Crime and crash

Dubai, Oct 6: When a teenager in Saudi Arabia began chatting up an American woman online, he first found fame and then notoriety before he was arrested over concerns that his clumsy cyber flirtation violated the kingdom's conservative norms. The teenager, known only by his online name of `Abu Sin,' a reference to his crooked teeth, speaks almost no English. Christina Crockett, a 21-year-old

Chandigarh, Oct 4: Ten coaches of the Jhelum Express derailed near Ludhiana early today, leaving two passengers injured. "Ten coaches of the Jhelum Express derailed between Phillaur and Ladhowal at 3:05 am," Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Ferozepur Anuj Prakash said. He said the train was coming from Jammu and going towards Pune when it went off the tracks. Further details are still awaited. Two

New Delhi, Oct 3: The Supreme Court fined Delhi health minister Satyendra Jain Rs25,000 on Monday for failing to file on time an affidavit on what the government is doing to fight Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne disease that has gripped the Capital. “You make such tall claims about what you can do. Why can’t you file an affidavit in time,” the court asked Jain. “You don’t need time when people are

Kolkata, Sep 30: Over four years after the infamous Park Street gangrape case, Kolkata Police has arrested the prime accused Kader Khan from Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district. Kader along with his accomplice Ali Khan was arrested by a special team of Kolkata Police in a joint operation with Delhi Police from their hideout in an apartment in Ghaziabad last night, the officer said. Sources in

Nagpur, Sep 29: In a broad daylight dacoity, five armed assailants decamped with Rs three lakh cash and 30.9 kg of gold worth Rs 9.30 crore, from a private finance company, keeping several persons hostage here, police said today. The assailants carrying firearms held nine persons, including staff of Manappuram Finance Limited and customers, as hostage for about 20 minutes at the firm's Bheem Chowk

Gurgaon, Sep 29: Gurgaon police have arrested a 21-year-old man from Najafgarh in Delhi for allegedly killing his mother and sister a week ago on suspicion of prostitution. Two others were also held for aiding the suspect, Sumit, in the “honour-killing” crime. The three were arrested by police during a routine check by the Palam Vihar crime unit near the Industrial Model Township (IMT) in Manesar

Hyderabad, Sep 29: The iconic still of a father holding an infant wrapped in a piece of cloth over swirling waters reminds us of a scene from the blockbuster multilingual Bahubali. A photograph of a father carefully holding his sick daughter, wrapped in red, above his head and crossing an overflowing stream has gone viral on social media. The man Pangi Sathibabu, who risked his life to save his

New Delhi, Sep 28: Four Delhi University students were severely injured in an accident where an Uber cab rammed into a truck parked near Sector 16A in the wee hours of Friday, September 23. Kaayum Pegu, a 20-year-old Delhi University student pursuing English Honours at Miranda House college, was one of the four students inside the Uber cab, driven by a drunk driver. Kaayum succumbed to her

New Delhi, Sep 27: A government school teacher was allegedly stabbed to death by two class XII students in front of their classmates in West Delhi's Nangloi area after one of them was rusticated for low attendance. The incident took place around 5 PM when the students were writing their exam at the Government Senior Secondary School. Mukesh Kumar was stabbed thrice allegedly by the two boys in

Chandigarh, Sep 27: A 100-year-old woman was murdered by unidentified persons outside her house in Daun Kalan village, around 15 kilometers from Patiala. Police suspect the woman was sexually assaulted before the murder. According to family members, the victim used to sleep on a cot outside her house. The crime came to light on Monday morning when they found her body a few meters from there. They