Crime and crash

New Delhi, May 1: Three people, including a Delhi Police sub-inspector have been killed in a shootout in Delhi's Miyanwali area late on Sunday night. The shootout was reportedly between two rival gangs. According to the Delhi Police, Bhupendra, a local criminal, and his friend Arun were in a car with police sub-inspector Vijay and constable Kuldip at around 11:15 pm, when a few unidentified men

Gorakhpur, Apr 30: Nautanwa Independent MLA Aman Mani Tripathi, accused of murdering his wife, met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath here today triggering speculations that he could join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the near future. When confronted, Tripathi told ANI that Yogi Adityanath is like his 'guardian' and if he is asked to join the party he will do so. Tripathi also said he is only an

Phuket (Thailand), Apr 29: Tearful relatives gathered outside a Thai temple today to bury an 11-month-old girl killed by her father in a harrowing murder he broadcast live on Facebook before committing suicide. The Buddhist ceremony on the southern island of Phuket concluded a week of funeral rites for baby Natalie, who was hanged from the side of an abandoned building on Monday by her 20-year-old

Mumbai, Apr 28: Overcoming all odds, a 9-year-old rape survivor, daughter of a hearing and speech-impaired woman living on the streets, deposed in court and nailed her attacker, a fellow street resident. The special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act court on Wednesday convicted the accused, Mangi Sonkar (49), and sentenced him to seven years' imprisonment. The child had not

Lucknow, Apr 27: All that this 80-year-old man asked his grandson’s wife was an early lunch, but she dished out a sound thrashing and even tried to put a stick inside his mouth when he cried for help. The incident took place on Tuesday at Gopalpur village in Uttar Pradesh, and came to light after a neighbour posted the video of the harassment on social media. The video shows Panchoo crawling on

New delhi, Apr 25: The official websites of four premier educational institutions - Delhi University, Aligarh Muslim University, IIT Delhi and IIT BHU - were hacked today and "Pakistan Zindabad" slogans displayed on them. The hacker group, which identified itself as "PHC", said, "nothing deleted or stolen. Just here to deliver my message to Indians." "Greetings Government of India, and the people

Nagaon, Apr 25: A three-year old boy died after he was severely beaten up by a person suspecting him to be a 'ghost' in Nagaon district of lower Assam, the police said today. The boy was standing alone on the road at Sarudal Basti of Salna within the limits of Samaguri police station last night waiting for his father who had gone to escort his mother back home after visiting someone's house in the

Hyderabad, Apr 25: A 25-year-old housewife was found stabbed to death at her paramour's house in Kukatpally on Monday. The victim Prathyusha is wife of Anji Reddy, a private employee from Phase II of KPHB Colony. Prathyusha's family is from Addanki in Prakasham district and she went to visit her family a few days ago. On Friday night Prathyusha boarded a bus at Addanki to reach KPHB. However

Chennai, Apr 24: A security guard at late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s Kodanad Estate was found murdered in the wee hours on Monday. According to reports, Om Bahadur, 51, was found hacked to death, while another person, Krishna Bahadur, sustained serious injuries after he was restrained and assaulted. The survivor told the police that a gang of 10 people forced their way into the

Ahmedabad, Apr 23: A 23-year-old Amdavadi has filed an application with the police, accusing her husband of five years of torturing her. Her grouse is that he eats non-vegetarian food - reportedly breaking his promise of staying off meat once they get married. The inability to compromise over their food habits has led the couple to opt for divorce. Rima Doshi who belongs to the Jain community is a