Crime

Six Maoists killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district

The encounter took place when a joint squad of the CRPF and the District Reserve Group (DRG) of the Chhattisgarh Police was out for operations in Dantewada's Burgam village.

Mar 18, 2017

Man shot dead after seizing soldier's gun at Paris Orly Airport

Flights were suspended from both the terminals of Paris Orly Airport, while some were diverted to Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Mar 18, 2017

Kolkata: Sleeping woman burnt to death after cigarette starts fire in flat

A widow in Kolkata, who was addicted to smoking, was charred to death when her burning cigarette caused a fire in her room.

Mar 18, 2017

Gang-raped woman falls from 5-storey building while fleeing; survives

A gang-raped woman, who was trying to flee from her rapists, survived despite falling from a 5-storey building. While the woman's statement is yet to be taken, the police have arrested two.

Mar 18, 2017

Twin blasts jolt Agra, a day after ISIS terror threat message and just hours after derailment bid

The blasts in Agra come just a day after terror group ISIS had issued a threat in the area.

Mar 18, 2017

Racer Ashwin Sundar and wife charred to death in BMW accident in Chennai

Ashwin and his wife Niveditha were returning from an engagement in Chennai when their BMW caught fire and they could not escape because the doors did not open.

Mar 18, 2017

More trouble for Mamata, Trinamool as Calcutta High Court orders CBI to probe Narada case

Several Trinamool Congress leaders were caught on tape accepting bribes in a sting operation by Narada News.

Mar 17, 2017

Irish backpacker killed in Goa was raped, postmortem report confirms; CCTV footage of murderer released [VIDEO]

The Irish-Indian community has set up a Facebook page demanding speedy justice for Danielle McLaughlin and death penalty for her attacker.

Mar 17, 2017

Gujarat: 5 arrested for gang rape of 2 minor girls in front of father

The girls were gang-raped in a moving car in front of their father by 13 people in the Dahod district of Gujarat.

Mar 17, 2017

Alabama woman jumps out of moving vehicle to escape kidnapper

Footage captured by surveillance cameras at Gas Land in Birmingham, Alabama show a woman jumping out of the trunk of her vehicle as she escaped from her kidnapper. The 25-year-old victim had been kidnapped at gunpoint in front of her flat on 14 March 2017

Mar 17, 2017

Arunabh Kumar sexual harassment row: Mumbai lawyer seeks FIR against TVF founder in molestation case

Arunabh, who founded web content producing firm The Viral Fever, has been accused by multiple women of molestation and sexual harassment.

Mar 17, 2017

Mother, friends of Irish backpacker murdered in Goa, tell of a happy, beautiful girl

The victim's naked body was found lying in a pool of blood by a farmer in a field, hours after she was seen celebrating Holi four miles away near Deobag Beach in South Goa's Canacona city.

Mar 16, 2017

9-year-old girl's testimony in murder case leads to life imprisonment of two

The testimony of the young girl, who was witness to the murder, was considered prime evidence in sentencing the accused.

Mar 16, 2017

Spanish police seize more than 10,000 firearms in huge counter-terrorism raid

Spanish police have released striking new images, showing thousands of rifles, machine guns, pistols, revolvers, shells and grenades that were seized in a huge counter-terror raid. The weapons were apparently “ready for sale to terrorist groups and organised crime” before being seized in January 2017. Five people were also arrested in the raid.

Mar 15, 2017

Muslim clerics issue fatwa against Indian Idol Junior singer Nahid Afrin; here are a few other cases of fatwas issued against women and celebrities

The fatwa issued against Indian Idol Junior singer Nahid Afrin is not the first one in India. Here are the other cases of fatwas issued against women and celebrities.

Mar 15, 2017