Emergency exit jammed, 4 employees charred to death in bus

Four employees of a graphics designing firm were charred to death and six others injured as a company minibus caught fire near Pune city on Wednesday morning, the police said. IMAGE: A bus catches......

Mumbai serial blasts convict killed as inmates attack him in jail

A convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case was fatally attacked by five inmates in Kalamba Central Jail in Kolhapur on Sunday, police said. Image used for representational purpose only.......

Enraged over pay cut, Pune driver set afire vehicle using benzene: Police

The deadly fire in a minibus owned by a private firm that claimed the lives of four employees near Pune was allegedly an act of sabotage by a disgruntled driver, the police said on Thursday.......

Power stays in families as leaders' kin enter Maha race

While political parties often accuse rivals of dynastic politics, during elections, they do not shy away from fielding relatives of their established leaders -- as the lists of candidates for the......

Bookies offered Rs 60 lakh for Wednesday's game

The police allege that a deal was struck for Wednesday's game between the Rajasthan Royals and the Mumbai Indians -- to allow 20 runs in an over, reports Manu Shankar Following the arrests of......

Sreesanth seeks BCCI nod for training, eyes 'selection'

After being cleared of all charges in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, Shantakumaran Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan hope to get the BCCI's nod to return to action soon. Manu......

'The anti-corruption unit has an almost impossible job'

Former Essex player Ian Pont, who is now engaged in coaching Indian bowlers at the Ultimate Pace Foundation in Bengaluru, tells Manu Shankar/Rediff.com you can never ensure that the spot-fixing......

'Delhi police framed Chandila, others to prove case under MCOCA'

'At that time the Delhi police was reeling under various controversies. This case was more of an attention diversion.' Rakesh Kumar, Ajit Chandila's lawyer, reasons with Manu Shankar/Rediff.com why......

'Delhi police didn't force confession out of spot-fixing accused'

'The investigations were done properly and thoroughly. We established a link between Dawood Ibrahim and the core group that was accused of match-fixing.' 'The moment you increase the possibility of......