Crime and crash

Pune, Aug 22: The National Film Archives of India (NFIA) on Wednesday evening witnessed a ruckus as a group ABVP activists allegedly thrashed students of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) for inviting the Kabir Kala Manch (KKM) artistes for a performance. The programme was to pay homage to the slain anti-superstition activist Dr Narendra Dabholkar. The incident took place despite a

New Delhi, Aug 21: Delhi Police have booked self-styled godman AsaramBabu on charges of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl. A zero FIR under section 376 was lodged at Kamala Market police station in central Delhi. on Tuesday evening. The case pertains to the rape of a girl at a hostel in Jodhpur. "We registered the complaint, but the girl said the incident occurred in Rajasthan, so the case

Hyderabad, Aug 12: A 19-year-old student of University of Hyderabad had a fatal fall when she was talking over the cellphone while walking on the terrace of a building under constructionon the university campus on Sunday. The victim was identified as MohiniMishra, II year student of Integrated Master of Arts (Linguistics) course at the University of Hyderabad. Mohini was the daughter of Vijay

Bhopal, Aug 8: Perturbed over ragging by senior students a second year bachelor of pharmacy (B Pharm) student of a private college, allegedly committed suicide at her house in Kamla Nagar on Tuesday evening. Deceased Anita Sharma, 18, stated ragging by seniors as the reason for her to take the extreme step in her suicide note. A case regarding abetment of suicide would be registered after

Arsikere (Hassan dist), Aug 6: Four members of a family were killed on the spot when the car in which they were travelling collided head-on with a KSRTC bus at Bendekere on the Arsikere-Banavara road on Monday morning. The dead are retired superintendent of KPTCL Bettegowda, 60, his son Jagadish, 35, Jagadish’s wife Kumuda, 28, and the couple’s 18-month-old son Dhanush. Bettegowda‘s wife Nagamma

Mumbai, Aug 5: A young Indian woman who grew up in Mumbai's red-light district facing poverty and sexual abuse has overcome the odds to win a scholarship to study in New York. Shweta Katti, 18, left for America on Thursday to study at the liberal arts Bard College, where she hopes to read psychology. Afterwards she wants to return to India and help other young women in her community. "It's my

Mysore/Chamarajnagar, Jul 29: A Mysore-bound KSRTC bus on Sunday ploughed into a roadside house injuring two, including the driver. The house was partially damaged in the incident, while commuters escaped unhurt. The bus attached to Chamarajanagar depot arrived from Mysore to Chamarajanagar at 6.30am, when the driver Madhukumar noticed some technical problem. He took the bus to the depot to fix it

Bangalore, Jul 17: A 19-year-old second-year degree student of Christ University attempted suicide by consuming rat poison on Monday afternoon on the University campus. The parents of the girl have lodged a complaint charging the NCC officer of the varsity with sexually harassing their daughter. The girl, however, was rescued by her mother in the nick of the time and is being treated at Jayanagar

Dubai, July 15: A youth died when his sports car, a Ferrari, deviated off the road and crashed into a date palm in Dubai’s Motor City today (Sunday). The collision, which happened at 1am, caused his car to split in two, before catching fire. A passing motorist took the youth out of the car. He sustained serious injuries that caused his death. Investigations proved that the young motorist was

Sakleshpur (Hassan dist), Jul 7: Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda was forced to visit Chikkallur, under Igur Grama Panchayat, Hethuru hobli, in the taluk on Saturday as villagers resorted to a massive protest demonstration — along with the body of a victim of elephant attack — demanding that he visit the village to lend a ear to their grievances. Lakshman Gowda, a farmer, was killed around 7