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A nine-year old girl was beaten to death by shopkeepers at a market in Harishchandrapur village,about 70 km from Malda town in West Bengal,after she was allegedly caught stealing a watermelon.

Minor girl killed over watermelon

KOLKATA: A nine-year old girl was beaten to death by shopkeepers at a market in Harishchandrapur village,about 70 km from Malda town in West Bengal,after she was allegedly caught stealing a watermelon. The young girl was tied to a post,badly beaten up and a watermelon was crushed on her head.

James Bevan new UK High Commissioner

NEW DELHI: James Bevan,a senior British diplomat,has been appointed as the UKs High Commissioner to India. He will succeed Sir Richard Stagg. Bevan,who will take up his appointment in November,said: I am honoured and delighted to have been appointed High Commissioner to India.

Nalco CMDs wife,others get bail

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday granted bail to NALCO CMD A K Srivastavas wife Chandani Srivastava and two others who were arrested in a bribery case. The two others who were granted bail are corporate executive Ratan Pal Singh and Anita Bajaj.

CBI to probe Manipur youths death

NEW DELHI: The CBI will probe the murder of a 20-year-old Manipuri youth,Irom Roger Singh,allegedly by the son of a state minister in Imphal. The decision came at the initiative of Home Minister P Chidambaram who was urged last week by Singhs parents to hand over the case to the CBI.

Cross-examination of Bhatt on May 16

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat Government-appointed Justices Retired G T Nanavati and Akshay Mehta Commission on Monday allowed the cross-examination of IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in connection with his affidavit filed before the Supreme Court. The cross-examination will take place on May 16.

Jolt for Mayawati,MLA joins SP

LUCKNOW: The ruling BSP in Uttar Pradesh on Monday received a jolt ahead of next years Assembly elections when its Msauli MLA Farid Mahafooz Kidwai joined the SP. SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav announced Kidwais joining at a press conference in Lucknow on Monday. Kidwai was elected to the UP Assembly on a BSP ticket in 2007 from Msauli in Barabanki district.

Cop booked for raping airline staff

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Mumbai: A police sub-inspector has been booked on charges of raping a 21-year-old working in an airline and extorting money from her,the police said on Monday. The accused,identified as Manoj Londe,was booked on the charges of rape and extortion following the complaint filed by the victim. Police said Londe is yet to be arrested.