Crime

Newly-married woman murders husband by slitting his throat in Bihar

The woman killed her husband less than a week after the wedding, in Bihar's Saran district.

Jul 5, 2018

Sunanda Pushkar case: Delhi HC grants Shashi Tharoor anticipatory bail, bars him from travelling abroad

Tharoor was granted bail on the condition that he does not leave the country, as he is due to appear before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal on Saturday.

Jul 5, 2018

Police say UK couple was poisoned with nerve agent Novichok

The couple was found unconscious on Saturday as police earlier concluded it was a case of drug-poisoning. Tests have now shown that Novichok was used, similar to that of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal.

Jul 5, 2018

Rohingya in Bangladesh: Unexplained killings in refugee camps spark fear among residents

Bangladesh is deploying thousands of extra police to Rohingya refugee camps in the south, officials said, after a series of mostly unexplained killings that have sown fear among hundreds of thousands of people who have fled from neighbouring Myanmar.

Jul 5, 2018

Sunanda Pushkar case: Delhi Court to announce decision on Shashi Tharoor's anticipatory bail plea

After reserving its order on Wednesday, the Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce its verdict today on Shashi Tharoor's bail plea. The SIT has reportedly objected to the plea.

Jul 5, 2018

Pune-based businessman shot dead in Navi Mumbai

The businessman was allegedly killed by two bike-borne assailants during a late-night shooting in the city.

Jul 5, 2018

92-year-old American woman kills son to avoid going to care home

She killed her son after he tried to get her to move to an assisted living facility.

Jul 4, 2018

Delhi mass suicide: What is shared psychosis? Burari case involving death of 11 family members gets murkier

As bizarre details trickle in, it is now being said that the Bhatia family could have been suffering from "shared psychosis," due to which they believed that the late father of Lalit Bhatia, one of the deceased, was speaking to them and wanted them to perform the ritual.

Jul 4, 2018

'Unknown substance' leaves UK couple critically ill

The couple were found unconscious in their house. Police initially assumed it was a drug-related incident but have now cordoned off areas in Amesbury and Salisbury.

Jul 4, 2018

Noida shocker: 6-year-old boy molests toddler; inserts stick into her private parts

The toddler's father has also alleged that the six-year-old boy, who lives in the same area, had earlier sexually assaulted his niece as well.

Jul 4, 2018

3-year-old girl raped by neighbour in Jaipur

She was admitted to a hospital. Doctors said her condition is stable and she does not need operation.

Jul 4, 2018

Two men from Assam held for cannibalism in Manipur, cops on lookout for four more suspects

Residents of Saikul village nabbed and thrashed the two men after multiple disappearances of children in the region. Manipur police are on the lookout for four more suspects

Jul 4, 2018

Bengaluru blast: Bomb squad to probe into explosion at HAL staff quarters

Upon preliminary investigation by the Anti-Sabotage Squad and Bomb Squad, it was revealed that the blast was triggered due to a gelatin stick.

Jul 4, 2018

Malaysia's former PM Najib Razak charged with abuse of power

Razak, 64, was charged with three counts of criminal breach of trust and one count of abuse of power in connection with funds from SRC International, a former subsidiary of state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

Jul 4, 2018

Andhra techie promises to 'surprise everyone,' jumps to death from 9th floor in Chennai

The deceased has been identified as R Priyanka, a native of Andhra Pradesh. The CCTV footage from the building at the Thoraipakkam area showed Priyanka jumping off the building at around 4.45 pm. Her colleagues then found her body and informed the police.

Jul 4, 2018