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Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel killed by Maoists

The looming fear has turned into a reality. The body of Chhattisgarh Congress president Nand Kumar Patel was found on Sunday morning not very far from the same spot at Darbha in Jagdalpur where the Congress convoy was attacked. Ejaz Kaiser reports.

Spot-fixing scandal: Srinivasan defiant as son-in-law sings

On a day the government announced a new law to deal with “dishonest practices” in sports, the Mumbai Police said Gurunath Meiyappan had passed on team information and strategies of the Chennai Super Kings to bookies. Charul Shah & Rahul Mahajani report. Ousting Srinivasan won’t be easy | Why Srinivasan must go
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North India

School sets up probe panel

The school management of Suncity World School announced on Saturday to set up an ombudsmen panel comprising people from administrative jurisprudence, law, education and child welfare to probe the molestation of the 8-year-old girl.

Pesky calls: TRAI for snapping Net, phone links

In order to curb the menace of unsolicited commercial calls (UCC), telecom regulatory authority of India (TRAI) has asked the service providers to disconnect all the telephone numbers and internet connections of the persons or the companies from where the pesky UCC emerge.
West

Burnt minor girl dies in Nagpur

A 12-year-old girl found burnt at an under-construction building in Gondwana Nagar in Nagpur, succumbed to her injuries on Saturday, police said.

Ahmedabad crime branch arrest bookie, recover Rs. 1.28 crore

Ahmedabad police today arrested an alleged bookie, involved in T20 betting that is deeply entrenched in Gujarat. The police recovered Rs. 1.28 crore cash and one kg gold from Vinod Mulchandani, who has been arrested by Ahmedabad crime branch.

Gurunath Meiyappan won bets on most CSK matches: police

Chennai Super Kings owner Gurunath Meiyappan won most bets he placed on his team’s matches, the police said. Mohamed Thaver reports. Guru was betting since schooldays: friends
East

Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel killed by Maoists

The looming fear has turned into a reality. The body of Chhattisgarh Congress president Nand Kumar Patel was found on Sunday morning not very far from the same spot at Darbha in Jagdalpur where the Congress convoy was attacked. Ejaz Kaiser reports.

Rahul Gandhi calls Chhattisgarh attack, an attack on democracy

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today, in Raipur termed the Maoist attack on his party leaders, which left senior leader Mahendra Karma dead, and several others injured, as not an attack on Congress but an attack on democracy.

Rahul reaches Raipur, proceeds straight to meet the injured

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi landed at Chhattisgarh capital Raipur at around 1.15am by special aircraft and has proceeded straight to a private nursing home to meet the injured Congressmen who were air-lifted from Jagdalpur by a chopper. Ejaz Kaiser reports.
South

‘Cyber command coming up in armed forces’

Defence minister AK Antony said on Saturday that a cyber command would be set up in the armed forces in a bid to strengthen the cyber defence security of India.
North East

BJP not to vote in Assam RS poll

BJP legislators in Assam will not vote on May 30 for the two Rajya Sabha seats, from the state, party state president Sabananda Sonowal said on Friday.
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World

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Indians account for 22% of Britain’s ultra-rich club

The list, published by the Singapore-based Wealth-X group, places steel magnate and ArcelorMittal chairman Lakshmi Mittal at second place with a fortune of $15.8 billion. Dipankar De Sarkar reports. Desi net worth
Europe

Parents patrolling streets help deter Stockholm rioters

Parents and volunteers have been patrolling the streets of Stockholm’s immigrant-heavy suburbs to help quell riots that have raged for almost a week, serving as a successful deterrent to troublemakers and winning praise from police.

Rise of the self-radicals

Unlike the 19 hijackers who brought down the Twin Towers in New York City in 2001, many of today’s radicals, extremists and terrorists are not necessarily working on a grand scale plot over months and years. Dipankar De Sarkar reports. Terror tales: panic grips London

Brit soldier killing: 'Friend' of suspect arrested

Counterterrorism police are questioning a friend of Michael Adebolajo, one of two men suspected in the savage killing of a British soldier.
Rest Of Asia

23 killed in clashes in Lebanon in one week: security source

At least 23 people have been killed since Sunday in Syria-linked clashes between Sunni and Alawite residents of the Lebanese port city of Tripoli, a security source said today.

27,000 Indians apply for exit papers in Saudi

India will issue at least 27,000 more Emergency Certificates to enable its citizens to leave Saudi Arabia for home after a new labour policy came into force in the Gulf kingdom.
America

One killed in Brazil giant fuel depot blaze

One person was killed in a spectacular fire that broke out in a fuel depot on the northern edge of Rio de Janeiro and spread to nearby homes, officials said.

Passive smoking makes kids aggressive: study

Kids who are exposed to second hand smoke in early childhood are more likely to grow up to be physically aggressive and antisocial, a new study has warned.

Vitamin C kills drug-resistant TB bacteria

In an “unexpected” discovery,vitamin C has been found to kill drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis, which could mean existing drugs can be redesigned to combat the disease.

Rescuers comb tornado rubble for survivors

Rescue workers with sniffer dogs and searchlights picked through the wreckage of a massive tornado to ensure no survivors remained buried in the rubble of primary schools, houses and buildings in an Oklahoma City suburb.

India, US to focus on role of web in spreading terror

India and the US on Tuesday said their counter-terrorism cooperation will include a new focus on the role of internet in the recruitment and facilitation of terrorist attacks.
Africa

Cleric praises courage of British soldier's attacker

A Syrian-born Islamist cleric who taught one of the men accused of hacking to death an off-duty British soldier on a London street praised the attack for its “courage” and said Muslims would see it as a strike on a military target.

Two suicide bombers strike in northern Niger towns: sources

Two suicide bombers struck on Thursday at a military barracks and a plant run by French nuclear group Areva in northern Niger, military and company sources said.
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