Rakesh Maria May Not Retain Charge of Sheena Bora Probe: Sources
NEW DELHI: Rakesh Maria, who was removed as Mumbai’s police commissioner on Tuesday, is unlikely to retain charge of the Sheena Bora murder investigation despite the Maharashtra government yesterday saying he would, say sources. Sources say Mr Maria, who has taken over as Director General of... read more »
Rakesh Maria ‘not thinking of resigning’
A day after he was shunted out of the post of Mumbai Police Commissioner, senior IPS officer Rakesh Maria on Wednesday said he was not contemplating quitting. “I am not thinking of resigning. Reports saying so are not true,” Mr. Maria told PTI this morning. There was speculation after Mr.... read more »
BCCI like a sThe PCB should listen to Javed Miandad and stop chasing the pu...
Pakistan great and India nemesis, Javed Miandad, is at it again. At a recent function in Karachi, Miandad advised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to stop chasing after the BCCI to play a bilateral series. “Pakistan has always been superior to India in cricket and we have more raw cricketing... read more »
Indonesia migrant boat death toll rises to 61
Sixty-one bodies have been recovered from an overloaded wooden boat which sank off Malaysia carrying dozens of Indonesian illegal immigrants, maritime officials said on Monday. The dead were mostly men, with one toddler on board, the maritime agency’s search and rescue director, Robert Teh,... read more »
Comedy Nights with Kapil’ stars appear in new peta campaign
The cast of “Comedy Nights With Kapil” are teaming up with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India for a brand-new campaign, calling for animal adoption. The new... read more »
German man hid 40-tonne World War II tank in basement
A 78-year-old German man hid a rare World War II heavy weapons collection, including a 40-tonne Nazi Panther tank, in his basement bunker. Police in Heikendorf, northern Germany, found the... read more »
US says only 60 Syrians being trained to fight IS
Only about 60 Syrian rebels are being trained by the United States to take on the Islamic State group, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said today, admitting it was far below the number... read more »
India, Kazakhstan for strengthening cooperation in multilateral frameworks
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev have emphasized that strengthening of cooperation in multilateral frameworks between Kazakhstan and India would... read more »
South Sudanese now sheltering in UN bases
The number of South Sudanese civilians sheltering in UN bases has risen above 150,000 for the first time in 18 months of civil war, the United Nations said today. A total of 153,769 civilians are now... read more »
