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New Delhi, May 23 (IANS): A 35-year-old man was arrested in south Delhi for possessing 72.5 kg of cannabis, valued at Rs.45 lakh ($70,000) in the international market, police said on Saturday. Jahoor Khan, a resident of Farukhabad in…

Hyderabad, May 20 (IANS): An unidentified person opened fire at a young woman inside an ATM and robbed her of money and jewellery here on Wednesday, police said. The incident occurred at the State Bank ATM in Yousufguda area around 7.30…

Washington, May 18 (IANS/EFE): At least nine people were kiled and 18 injured in a shootout between rival biker gangs in Texas' Waco city on Sunday afternoon, police said on Monday. The shootout occurred in a parking lot between the Twin…

Bhubaneswar, May 15: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik dedicated mobile application (App) ‘Mo Saathi’ for safety of women in twin cities, here today. The mobile app was introduced by Commissionerate Police. In order to enhance security of women…

Bengaluru, May 14 (IANS): The CBI on Thursday arrested one of the accused in a case relating to the uploading of rape videos on social networking sites. "K. Kaushik was arrested here as digital evidence exhibits used in uploading the video…

New Delhi, May 7 (IANS): The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the juvenile justice amendment bill which paves the way for children in the age group of 16-18 years to be tried as adults if they commit a heinous crime. Opposition parties and…

Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS): A 13-year-old girl died and her mother was seriously injured in Punjab when they had to jump out of a moving private bus to escape molestation. Following this the bus staff were booked for murder, police said on…

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the Juvenile Justice Act which paves the way for children (juveniles) in the age group of 16-18 years to be tried as adults if they commit heinous crimes. The amendment to the…

Seventeen condemned prisoners were executed in various jails in Pakistan on Tuesday, which marks the higgest number of executions in the country since the moratorium on capital punishment was lifted. In Central Jail in Gujranwala, three…

Odisha police on Thursday recovered scattered bodies of four youth lying in the road near Jeypore town of Koraput district in Odisha. Besides, three torched vehicles —a Tata Safari, a Commander jeep and a motorcycle are also found near the…