 miles (64 km) southeast of Chicago, police said. "We believe there was some issue over some money," said Valparaiso Police Chief Michael Brickner. He added the man had been to the office previously to complain and had a confrontation with employees. ...

New Jersey man charged in Etan Patz death after 33 years

Sat, 26 May 2012 05:02:41 +0530

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man who police say confessed to strangling Etan Patz was charged with second-degree murder on Friday, 33 years after the 6-year-old boy vanished from his New York neighborhood and soon changed the way the nation responds to missing children. Pedro Hernandez, 51, who worked as a stock boy in a small food store on the Manhattan SoHo street where Patz was last seen on May 25, 1979, was charged with a single count of second-degree murder, according to court records. ...

Woman kills children, hangs self in Delhi

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:47:56 +0530

New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) In an shocking incident, a 27-year-old woman in south Delhi Friday killed her two infants - a boy and a girl - before committing suicide after killing her two children, police said.

DNA expert links needle, cotton swabs to Clemens

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:39:41 +0530

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A DNA expert in the perjury trial of Roger Clemens testified he matched the former pitching ace's genetic profile to articles of medical waste kept by the trainer who claims he injected Clemens with performance-enhancing drugs. Alan Keel, a DNA expert for Forensic Science Associates in California and a prosecution witness, said he found blood on a cotton ball and material that he believed was puss on another cotton ball that matched the genetic profile of Clemens. He also said he had found a small number of cells on a needle that also matched Clemens. ...

Three bison found dead in Chhattisgarh

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:16:23 +0530

Raipur, May 25 (IANS) Three bison were found dead Friday just outside the Barnawapara wildlife sanctuary, forest officials said, adding that death of protected animals have been reported from the same area earlier as well.

Talwars formally charged with murders

Fri, 25 May 2012 21:52:43 +0530

Ghaziabad, May 25 (IANS) A CBI court here Friday formally framed charges against dentist couple Rajesh Talwar and Nupur Talwar for the murder of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj in 2008 and will next hear the case June 4.

Rajasthan dairy official suspended

Fri, 25 May 2012 21:31:53 +0530

Jaipur, May 25 (IANS) An officer of a government-run milk production plant here was suspended while the services of two private labour contractors were scrapped Friday, a day after at least seven child labourers, all aged below 14 years, were found handling heavy machinery at the plant, officials said.

Food poisoning kills child, hospitalises 12 in Rajasthan

Fri, 25 May 2012 20:50:13 +0530

Jaipur, May 25 (IANS) A three-year-old child died of food poisoning after having breakfast Friday while 12 others from his family were admitted to a hospital here in Rajasthan, police said. The condition of three children was stated to be critical.

Government employee kills self over 'official problems'

Fri, 25 May 2012 20:39:13 +0530

New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) A 51-year-old campaign officer working with the union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting was found hanging from a ceiling fan inside his house Friday afternoon, police said adding that Jagjit Singh Bindra was reportedly depressed over "some official problems".

Three to die for killing four-year-old

Fri, 25 May 2012 20:18:23 +0530

Patna, May 25 (IANS) A court in Bihar Friday awarded capital punishment to three men and life imprisonment to another for the abduction-cum-murder of a four-year-old boy.

Berlusconi party girl says masqueraded as Obama

Fri, 25 May 2012 20:24:51 +0530

ROME (Reuters) - One of the young women who attended Silvio Berlusconi's "bunga bunga" parties told a court on Friday that she dressed up as a burlesque version of U.S. President Barack Obama to entertain the former Italian prime minister. In testimony during a trial against the 75-year-old Berlusconi on charges of paying for sex with an underage prostitute, Marysthell Polanco said she had also dressed as prosecutor Ilda Boccassini. ...

Army man arrested in Gurgaon for woman's murder

Fri, 25 May 2012 19:34:43 +0530

Gurgaon, May 25 (IANS) A soldier posted at army headquarters in Delhi was Friday arrested for murdering a pregnant woman here, police said.

CBI grills Jagan for over 7 hours, to continue questioning Saturday

Fri, 25 May 2012 19:05:53 +0530

Hyderabad, May 25 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday grilled YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy for over seven hours in the illegal assets case and will continue questioning him Saturday amid speculation that he could be arrested.

2 killed, 2 injured in Ghaziabad blast

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:45:23 +0530

Ghaziabad, May 25 (IANS) Two people were killed and two critically injured in a blast in a scrapped oil tanker in Ghaziabad Friday, police said.

Murder arraignment 33 years after New York boy vanished

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:54:05 +0530

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man who confessed to strangling Etan Patz faced arraignment for murder on Friday, exactly 33 years after the 6-year-old boy vanished from his New York neighborhood and soon changed the way the nation responds to missing children. Pedro Hernandez, 51, who worked as a stock boy in a small food store on the Manhattan Soho street where Patz lived and was last seen on May 25, 1979, was arrested on Thursday. ...

Doctors among four charged with rape

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:31:33 +0530

Chandigarh, May 25 (IANS) Four people, including two government doctors, have been booked for gang-raping a teenage girl for nine days in Haryana's Mewat district, police said Friday.

Italian Marines shifted to reformatory in Kochi

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:03:52 +0530

Kollam (Kerala), May 25 (IANS) The two jailed Italian Marines in Kerala who were put up at the Trivandrum Central Prison since February have been shifted to a Borstal School in Kochi Friday, officials said.

Four gun-runners held in Jalandhar, weapons seized

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:01:42 +0530

Jalandhar, May 25 (IANS) At least four smugglers have been arrested by the Jalandhar rural police, who Friday claimed to have busted a inter-state gang of gun-runners.

Gurgaon police bust drug gang

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:45:42 +0530

Gurgaon, May 25 (IANS) Police Friday said they had busted a gang of drug peddlers with the arrest of two people including a Nigerian.

Man found murdered in Delhi

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:36:22 +0530

New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) A 55-year-old man was found murdered by a road here, police said Friday.

Delhi woman strangled to death inside her room

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:19:22 +0530

New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) A 55-year-old woman was found strangled to death with her own stole inside her residence in the capital, police said Friday.

CBI grills Jagan in illegal assets case

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:05:42 +0530

Hyderabad, May 25 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here Friday continued grilling YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy in the illegal assets case amid speculation that he could be arrested.

High court quashes FIR against Pomersbach

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:02:02 +0530

New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday quashed US national Zohal Hamid's police complaint against Indian Premier League's (IPL) Australian player Luke Pomersbach that he had molested her.

Jagan appears before CBI team amid tight security

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:59:02 +0530

Hyderabad, May 25 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here Friday began questioning YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy in the illegal assets case amid speculations that he would be arrested.

Boy killed in Bihar for plucking mangoes

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:29:12 +0530

Patna, May 25(IANS) A 10-year-old boy was severely beaten up for allegedly plucking mangoes from an orchard in Bihar's Samastipur district. The child died from injuries, police said here Friday.

UP to set up control rooms for road accident victims

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:04:33 +0530

Lucknow, May 25 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh will set up control rooms on national and state highways to provide emergency services to accident victims in district-level hospitals across the state, officials said.

Man tells police he killed N.Y boy Etan Patz in 1979

Fri, 25 May 2012 06:56:54 +0530

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police on Thursday arrested a New Jersey man who they said had confessed to the 1979 killing of 6-year-old Etan Patz in a case that drew national attention to the plight of missing children and had frustrated law enforcement officials for more than three decades. New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Pedro Hernandez, 51, confessed to luring the boy to the small food market where he stocked shelves with the promise of a soda, then choked him and disposed the body in a plastic bag he threw in the trash. ...