Crime and crash

Ludhiana, Oct 18: Two armed men robbed an elderly money exchanger of Rs 70-lakh cash at gunpoint in Mohalla Guru Teg Bahadur of Jagraon on Sunday. The miscreants also took along victim’s scooter, leaving him and his 5-year-old grandson on roadside. The incident has been captured in the CCTV cameras installed in houses along the street. Vijay Kumar Chinna, 65, along with his 5-year-old grandson

Vijayawada, Oct 18: A two-and-a-half-year-old boy, Rahul, was allegedly beaten to death by his mother and her boyfriend in the AP Capital region, as the child was reportedly crying and disturbing them during nights. The child had been suffering from high fever for the last few days and was missing since Sunday. Neighbours found the decomposed body in bushes on Monday. The mother, Rekha Nishad and

Bhubaneswar, Oct 17: At least 22 patients died and around 12 others injured in a fire that broke out at the Sum Hospital here this evening, in one of the worst such incidents involving a medical facility. The blaze was suspected to have been triggered by an electric short circuit in the dialysis ward on the first floor of the private hospital which spread to the nearby Intensive Care Unit. "So far

Mumbai, Oct 17: Two persons, including a former corporator, were arrested this morning by Mumbai Police in connection with the murder of a 72-year-old RTI activist. "Amjad Khan (53) and his father Razzaq Khan (78) were arrested today morning on charges of murder of Bhupendra Vira. Razzak was earlier a corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. It looks like a land dispute led to the Khans

Mumbai, Oct 17: A Right to Information (RTI) activist was shot dead at his house in Kalina on Saturday night. Bhupendra Vira (72), who was known for taking on illegal constructions in his area, was shot by an assailant on his temple between 9.30 p.m. and 10 p.m. “His wife was present in the house, but was in another room, while he was watching television. We have launched a manhunt for the accused

Bhopal, Oct 16: As many as 13 tigers have died in the past one year due to poisoning and electrocution, besides other reasons in two national parks of Madhya Pradesh. Replying to an RTI query, state forest department said nine tigers have died in Pench national park--known as home to 'Mowgli', a fictional character and protagonist in English writer Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book'--whereas four

Chandauli, Oct 15: Twenty-four people were killed and 60 injured in a stampede at Rajghat bridge on the border of Varanasi and Chandauli where a large number of people had gathered for a religious event this afternoon. The incident took place when thousands of followers of religious leader Jai Gurudev were on their way to Domri village on the banks of the Ganga to take part in the two-day camp

New Delhi, Oct 15: Two Kendriya Vidyalaya students in Muzaffarpur, Bihar have been booked for assaulting a fellow classmate in a suspected case of ragging, Press Trust of India reported. The incident came to light when a video of the assault went viral on social media prompting authorities to take action. The MoS for Human Resources Development Upendra Kushwaha asked authorities to probe the

Bareilly, Oct 15: For a girl who dropped out of school after her class V exams as her father could not afford her education expenses, the teenage girl who gave birth to her rapist's childon Thursday after courts refused her the permission to abort is as brave as she is spunky. Battling stigma, uncertainly and confusion that has come with being an unwed mother so young in a UP village, the girl

Ratlam (MP), Oct 14: At least 13 people were killed and as many others injured when a private bus fell into a large water pit near Namli town here today, police said. Three persons were rescued safely, they said.So far 13 people have been found dead in the ill-fated bus that plunged into the water body, Ratlam's Additional Superintendent of Police Dr Prashant Choube told PTI. The bus was on its