Crime

Sheena Bora case: Indrani and Peter Mukerjea file for divorce after 16 years of marriage

Earlier in August, Indrani had filed for a bail citing 'ill-health' and a 'threat to her life' in prison but her application was rejected.

Sep 18, 2018

Who shot down MH17? Russia says Buk missile belonged to Ukraine

Russian military says the missiles that brought down MH-17 belonged to the 223rd anti-aircraft defence regiment of the Ukrainian armed forces.

Sep 17, 2018

CBI chargesheet against Mallya likely in a month; bank officials may be named accused

This would be first chargesheet in the case pertaining to loans of over Rs 6,000 crore given to Kingfisher by a consortium of 17 banks led by State Bank of India which alone had an exposure of Rs 1600 crore.

Sep 16, 2018

Kerala nun rape case: Jalandhar Bishop Mulakkal steps down ahead of sexual assault investigation

The Kerala police issued a notice to the Bishop to appear before the police on September 19. On the same day, Bishop Mulakkal issued a statement handing over his duties to Monsignor Mathew Kokkandum to manage the diocese in his absence.

Sep 15, 2018

Bhopal shelter home rape case: Ex-army man arrested for sexually assaulting deaf, mute inmates

MP Awasthi, the founder and an ex-army man has been accused of sexually assaulting two girls and three boys. He was arrested on Saturday.

Sep 15, 2018

Madhya Pradesh priest confesses to 4 murders over fake degree, liquor brawl

The Madhya Pradesh police had discovered a naked body with its head smashed near a temple in Mandi Bamora, 186 km east of Bhopal.

Sep 14, 2018

Delhi court orders framing of molestation charges against ex-TERI chief RK Pachauri

RK Pachauri was the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the Director-General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) when he was asked to resign due to the sexual harassment charges in 2015.

Sep 14, 2018

ISRO espionage case: SC grants Rs 50 lakh in damages to acquitted scientist Nambi Narayanan

Nambi Narayanan was falsely implicated in an espionage case for selling confidential ISRO data to Maldivian intelligence officers in 1994. There were claims that Narayanan along with another ISRO scientist sold the data for millions.

Sep 14, 2018

19-year-old girl in Rewari kidnapped and gang-raped; investigation underway

The victim's family members were threatened by the accused not to report the sexual assault.

Sep 14, 2018

Bishop Franco Mulakkal likely to be arrested as police gather crucial evidence

Kerala police have ascertained through witness statements that the bishop was present in the convent on the day when the assault took place as per the nun's complaint.

Sep 14, 2018

18-year-old IIT student kills herself; writes 'engineering sucks' in her suicide note

Nagashree was unhappy with pursuing engineering. In her suicide note, she had written that she was depressed.

Sep 13, 2018

Bengaluru woman arrested for carrying 105 grams of cocaine

Anamika, was in Hyderabad MG Bus Stand waiting to sell the drug to prospective customers.

Sep 12, 2018

Headless body with severed private parts found in Delhi's Green Park crematorium

The naked and headless body was found by a ragpicker, who was passing by the wooded area at the Green Park crematorium.

Sep 12, 2018

Kerala bishop Franco Mulakkal had an eagle's eye on attractive nuns, says rape victim

There are powerful people who protect the aggressor but there aren't any strong-enough state mechanism to protect the rights of the woman.

Sep 11, 2018

Russian roulette turns tragic; MP girl accidentally shoots self while on video call with friend

The victim is the daughter of a retired police officer and her parents and brothers were not at home when the incident took place.

Sep 11, 2018