Crime

TN teachers' associations demand probe into POCSO cases against educators on exam duty

The Teachers Joint Action Committee, comprising members from various teachers' associations, has demanded a thorough investigation into recent cases filed under the POCSO Act against teachers on exam duty.

Mar 27, 2025

Two children die of food poisoning at govt-run home in Lucknow; 23 others hospitalised

Two children tragically lost their lives due to suspected food poisoning at the Nirvana Rajkiya Bal Grah, a government-run children's home in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. The incident has also left 23 other children hospitalised, with two in critical condition being referred to King George's Medical University (KGMU) for further treatment.

Mar 27, 2025

ED begins probe in Ranya Rao gold smuggling case; DRI raids 9 locations

Bail plea of Ranya Rao in gold smuggling case to be heard today

The Bangalore Sessions Court will pronounce its verdict on actress Ranya Rao's bail plea in the gold smuggling case on Thursday.

Mar 27, 2025

Kerala Mar Thoma priest passes away days after hasty 'demise' message leaves clergy red-faced

Reverend Father James George, the Vicar of the Kumbanad Shalom Mar Thoma Church near Thiruvalla passed away on Thursday.

Mar 27, 2025

Chhattisgarh: CBI raids residences of ex-CM Baghel, MLA, IPS officers

A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) squad swooped down on multiple locations tied to former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and others in a sweeping operation.

Mar 26, 2025

J&K govt terminates four employees for links with narcotics trade

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday terminated four of its employees from service over their involvement in the narcotics trade.

Mar 26, 2025

RG Kar case: CBI to submit fresh progress report on probe today

RG Kar case: Psychologist's statements likely to give CBI vital clues

The statement of a renowed psychologist whom the R.G. Kar rape and murder victim tragedy contacted for counselling a couple of months before the ghastly tragedy in August last year can now turn crucial in the course of investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Mar 26, 2025

Meerut murder: After family refuses to help, Muskaan seeks govt lawyer

Delhi teen kidnapped, murdered for ransom by three minors

In a shocking incident, a 15-year-old boy was kidnapped by three minors in Delhi for Rs 10 lakh ransom and was later murdered by them.

Mar 26, 2025

RG Kar case: Calcutta HC asks CBI to clarify 'rape or gang-rape', seeks diary

A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to clarify to the court whether the woman doctor of the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, was a victim of "rape" or "gang-rape", and also to submit the case diary.

Mar 24, 2025