Crime

Bengaluru man, convicted wife killer, escapes prison to murder second wife

Shankar had married his second wife Renuka (33) while he was out on parole. Renuka was a native of Hassan district in Karnataka and had married Shankar after the death of her husband.

Feb 21, 2019

Telangana man shot dead in US by masked assailants

Kotha Govardhan Reddy, a manager at a departmental store cum petrol station in Pensacola city, Florida, was killed after the miscreants open fired at the store.

Feb 21, 2019

Indian-origin couple found dead with gunshot wounds in Texas apartment

The couple's 16-year-old daughter was asleep in an adjacent room at the time of the incident and did not hear anything.

Feb 19, 2019

Mumbai bank manager cheats account holders by forging signatures on DDs, cash withdrawal slips

Harun Patel transferred Rs 71 lakh and Rs 25 lakh from Yatin Bane and Sneha Bane, respectively, to his brother's account between April 2017 and February 2018.

Feb 19, 2019

Pulwama attack: Karnataka teacher arrested over pro-Pakistan message on WhatsApp

Jilekha Bi's post triggered public outrage after which several people attacked her house in Shivapura and set it on fire.

Feb 18, 2019

Pulwama encounter: 2 JeM terrorists killed in search ops; Indian Army Major among 4 soldiers martyred

The encounter took place at Pinglan village when security forces launched a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) which led to firing between the security forces and militants.

Feb 18, 2019

Kerala priest given 60 years imprisonment for raping, impregnating minor; Church blames victim

When the news came to light in 2016, the church went to great lengths to cover up the incident and pressured the father of the victim to take responsibility.

Feb 16, 2019

India swiftly gets tough with Pakistan, revokes 'most favoured nation' status

After conducting a Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the decision was made to revoke the MFN status granted to Pakistan.

Feb 15, 2019

Pulwama terror attack: Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar condemn cowardly, dastardly act

A terrorist attack on Thursday claimed the lives of 45 CRPF personnel and the cricket community has condemned this dastardly attack.

Feb 15, 2019

Female HR executive murdered in Bengaluru hotel, staff arrested

The 33-year-old executive travelled to Bengaluru from Mumbai and was staying at a hotel in the IT hub of Whitefield.

Feb 15, 2019

Khashoggi's fiancée could have been second victim, journalist's body disposed in cooking furnace?

Khashoggi's friends and fiancée had said that the journalist visited the Saudi consulate as he was set to get married soon and needed to finish some paperwork that would permit him to tie the knot.

Feb 15, 2019

Income Tax dept busts Rs 20,000 crore hawala racket in Delhi

A series of raids and surveys were conducted by sleuths of the Delhi investigation unit of the IT Department over the last few weeks in different business areas of old Delhi.

Feb 12, 2019

21-year-old woman dragged out of car, gang-raped by 10 men in Punjab

The victim was travelling with a male friend from Ludhiana to Issewal village when the car was stopped by men on three bikes.

Feb 12, 2019

'I'm Anthony Fernandes,' claims Ravi Pujari after arrest; extradition likely to be delayed

Gangster Ravi Pujari's lawyers have written to Senegalese authorities claiming that the man they arrested is Anthony Fernandes, a citizen of Burkina Faso and not the gangster. Pujari was arrested from Dakar while he was travelling from Burkina Faso on a fake passport

Feb 11, 2019

BJP leader Mukul Roy, 3 others booked for TMC MLA's murder; blame game on

Satyajit Biswas, who represented Krishnaganj constituency in the Assembly, was shot from point-blank range inside a Saraswati puja marquee in Phulbari on Saturday.

Feb 11, 2019