Day: July 15, 2019

CBI arrests seven in NPCC bribery case

7:45 pm July 15, 2019

New Delhi: The CBI has arrested seven persons, including two senior officers of the National Projects Construction Corporation (NPCC) Limited, for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 40 lakh for clearing bills pertaining to construction of BSF border outposts, officials said on Monday. The agency has arrested Rakesh Mohan Kotwal, NPCC Zonal Manager and Latiful […]

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

LS passes bill to give NIA more teeth

7:42 pm July 15, 2019

New Delhi: Seeking to give more teeth to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill to allow it to probe terrorist acts against Indians and Indian interests abroad. The amendments will also allow the NIA to probe cybercrimes and cases of human trafficking. The NIA was set up in 2009 […]

15-yr-old girl abducted, raped by three youths in UP

Woman alleges rape by four people in Rajasthan

6:23 pm July 15, 2019

Jaipur: A 40-year-old woman was allegedly raped by four people in Rajasthan’s Karauli district, police said Monday. An FIR was registered against Ashok Bairwa, Dinesh Bairwa, Girdhar Sharma and Kailash Sharam under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on Sunday, they said. A medical […]

Delhi man stabs himself with knife after argument with family

Two arrested for killing minor boy in Muzaffarnagar

6:22 pm July 15, 2019

Muzaffarnagar (UP): Two persons have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district for allegedly murdering a 12-year-old boy after he resisted their attempt to sodomise him, police said Monday. The accused, aged 19 and 20 years, were the victim’s friends. They were arrested on Sunday in Charthawal town, Station House Officer Sube Singh said. He […]

UP: Kidnapped boy's body found after 20 days, one suspect held

3-year-old boy kidnapped in MP’s Bhopal

6:20 pm July 15, 2019

Bhopal: A three-year-old boy was kidnapped when he went out to buy chocolates at Baragarh Chichali area in Bhopal, police said Monday. Varun, son of Vipin Meena, went out around 7 pm Sunday to buy chocolates after he took Rs 10 from his grandfather Narayan, Kolar police station Inspector Anil Bajpai said. “After he did […]