New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) A cash van guard suffered a bullet injury in an accidental fire from his single barrel gun here Monday evening, police said. Umesh Singh, 48, resident of east Delhi's Usmanpur, was wounded by a bullet fired by his own gun near HDFC Bank's ATM in old Delhi's Chandni Chowk area around 5.30 p.m., police said. "Singh, along with the driver, was sitting inside a cash van parked near the ATM when the bullet was fired, injuring his shoulder," said a police officer
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) International philanthropy group Safe Water Network Monday launched a tablet-based water and health education campaign designed to build awareness of and demand for safe water in rural communities. One of its kind, the campaign uses multiple regional dialects and culturally specific marketing content to educate community members on the benefits of safe water and its link to good health.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) A man accused of rape can be convicted only if he has a malafide intention of not fulfilling a promise of marrying the victim, the Supreme Court Monday said, describing the crime as an assault on the "body and privacy of the victims". "An accused can be convicted for rape only if the court reaches a conclusion that the intention of the accused was malafide, and that he had clandestine motives," said an apex court bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice Dipak Misra.
Lucknow, May 20 (IANS) A NRI, running a NGO here for HIV-AIDS afflicted, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his rented accomodation here Monday, police said. While police claimed that it appeared to be a case of suicide, the deceased - Shivanand Dunker George Khan - had polythene was wrapped around his face with a rubber band tying it around his neck
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Editor's Guild of India Monday expressed in "shock and deep anguish" over stabbing to death of three employees of the newspaper Ganadoot Patrika in Agartala, Tripura. "That manager of the newspaper Ranjit Chowdhury, proof reader Sunil Bhattarcharjee and driver Balaram Ghosh died at the hands of suspected contract killers in broad daylight on Sunday, shows that the law and order in the state of Tripura has all but collapsed," a statement from the Editor's Guild said
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) The stalemate between the West Bengal government and the State Election Commission over the rural polls continued despite yet another round of meetings Monday. While the two sides have concurred on the schedule of the three-phase election for 17 districts to be held on July 2, 6 and 9, there was no consensus on the district-wise grouping for each phase.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday disposed of a plea by cricketer S.
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) The Congress-led UPA 2, which will complete four years in office Wednesday, would fare badly if general elections were to be held now, with inflation, unbridled corruption and economic decline playing a major role, said a survey.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) A man accused of rape can be convicted only if he has a malafide intention of not fulfilling a promise of marrying the victim, the Supreme Court Monday said, describing the crime as an assault on the "body and privacy of the victims". "An accused can be convicted for rape only if the court reaches a conclusion that the intention of the accused was malafide, and that he had clandestine motives," said an apex court bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice Dipak Misra.
Bangalore, May 20 (IANS) Karnataka's apex industry body Bangalore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCIC) has drawn an action plan to revive the state's sagging economy with a strategy on kick-starting the manufacturing sector. "The 12-point action plan is aimed at reviving the state's economy by kick-starting the infrastructure projects held up for various reasons and facilitating the manufacturing sector's growth," BCIC president M. Lakshminarayanan told reporters here Monday
