Milan, Oct. 18 (PTI): An alleged middleman in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal has been arrested by Swiss authorities on corruption charges, Italian media have reported.
According to news website, La Repubblica, Guido Ralph Haschke could be brought to Italy by next week if he prefers not to appeal against his extradition before the Swiss federal court.
Barabanki (PTI): An eight-year-old girl was killed on Thursday during a celebratory firing at a programme in Uttar Pradesh’s Khewli village, police said. Sandhya died on the spot. Vinod, Agad and Anand, who were firing from their licensed guns, were beaten by villagers and then handed over to the police.
Ghaziabad (PTI): The defence in the Aarushi Talwar-Hemraj double murder case could not initiate arguments on Friday in the special CBI court here as lawyers went on strike demanding a bench of Allahabad High Court be set up in western Uttar Pradesh. The arguments will be heard on October 21.
London (PTI): Four World War-II veterans from the Sikh regiment have been presented with the Punjab Ratan here. Samitter Singh, 100, Gulzara Singh, 93, Rajinder Singh Dutt, 92, and Mukhtiar Singh Rai, 89, were awarded for their service during the war.
Mumbai (PTI): A tablet and a music system were stolen from the Juhu house of actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, police have said. Shilpa’s manager had lodged a complaint that an iPod and iPad were missing from their house gym.
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi police have concluded arguments on charges against sacked Uttarakhand minorities panel chief S.S. Namdhari and 21 others in connection with the killing of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep. They claimed all the accused were part of a “conspiracy to kill”.
Azamgarh, Oct. 18 (PTI): At least 22 persons have died while seven have taken ill after consuming spurious liquor at several villages in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh district over the past two days.
officer-in charge, a beat-in charge and four constables have been suspended on charges of laxity following the incident, a senior official said.
London (PTI): A British teenage girl caught on camera assaulting an 80-year-old Sikh man last August has pleaded guilty in a court in London. Coral Millerchip, 19, had sparked outrage around the world as she was filmed thrashing the elderly Sikh and knocking him to the ground.
Mandla (PTI): A tiger was found dead in the Kisli range of the Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh on Friday.
New Delhi, Oct. 18 (PTI): The Supreme Court has asked the Centre and state governments to file their response within three weeks on a plea for improving the condition of mental hospitals in the country by providing adequate financial resources and increasing the number of trained doctors.
ch of justices Gyan Sudha Misra and Pinaki Chandra Ghose sought their response on the petition filed by the National Human Rights Commission.
Kochi (PTI): A one-and-a-half-year-old girl was admitted to a Kochi hospital on Friday after being allegedly beaten up and her grandfather arrested in connection with the case, police said.
Mumbai (PTI): Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, on a trip to India, has said his country is looking at increasing bilateral trade as he invited investments from Indian firms. Orban attended an event organised by CII and inaugurated a consulate office here on Friday.
Mumbai, Oct. 18 (PTI): Preity Zinta today appeared before a magisterial court in Mumbai and secured bail in a cheque-bounce case.
The case was filed by Abbas Tyrewala, who had written the script of Ishkq In Paris, a film starring and co-produced by Preity. He alleged that a cheque of Rs 18.9 lakh given by the actress had bounced. The magistrate issued a warrant as the actress did not respond to the court’s summons on four occasions.
New Delhi (PTI): The Centre has approved a report on the Western Ghats recommending prohibition of development activities in a 60,000sqkm ecologically sensitive area spread over six states. The report was prepared by a 10-member panel headed by K. Kasturirangan.
New Delhi: Three youths, including a management student, have been arrested in connection with a string of armed robberies in the national capital region. Four gold bangles, five rings, two gold chains, two pendants and a Rolex wrist watch have been recovered from them.
Raipur (PTI): Two Maoists, allegedly involved in the killing of seven security personnel in Chhattisgarh in 2008, were arrested from the Kondagaon district on Friday. Kosa Muriya and Massu Muriya were carrying cash rewards of Rs 8,000 and Rs 5,000 respectively, police said.
New Delhi (PTI): The telecom arm of railways, RailTel, is set to launch Railwire, a high capacity broadband service, in rural areas of the country. “Our aim is to reach out to rural and remote areas of the country at affordable rate,” RailTel managing director B.K. Bahuguna said.
Bhopal (PTI): The Election Commission has seized over Rs 1.24 crore in cash in Madhya Pradesh since the model code of conduct for the upcoming Assembly polls came into force in the state. As per the commission’s directive, nobody is allowed to carry more than Rs 50,000 in cash.
