Crime

Former Railway Minister Pawan Bansal Threatens Journalist, Press Club Seeks Apology

Barely days after quitting his post in the wake of his nephew's arrest on bribery charges, former Railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal got himself on the wrong foot with the media.

May 13, 2013

3 Killed, Over 100 Injured in Violent Clashes in Haryana's Rohtak District

At least three people were killed and more than 100 injured including 50 police personnel in violent clashes that place took place in Rohtak, Haryana on Sunday.

May 13, 2013

CSK vs DD Match on Schedule: SC Allows De-Sealing of Stands at Chennai Stadium

The Supreme Court on Tuesday has allowed the MA Chidambaram Stadium to be used for the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils.

May 14, 2013

Sanjay Dutt Withdraws Plea, To Surrender Before TADA Court On Thursday

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has withdrawn his petition to surrender at the Yerwada Jail in Pune and will surrender before the special TADA court in Mumbai on Thursday (16 May).

May 15, 2013

Honey Singh in Trouble, HC Directs Punjab Govt to File Case against Singer

Popular pop singer and rapper Honey Singh is in for trouble with the Haryana High Court demanding action against the singer for his vulgar songs.

May 15, 2013

IPL Betting: Diamond Merchant's Son Abducted, Murdered by Cousin for Money

A13-year-old son of a diamond merchant was abducted and murdered over IPL betting losses, the Mumbai police have revealed.

May 15, 2013

IPL Spot-fixing: Did Sreesanth Confess to Involvement in Betting Racket?

Amid strong denial from his family and lawyer Deepak Prakash, Indian paceman S Sreesanth has reportedly confessed to his involvement in the spot-fixing racket to the investigating team.

May 17, 2013

IPL Spot Fixing: Twitterati Seethes with Fury against Sreesanth

A day after Mumbai police arrested S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila for their alleged involvement spot-fixing during the sixth season of Indian Premier League (IPL), '#Sreesanth' and '#SpotFixing' continues to be among the top trends on microblogging site, Twitter.

May 17, 2013

Vulgar Song Case: FIR Filed Against Honey Singh

Just days after High Court questioned the inaction by Punjab police against Honey Singh, a First Investigation Report (FIR) has been booked against the pop singer on Friday.

May 17, 2013

Teacher Beats Class III Student to Death, Arrested

A 10-year-old student of government primary school at Basanti, West Bengal, succumbed to his injuries after being hit on the head by his teacher.

May 18, 2013

Indore Man Gets 10-Year Jail Term for Locking Wife's Private Parts

A 45-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment on Friday for putting "chastity lock" on his wife's private parts.

May 18, 2013

Expensive Chopard Jewels Worth $1m Stolen from Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival 2013 has somewhat disspointing start with the festival's sponsor Choppard reporting a theft of jewels worth 1million dollars from a hotel.

May 18, 2013

Sanjay Dutt Refuses to File Plea for Change of Cell

Actor Sanjay Dutt, who had earlier requested the TADA court to shift him from the suffocating "Anda" cell in Arthur Road Jail, has now refused to file any application for a change of cell.

May 19, 2013

IPL Spot-Fixing: Rajasthan Royals to File FIR Against 3 Players; BCCI Orders Internal Probe

Rajasthan Royals will file an FIR against the tainted three players for cheating the public as well as the franchise.

May 19, 2013

Amid IPL Spot Fixing and Cannes Chaos, India’s Forgotten Women Cry Out

India is too resilient for words to express. She moves on amidst storm and draught, thick and thin. Following the mass protests against the rape of a five-year-old in Delhi last month, society has held back its sympathies towards other cases. According to a BBC report, a woman is raped in India every 21 minutes and there are hardly a few incidents that make headlines. For the media also, the arduous task of getting maximum TRPs has shifted the focus to the ongoing IPL spot-fixing controversy and...

May 19, 2013