5 security personnel killed in Maoist attack
Aurangabad: Five security personnel, including three State policemen, were on Wednesday killed when Naxals attacked them during construction of a culvert in Aurangabad district of Bihar, a senior police officials said.
Sebi gets more powers for ponzi crackdown
New Delhi: Giving Sebi more teeth to take on ponzi operators and others defrauding investors, Government has decided to arm the market regulator with direct powers to conduct search and seizure operations, attach prop-erties and access call data records of suspected defaulters. P10
99 pistols meant for criminals seized, 2 held
New Delhi: The Delhi Police seized 99 pistols meant for various criminal gangs operating in and around Delhi. Two persons have been arrested. P3
Mittal scraps Rs 50K cr steel project in Odisha
New Delhi: In the biggest foreign investment pullout, ArcelorMittal on Wednesday scrapped its Rs 50,000 crore steel plant in Odisha over inordinate delays, problems in acquiring land and securing iron ore linkages.
Top Islamist gets death for 1971 war crimes
Dhaka: A top leader of the fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami was sentenced to death on Wednesday by a special Bangladeshi tribunal for committing “crimes against humanity” during the country’s 1971 liberation war.