A 27-year-old research scholar who has accused a St. Stephen's lecturer of molesting her said on Friday that college principal, Valson Thampu, must resign if she has to get justice.


'Molested' Stephen's student demands principal's resignation


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Upholding its previous verdict, a special BSF court has acquitted a trooper who was accused of shooting dead a minor Bangladeshi girl while she was crossing the border illegally, an officer said on Friday.


BSF court acquits trooper in Felani shooting case


A 36-year-old Indian man was arrested in a drug bust in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur, media reported on Friday.


Indian arrested in biggest Malaysian drug bust


While upholding its previous verdict, a special BSF court has acquitted a trooper who was accused of shooting dead a minor Bangladeshi girl while she was crossing the border illegally, an officer said on Friday.


BSF court clears trooper of felony killing


The Delhi High Court on Friday put on hold till August 17 the arrest of St. Stephen's chemistry teacher accused of molesting a doctoral student.


HC puts on hold Stephen's teacher's arrest for molestation


A committee of experts at a hospital in the central Colombian city of Pereira has authorised the first mercy killing in the country in the case of a patient with terminal cancer whom several days ago the hospital ceased treating for legal reasons, Spanish news agency Efe reported.


Colombia okays first mercy killing for cancer patient


A routine traffic stop test for alcohol use in Asutralia led to the uncovering of an international fraud syndicate involving a global banking giant.


Four arrested in Australia over banking fraud racket


Ragusa, July 2 (IANS/AKI) Italian police arrested a suspected Senegalese human trafficker who skippered a rubber dingy, carrying 111 passengers across the Strait of Sicily on Thursday, as more than 1,500 asylum-seekers arrived in Italy.


Over 1,500 migrants arrive in Italy, trafficker held


A Danish woman, who was allegedly gang raped by nine vagabonds including three minors, failed to identify the juveniles on Thursday.


Danish woman fails to identify minor accused in rape case


The CBI on Thursday told a special court here that no action has been taken till now on grant of sanction by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) to prosecute two public servants for their alleged involvement in a coal block allocation case.


Coal case: No sanction received to try public servant, says CBI


The Supreme Court is likely to hear a plea by the Maran family-owned Sun TV, challenging the attachment of its assets worth Rs.742 crore by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the money laundering probe in the Aircel-Maxis deal.


SC likely to hear Sun TV plea against assets attachment


A sessions court here on Thursday fixed July 13 for recording statements of prosecution witnesses in a case against former parliamentarian Dhananjay Singh, facing trial on charges of destruction of evidence in the torture and murder of his maid.


Ex-MP Dhananjay Singh case: Court fixes July 13 for recording statements


Oregon in northwestern US became the fourth state in the country to legalise marijuana for recreational purposes.


Oregon becomes fourth US state to legalise marijuana


An Indian-American motel owner has pleaded guilty to financially benefiting from a sex trafficking scheme in the US state of Lousiana.


Indian-American pleads guilty in sex trafficking case


Twelve suspects have been arrested in connection with last week's terrorist attack that left 38 people dead at a beach hotel in Tunisia's Sousse city, a minister said.


12 arrested over beach hotel attack in Tunisia


Around 4,000 resident doctors from government and municipal medical colleges-cum-hospitals here and around the state went on an indefinite strike on Thursday, seriously hitting medical services.


Maharashtra resident doctors strike, medical services hit


Geneva, July 1 (IANS/AKI) The number of people who crossed the Mediterranean increased by a record 83 percent in the first six months of the year and most are refugees fleeing conflict and persecution, the UN said on Wednesday.


Big increase in number of refugees crossing Mediterranean: UN


Companies supplying gas are now free to set their own tariffs - both network tariff and compression charges for CNG, ruled the Supreme Court on Wednesday as it turned down a plea by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) to regulate the prices of inter-city supplies.


SC turns down gas regulator's plea to determine tariff


Observing that six dates of hearing were adjourned without examining defence witnesses, a court here has closed the right of the December 16, 2012, gang rape convicts to produce further evidence in a robbery case against them.


Dec 16 gang rape convicts can't produce witness in robbery case


In 2013, round 985,000 people acquired citizenship of a European Union (EU) member-state, among them 48,300 Indians, three-quarters of whom acquired British citizenship.


Over 48,000 Indians acquired EU citizenship in 2013


The central government on Wednesday questioned the Delhi Police  move to provide safety to churches only and asked Delhi High Court that efforts should be made to protect other religious places also.

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