Crime

Stalker takes Bhopal model hostage at her flat; threatens to kill her if police barges in

A team of police officers led by Deputy inspector general of police Dharmendra Choudhary have been negotiating with the man. The authorities were alerted after neighbors had complained of loud noises emerging from her room in Bhopal.

Jul 13, 2018

Pakistan election rally blast: Death toll rises to 70

The blast targeting former Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani at Bannu city killed 70 and injured 32. This is the third major attack in the region during election campaigning.

Jul 13, 2018

Spurned lover kills woman in West Bengal, social media claims 'Love Jihad'

A man named Sheikh Sultan Ali is accused of shooting dead one Subholagna Chakrabarty in Konnagar on Thursday because she refused to marry him. Read to know more.

Jul 13, 2018

Lahore under lockdown, media gagged as Pakistan prepares for Nawaz Sharif's arrest

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam have left the UAE and are coming to Lahore, where the duo will be arrested for their role in a corruption scandal. The state media regulator has barred television channels from running a live telecast.

Jul 13, 2018

Assam train serial murders: Tea vendor arrested for raping, killing 2 women

The accused, who committed the first murder on Tuesday (July 10) was reportedly looking for his third target inside the Jhajha-Dibrugarh Weekly Express when he was caught.

Jul 13, 2018

Colorado Wildfire: Denmark man charged with 141 counts of arson, likely to be deported

Jesper Joergensen was in the United States on a visa that had expired and was living in the country illegally, the police affidavit said.

Jul 13, 2018

Unable to crack Army exams, Agra man live-streams suicide on Facebook

Munna Kumar had been trying to clear the Army entrance exams since the age of 17 and had failed five times.

Jul 12, 2018

Kerala Church rape case: Priest who used victim's confession to blackmail her arrested in Kollam

Father Job Mathew was arrested in Kollam, while two other accused men are still on the run. The three had earlier applied for anticipatory bail but were refused by the Kerala High Court.

Jul 12, 2018

Bengaluru man smashes wife and father's head with pestle; surrenders before cops

The man killed his wife and father while they were sleeping in the wee hours of Wednesday. The reason behind the murders is yet to be ascertained.

Jul 12, 2018

Swaraj India's Yogendra Yadav calls IT raids at his sisters' hospital 'political intimidation'

The raid at two properties belonging to the sisters of Yogendra Yadav has so far yielded Rs. 20 lakh in cash. Swaraj India President says it is an attempt to intimidate him.

Jul 12, 2018

Woman beneficiary of PM's welfare plan found dead

Nanda Bedi, who received Rs 1.5 lakh under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, belonged to Dungarpur and had come to attend the Prime Minister's Jan Samwad programme in Jaipur on July 7.

Jul 11, 2018

Kerala High Court rejects anticipatory bail plea of three rape-accused priests

The three priests of the Malankara Orthodox Church were accused of raping a woman for a decade, police case filed after pressure for National Commission for Women.

Jul 11, 2018

Swami Paripoornananda thrown out of Hyderabad for six months for making provocative remarks

Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar issued Swami's externment order under Telangana Prevention of Anti-Social and Hazardous Activities Act, 1980.

Jul 11, 2018

Who is Franco Mulakkal? Police close in on Jalandhar Bishop over nun's rape complaint

The arrest of Franco Mulakkal, the Catholic bishop of Jalandhar, looms large. A Kerala nun has made a submission in front of a magistrate under Section 164 of the CrPC, saying she was raped by the high priest in 2014.

Jul 11, 2018

Triple Talaq victim dies after month-long torture in Uttar Pradesh

The victim, Razia, was confined to a room without food for a month and died during medical treatment.

Jul 11, 2018