Archive for September, 2008
“Headlines Today” woman producer Soumya Viswanathan shot dead in Delhi »
A 27 years old woman producer of a news channel was shot dead in the wee hours on Monday at a posh area of south-west Delhi while she was on her way back from work. Soumya Viswanathan,...
Seven killed in flyover collapse in Lucknow »
Lucknow: At least 7 people have been killed & more than 20 injured when an under-construction flyover collapsed in Lucknow on Tuesday evening. The incident occurred on the NHAI flyover which is on the Lucknow-Faizabad highway. The...
RBI: “ICICI Bank has sufficient liquidity” »
The RBI has on Tuesday assured that ICICI Bank has sufficient liquidity & the bank’s units abroad are “Well Capitalized”. The central bank also stated that ICICI Bank has arranged to give adequate cash to meet ATM...
Riots in Thane over Navratri “pandal” killed 1 »
Thane: At least one person has been killed & 50 others injured in communal clashes at Rabodi village in Thane District of Maharashtra over setting up of a “pandal” for the Navaratri festival around midnight. There was...
Stampede in Jodhpur Temple killed 40 »
At least 40 people have been killed & 100 other injured in a major stampede in the “Chamunda Devi temple” at the start of “Navaratre” in Jodhpur on Tuesday. The reason for the stampede at the temple...
7 killed in Malegaon blast, 70 injured »
At least 7 people have been killed & more then 70 injured in a bomb blast in the busy Bhikhu Chowk area in Malegaon of Maharashtra on Monday. Eight others, including six policemen, were hurt in stone-pelting...
Saif Ali Khan likely to be arrested for assaulting photo journalists »
Saif Ali Khan, a Bollywood actor, is likely to be arrested on Monday for allegedly assaulting photo journalists during the shoot of a film in Patiala on Sunday night, a private news agency reported. Following a tiff...
17 crude bombs found in Ahmedabad »
Police has on Monday found seventeen crude bombs near the Kalupur darvaja of Ahmedabad. The bombs found were not sophisticated devices but crude explosives. Police is investigating the matter....
Suspicious object found near Derabassi »
A suspicious object was found at Bankerpura near Derabassi in Punjab near Ambala-Delhi national highway. A senior official of Police said, “The object looks like a big fire cracker used during Dussehra festival, though it could not...
Well known singer Mahendra Kapoor passes away »
Mahendra Kapoor, a well known playback singer, has passed away on Saturday evening following a heart attack. He was 74 years old & is survived by wife, three daughters & a son. He was suffering from a...
Blast at Mehrauli area in Delhi, 4 killed & 20 Injured »
At least four people have been killed, Including 11 years old boy, & 20 others injured in a bomb blast at flower market in South Delhi’s Mehrauli area on Saturday afternoon. The explosion took place outside an...
Yamuna water level recedes in Mathura »
The water level of river Yamuna, which was flowing 18 cm above danger level in Mathura, has receded gradually. Residents & flood control officials heave a sigh of relief as earlier forecast had said that the river...
High alert sounded in Tamil Nadu after terror threat »
High Alert has been sounded in Tamil Nadu after a specific terror threat to major temples in the state, a private news agency reported. ADGP of Tamil Nadu has said that the information on the security threat...
Don threatens to kill Mahesh Bhatt for opposing Bajrang Dal »
Mahesh Bhatt, a well known filmmaker, has on Thursday approached top police officials after a man claiming to be gangster Ravi Pujari phoned his Juhu office & threatened to kill the director if he did not stop...
Security beefed up at Pakistan Airport after terror threat »
Security has been beefed up at Islamabad’s international airport on Thursday after a telephone threat that warned of a bomb attack. A senior security official said, “We received a call this morning that a bomb attack was...
High Court to Tamil Nadu: Reconsider Nalini’s plea for early release »
The Madras High Court has on Wednesday asked the Tamil Nadu government to reconsider the appeal of Nalini Sriharan, who is serving life sentence in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, for an early release. Observing that the...
Rahul Gandhi: “Strong laws needed to fight terror” »
Jalandhar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has on Wednesday said that the country needed a tough anti-terror law but not a “failed” statute like POTA. Rahu Gandhi said, “There should be a strong law to deal with terror....
Youth shot dead in Noida »
Noida: Some unidentified men shot dead a youth in Salarpur area of Noida on Wednesday. The victim identified as Babloo alias Bhim, 22 years old, was on his way to home on a bicycle when some miscreants...
24 trains diverted, 10 cancelled due to flood in Yamuna »
Delhi: At least 24 trains have been diverted & 10 trains cancelled due to flood in Yamuna River. Following an increase in the water level, the old Yamuna bridge was closed for rail & road traffic since...
6 get death sentence in Khairlanji case »
Mumbai: The Bhandara Sessions Court has on Wednesday awarded death sentence for six in the Khairlanji Dalit murder case in which four members of a family were killed in 2006. The district & sessions court also awarded...
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