-The Hindustan Times West Bengal's Dum Dum Central Jail could put the notorious Abu Ghraib in a shade going by some of the disturbing incidents which have taken place there recently. A mere request for better food earned Bikram Mahato, undergoing trial for murder, a severe beating after which he was handcuffed and kept naked in a cell. And this is not an isolated incident in this jail. When Mahato had...

-Express News Service Lucknow: A complaint has been lodged against BSP MLC Arvind Kumar Tripathi alias Guddu Tripathi at Hussainganj police station on Saturday evening for allegedly issuing threats to RTI activist Shamim Ahmed. Police said Ahmed has alleged that he had collected the documents pertaining to the site map of Tripathi’s hotel in Hussainganj area through RTI Act. He alleged that the hotel was not built as per the map and...

-The Economic Times The country's chief auditor has uncovered a Rs 1,336-crore negative balance in the Books of the Empoyees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), the custodian of Rs 8.15 crore formal sector workers' lifetime savings. A report, prepared by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and reviewed by ET, says this discrepancy in the EPFO's Books for 2011-12 could grow further. For beneficiaries, this could mean lower returns on provident fund savings...

-PTI The CBI has registered a case in a Delhi court against Bharti Airtel Ltd, Tata Communication Ltd and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd for allegedly causing a loss of nearly Rs 48 crore to the government since 2004 by illegally providing international long distance (ILD)services. All the three telecom companies have been Booked on charges of criminal conspiracy and cheating under the Indian Penal Code and also under the Indian Telegraph Act for...

-The United Nations Unless Africa’s leaders prioritize environmental and health issues, and prevent the degradation of health-promoting food and medicinal plants, people’s health and productivity will continue to suffer, warns a new report released today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). “Africa’s population is growing at the fastest rate in the world and its economy is expanding at a commensurate rate, yet not enough focus has been placed on the role...