In a twist in Bihar's Muzaffarpur shelter home case, the CBI informed the Supreme Court on Friday it is probing accused Brajesh Thakur in the murder of eleven girls. The CBI has recovered a bundle of bones from an alleged burial ground.


CBI to SC: Probing murder of 11 girls in Muzaffarpur shelter home case


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Even though PepsiCo India has announced it is withdrawing lawsuits against Gujarat's potato growers, the affected farmers on Friday demanded compensation for the harassment they were subjected to, while a newly-formed entity Bij Adhikar Manch (forum for rights over seeds) called for boycott of PepsiCo products.


Gujarat potato growers want compensation from PepsiCo


At least seven illegal immigrants, including five children, died when a boat sank off Turkey's Aegean coast on Friday, the Turkish coast guard said.


7 illegal immigrants dead in Turkish boat tragedy


The UN working group on arbitrary detention (WGAD) on Friday called for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be released from prison and slammed the UK government for breaching his human rights.


UN group seeks Assange's release from UK jail


Some 999 centenarians will cast their votes for Himachal Pradesh's four parliamentary seats at seven special polling stations on May 19, Chief Electoral Officer Devesh Kumar said on Friday.


999 centenarians to cast their vote in Himachal


The Supreme Court on Friday ordered former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh to appear for questioning before the West Bengal CID on May 14, two days after polling takes place in Ghatal Lok Sabha seat in Midnapore district from where she is contesting the Lok Sabha elections as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate.


SC orders ex-cop Bharati Ghosh questioning by Bengal CID


The number of Venezuelan nationals seeking asylum in Spain in the first three months of the year has tripled compared to the same period last year, the Ministry of Interior data said on Friday.


Number of Venezuelans seeking asylum in Spain triples


A special CBI court here sentenced a person Rajendra Marutrao Patil to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 3.13 crore in a loan default case causing loss to Andhra Bank of Rs 2.30 crore, the agency said on Friday.


Man gets life imprisonment for loan fraud


In a trail-blazing judgement, a Special CBI Court here has imprisoned a former Andhra Bank manager and four others to varying prison terms and imposed a total fine on them which is considerably higher than the fraud amount of Rs 2.30 crore they perpetrated on the bank, almost 10 years ago.


CBI court imposes fine bigger than bank scam amount!


An Indian construction site manager in Singapore has been jailed for six weeks for bribing two pest control company workers to notify him in advance of mosquito breeding inspections at his working place.


Singapore jails Indian for bribing pest control workers


Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday rejected a petition by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for an extension of the six-week bail granted to him earlier on medical grounds in a corruption reference.


Pakistan SC rejects Sharif's plea for bail extension


The Sri Lankan government has ordered the deportation of all foreigners who are currently in the island nation without visas and also those who over-staying their visas, the media reported on Friday.


SL orders deportation of all visa-violating foreigners


A Vietnamese woman, who was the second accused in the 2017 assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was freed from a Malaysian prison on Friday.


Second accused in Kim Jong-nam murder freed


The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) plea seeking to arrest former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar for questioning in the Saradha scam.


SC reserves order on plea for ex-Kolkata top cop's arrest


The Muslim Educational Society (MES) in Kerala has banned all face covering attires, a circular issued said.


Kerala institute bans face covering on campus from new session


The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) to deposit Rs 1 crore with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) as an interim environment compensation for non-compliance with the green authority's directions.


NGT fines Goa CRZ body Rs 1 crore for non-compliance


The Supreme Court on Thursday refused any special hearing in the sexual harassment case against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) CEO Rahul Johri.


No special hearing in BCCI CEO harassment case: SC


The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted more time to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to file a reply on Robert Vadra's plea challenging a money laundering case against him.


HC grants ED a week to file reply in Vadra case


Over 40 people were taken into preventive custody by the police in raids in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian and Pulwama districts late on Wednesday night. The raids were carried out in villages in Tahab, Chewakalan, Vehil, Narwah in the two districts.


Over 40 people detained in Wednesday night raids in J&K


Former Pakistani military dictator retired General Pervez Musharraf has requested the special court to postpone the hearing of a treason trial against him scheduled for Thursday (today) until the end of Ramzan due to his precarious health, reported Dawn.


Musharraf pleads for postponement of treason trial


Embroiled in users' data scandals, Facebook is set to create new privacy positions within the company that would include a committee, and external evaluator and a chief compliance officer, The New York Times reported.

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