A former BSF DIG and four others were held guilty by a Special Court here on Wednesday in the 2006 sex scandal in Jammu and Kashmir in which several minor girls were sexually exploited.


Ex BSF DIG among five held guilty in J&K sex scandal


IANS Automatic

Israeli officials said on Wednesday that no agreement has been reached with Hamas on a ceasefire in Gaza.


No ceasefire reached with Hamas on Gaza: Israel


Three patients undergoing treatment at Gwalior's biggest government hospital have died after the oxygen supply was cut off to its trauma centre due to disruption in electricity supply, their families alleged on Wednesday.


3 patients die in MP as oxygen supply disrupted: Families


The Narcotics Control Bureau seized 1 kg heroin worth around Rs 2 crore from West Bengal's Murshidabad district and arrested one person, a senior NCB officer said on Wednesday.


Heroin worth Rs 2 cr seized in Bengal


Two policemen were arrested for having close ties with persons accused of kidnapping 24-year-old Kevin Joseph, a victim in the Kottayam honour killing case, a police officer said here on Wednesday.


Two Kerala cops in custody in 'honour killing' case


Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court for protection from arrest in the INX Media case, hours after a court extended to him interim protection from arrest in the Aircel-Maxis deal case.


Chidambaram moves HC for protection from arrest in INX case


Nine tourists from Pune were arrested on charge of molesting a minor, assaulting her minor brother and rioting at the popular beach village of Baga in North Goa, police said on Wednesday.


Nine Pune tourists held in Goa for molesting minor, assaulting her brother


The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave its nod for the declaration of CLAT-2018 results on Thursday while giving more time to the Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) to probe complaints received by it on glitches in the conduct of online exam.


SC gives go-ahead to declare CLAT-2018 results on Thursday


Banking services were badly affected in Tripura on Wednesday as most of the major banks remained closed due to a nation-wide employees' strike.


Two-day strike hits banking services in Tripura


The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has decided to revoke the passports of five NRIs against whom Look-out-Circulars (LoC) had been issued by Integrated Nodal Agency (INA), the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) said on Wednesday.


Matrimonial dispute: MEA revokes passports of five NRIs


Upset over not scoring good marks in the Class 10 exam conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), three students allegedly committed suicide here by hanging themselves, police said.


Upset over CBSE results, 3 students commit suicide


The CBI on Wednesday raided the residence of Delhi Health and Power Minister Satyendra Jain over alleged violation of norms in hiring of a creative team in the Public Works Department (PWD) and registered a case.


CBI raids Jain's residence, registers case over PWD hiring


A special court here on Wednesday granted interim protection to P. Chidambaram from arrest till June 5 in the Aircel-Maxis deal case.


Court grants interim protection to Chidambaram till June 5


The US has quietly funded and equipped elite paramilitary police officers in El Salvador who are accused of illegally executing gang members, according to a report.


US-funded El Salvador police unit linked to illegal executions: Report


The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday raided the residence of Delhi Health and Power Minister Satyendra Jain in connection with hiring of creative teams for Mohalla clinics, schools and other such programmes.


CBI raids Jain's residence, AAP cries foul


The US Supreme Court on Tuesday in an 8-1 ruling limited the scope of police searches, ruling that police officers must have a warrant to go through a vehicle parked at a home or on its surrounding property.


US Supreme Court restricts scope of police searches


Expressing dissatisfaction over the Central government's execution of Chardham all-weather highway project in Uttarakhand, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday asked the authorities to stop dumping muck in the river.


NGT unhappy over Chardham highway project execution


Rome, 29 May (IANS/AKI) The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Tuesday called on countries in the Mediterranean region to better manage migration through "forward-looking" dialogue focused on future food security and rural development.


UN urges 'forward-looking' dialogue on Mediterranean migration


A new shelter home for widows, with capacity for 1,000 people, has been constructed in Uttar Pradesh's Vrindavan by the Union Women and Child Development Ministry, an official statement said on Tuesday.


New shelter home in Vrindavan for 1,000 widows


An undertrial gangster was injured on Tuesday when a juvenile from a rival gang opened fire at him at the crowded Tis Hazari court here, police said. The accused was taken into custody and the weapon recovered.


Firing at court: Criminal injured, bar body claims regular affair (Third Lead)


Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of four outpatient departments of the Composite Regional Centres for Persons with Disabilities in Sundernagar town.

Page 216 -