UK phone hacking: Brooks released on bail; Top British police chief resigns

Last Updated: Monday, July 18, 2011, 08:41

Britain's top police officer has resigned whilst police on Monday bailed Rebekah Brooks, the former head of media mogul Rupert Murdoch's newspaper wing, following her arrest over the phone-hacking scandal.

Orissa: Maoists release 4 of 6 abducted villagers

Last Updated: Friday, July 8, 2011, 15:07

Four of the six persons kidnapped by Maoists three days ago suspecting them to be police informers from Orissa`s Malkangiri district, have been released.

Bihar: Maoists release eleven abducted villagers

Last Updated: Sunday, July 3, 2011, 11:08

All the 11 people kidnapped by Maoists from Kareili village in Bihar`s Munger district were released in a jungle, police said on Sunday morning.

Detained Indian fishermen released in Sri Lanka

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 20:53

The 23 Indian fishermen who were arrested in Sri Lanka last week, were released from judicial custody on Wednesday.

Fishermen held in Lanka to be released: TN govt

Last Updated: Friday, June 24, 2011, 18:48

The 23 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, arrested by Sri Lankan Navy on June 20, will be released in two days, the state govt said.

Rajasthan Guv seeks details on Chishty`s case

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 15:18

Dr Mohammed Khalil Chishty has been languishing in Ajmer Central Jail since 1992, serving life sentence in a murder case.

Tamil Nadu fishermen released by Sri Lanka

Last Updated: Thursday, June 16, 2011, 22:07

Sri Lankan naval personnel handed over the fishermen to the ICG at the International Maritime Boundary Line today.

31 Suu Kyi sympathisers freed from Kolkata jail

Last Updated: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 18:49

After spending more than 13 years in jail, 31 out of 34 Myanmar`s pro-democracy activists were released from a Kolkata prison Thursday, said a Myanmarese supporter.

Shiney Ahuja released six days after being granted bail

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 4, 2011, 08:47

Shiney Ahuja was granted bail of Rs 50,000 last week by the Bombay High Court and was released on Tuesday. The actor, who has been convicted of raping his 20 year old maid back in 2009, has been slapped seven years imprisonment by a fast track court. The actor had challenged the conviction in the Mumbai High Court. In his appeal, the troubled actor had stated that there was no definite proof to hold him guilty.

Indian who killed six Saudis in accident released

Last Updated: Thursday, April 28, 2011, 12:51

An Indian man, who was jailed for killing six people in a road accident in Saudi Arabia, has been released after the family of the victims agreed to a blood-money deal.

Sketches of 4 gunmen involved in loot of Rs 50 lac released

Last Updated: Friday, April 8, 2011, 18:57

Police released sketches of four gunmen who allegedly looted around Rs 50 lakh from a jeweller`s house in Sihani Gate area of Ghaziabad.

911 call of LiLo’s rehab scuffle released

Last Updated: Saturday, April 2, 2011, 14:28

A 911 call made by a staffer at the Betty Ford Center when she got into an argument with actress Lindsay Lohan last year has reportedly been released.