Charges of neglect against Fiona Mackeown false, says her lawyerPANAJI - Fiona Mackeown, mother of slain British teenager Scarlett Keeling, will come to Goa in the second week of February to give her statement in response to allegations of ‘criminal neglect’ against her, but only if the Indian authorities grant her a visa, her lawyer said Monday evening. Tihar inmates get more care, death rate at lowestNEW DELHI - Tihar Jail, one of Asia’s largest prisons, has become more caring about the health of its thousands of inmates. British woman waiting for Indian police to nab absconding rapistNEW DELHI - Scarred by the trauma of her rape, a British woman is keen to see that her absconding rapist, an Udaipur-based hotel owner convicted for the crime, is nabbed by police at the earliest. Congress activist arrested on murder chargeKOLKATA - Four people, including a Congress activist, have been arrested in a West Bengal town for their alleged involvement in the murder of a beauty parlour owner, an official said Friday. Top US official says military used tortureWASHINGTON - A top US official has for the first time publicly stated that a suspect incarcerated at the Guantanamo Bay military prison camp was tortured, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. Five killed in Assam blasts, Chidambaram begins visitGUWAHATI - Five people were killed and at least 50 others were wounded, six of them critically, as three powerful explosions rocked crowded areas in Assam’s main city of Guwahati on New Year’s day Thursday. Meanwhile, Home Minister P. Chidambaram has arrived here on a scheduled visit. |