Crime Diary: June 18
18 July 2012 6:30 AM ISTTWO HELD WITH RARE TORTOISETwo men were arrested for allegedly being in possession of a rare tortoise, on Tuesday. Police said they were heading to...
Madhumita murder: HC upholds life sentence
17 July 2012 3:55 PM ISTThe Uttarakhand high court on Monday upheld the life imprisonment awarded to former Samajwadi Party MLA Amarmani Tripathi, his wife and two others in...
Assam CM says key accused in Orissa
17 July 2012 3:54 PM ISTAssam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday said the key accused in the molestation of a girl here was traced to Bhubaneswar.'Tracking of [Amarjyoti...
PSU official rescued, part of ransom missing
16 July 2012 9:22 AM ISTSatyendra Narain Singh, 55, a senior officer with Oil India Ltd, was released by his abductors after seven days only when the family paid a ransom of...
One step forward, two steps back
16 July 2012 7:50 AM ISTAbout a decade ago, CCTV cameras were installed in several police stations across Delhi. However, till now there has not been any technological...
Crime Diary: July 16
16 July 2012 7:48 AM ISTMAN ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY, THREE STILL ABSCONDINGThe man behind a daylight robbery that occurred in north-east Delhi’s Bhajanpura in which two...
Pinki accuses live-in partner of theft
16 July 2012 6:33 AM ISTAsiad gold medallist runner Pinki Pramanik, accused of being a male and committing rape, Sunday sought police protection and filed a theft complaint...
Assam molestation case: two more arrested
16 July 2012 6:31 AM ISTPolice have arrested two more suspected culprits from the group that publicly molested and stripped a teenage girl in the main city of Assam last...
Assam’s night of shame
16 July 2012 6:04 AM ISTMy head hangs in shame as I try to piece together one of the ugliest stories in my more than two decades of journalistic career – the horrific story...
The pirate attack
14 July 2012 7:54 AM ISTCounterfeiting is being considered the world's fastest growing industry. According to current estimates, it represents up to 10 percent of global...
Indian in US pleads guilty in ivory case
14 July 2012 7:32 AM ISTAn Indian-American businessman here has pleaded guilty to selling jewellery and artifacts in Manhattan worth over USD two million made from illegal...
Assam shamed twice
14 July 2012 6:59 AM ISTThe molestation incident in Guwahati has become a national issue amid shocking follow-up comment by the director general of police (DGP) of Assam a...
