Crime

Nirbhaya case: SC dismisses convict Mukesh's plea challenging mercy plea rejection

With this decision by the Supreme Court, convict Mukesh has exhausted the last legal remedy available to him against the death row.

Jan 29, 2020

Four blasts rock Assam on Republic Day, CM Sonowal condemns 'coward attempt'

Security officials rushed to the site where bike-borne suspected militants lobbed a grenade.

Jan 26, 2020

Davinder Singh case: Disgraced DSP brought to Jammu for NIA probe

Suspended Deputy Superintendent (DSP) of Jammu and Kashmir Police Davinder Singh has been brought on a transit remand.

Jan 23, 2020

Maharashtra teen commits suicide after sodomy, 14 nabbed

The student, was studying in Class 12 and lived at the Sevadal Boys Hostel in Jivti, Marai Patan village in the district.

Jan 23, 2020

Blue corner notice against Nithyananda: Interpol asks nations' help to nab rape accused

A blue corner notice is an enquiry notice and is issued to locate, identify or obtain information on a person of interest in a criminal investigation.

Jan 22, 2020

Arizona mother smothers 3 children, sits them on sofa 'as if they were napping'

Rachel Henry, 22, was booked into the Maricopa County jail on three counts of first-degree murder after admitting she had harmed the children.

Jan 22, 2020

Beware of FASTag scam: You could lose all your money to this trick

FASTag scam carried out by fraudsters should be a reminder to everyone how miscreants can siphon off your money using simple tricks.

Jan 21, 2020

Eight Kerala tourists found dead in hotel room in Nepal

The deceased, four adults and four children identified, were part of a group of 15 people who were visiting Daman.

Jan 21, 2020

SC rejects Nirbhaya rapist Pawan Kumar's petition claiming he was minor in Dec 2012

Nirbhaya rape convict Pawan Gupta has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi HC order declining to entertain his plea that he was a juvenile when the offence was committed.

Jan 20, 2020

'Fixing Kingpin' Chawla likely to be flown on Monday, top bookies jittery

London based businessman Sanjeev Chawla, who turned a major bookie for the D-company in the late 1990s, would be the second person to be extradited from London.

Jan 19, 2020

Delhi court convicts 2 men in 5-year-old girl's rape case which was overshadowed by Nirbhaya case

Additional Sessions Judge Naresh Kumar Malhotra convicted Manoj Shah and Pradeep Kumar in the case, saying that the child experienced exceptional depravity and extreme brutality.

Jan 18, 2020

Twin murder: Burnt body of woman tied to cot, other doused with acid found in UP

The body was recovered by villagers near a tubewell on the outskirts of the village yesterday evening. The woman is yet to be identified by the police.

Jan 18, 2020

With 3 gunshot wounds, woman drives 7 km to Punjab police station

Sumeet Kaur said her teenaged nephew shot at her and her mother Sukhbinder Kaur over the land dispute in a fit of rage.

Jan 17, 2020

New death warrant for Nirbhaya convicts: Rapists to be hanged on Feb 1 at 6 am

The development came minutes after the Delhi court asked the Tihar jail authorities whether the Nirbhaya case convicts have been informed about the rejection of their mercy plea by President Kovind.