Girl burnt alive by spurned lover in Andhra
Hyderabad, March 5 (IANS) A girl was burnt alive by a spurned lover and his friend in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, police said. The shocking incident occurred in Chataparru village of Eluru mandal in West…
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Father kills daughter for returning late from school
Chandigarh, March 5 (IANS) A man was arrested in Punjab’s Ropar on Saturday for allegedly hacking his teenaged minor daughter to death, after getting enraged when she came back late from school, police said. The…
Case against top Kerala policeman for minor son’s driving
Thrissur (Kerala), March 5 (IANS) A court here on Saturday directed a case be registered against a senior police official as his minor son drove an official vehicle. The Thrissur vigilance court gave this direction…
Mother-daughter held with cartridges at Kolkata airport
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) The hobby of collecting ammunition landed a mother-daughter duo into trouble on Saturday after they were detained by police at the airport her ewhile they were to catch a flight to…
Thane 14-member family massacre: Multiple motives emerge in probe
Thane (Maharashtra), March 5 (IANS) A week after the sensational massacre of 14 family members and subsequent suicide by killer Hasnain Warekar, the police on Saturday came up with multiple motives behind the macabre killings,…
Thane 14-member family massacre: Multiple motives emerge in probe
Thane (Maharashtra), March 5 (IANS) A week after the sensational massacre of 14 family members and the subsequent suicide by killer Hasnain Warekar, police have on Saturday come up with multiple motives behind the macabre…
Maoist guerrilla found dead in Jharkhand
Ranchi, March 5 (IANS) A Maoist guerrilla was killed by members of his rival group in Jharkhand’s Lohardagga district on Saturday, police said. According to police, the body of Maoist commander Muslim Ansari was found…
Jeweller shot dead in Haryana
Gurgaon, March 5 (IANS) A 40-year-old jeweller was shot dead in his shop here by two unidentified men, a police officer said on Saturday. While Pawan Kumar was opening his showroom here in Gurgaon district…
Woman gang-raped by former colleague, his friend
Gurgaon, March 5 (IANS) A 21-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped on Wednesday by her former colleague and his friend after being lured by the promise of help in finding a job, a police officer said…
Decision to seize Turkish newspaper ‘troubling’: US
Ankara, March 5 (IANS) The US has described Turkey’s decision to seize control of the country’s largest newspaper as “troubling”. “We see this as the latest in a series of troubling judicial and law enforcement…
Mother, daughter held at Kolkata airport
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) Two women passengers, flying out to Dubai, were held at the Kolkata airport on Saturday after cartridges were found in their luggage, police said. “Piyali De and daughter Anamika were detained…
Attacked pregnant woman gives birth to ‘healthy’ baby
London, March 5 (IANS) A pregnant woman who was stabbed in a busy town centre in England was ‘doing well’ and gave birth to an ‘alive and healthy’ baby on Saturday, police said. A man,…
One of five missing booksellers returns to Hong Kong
Hong Kong, March 5 (IANS) One of the five missing booksellers from Hong Kong who went missing in October 2015, has returned to the city state, the media reported on Saturday. Hong Kong police confirmed…
Turkey police raid press office in Istanbul
Ankara, March 5 (IANS) Turkish police have raided the offices of Zaman, the country’s biggest newspaper, hours after a court ruling placed it under state control. Police entered the building in Istanbul late on Friday,…
Two Syrians jailed over drowning of Syrian toddler Aylan
Damascus, March 5 (IANS) Two people found guilty of “refugee smuggling” that lead to the much-publicised case of the drowning of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi and four other refugees were sentenced to four years and…
One killed in Indonesia ferry capsize
Jakarta, March 5 (IANS) One person was killed and four people were reported missing when a ferry capsized in Indonesia. The Ferry, Rafelia II, capsized on Friday when it was leaving Gilimanuk port in Bali…
Mozambique to discuss plane debris with Malaysia
Maputo (Mozambique), March 5 (IANS) Mozambique authorities said they will discuss the investigation of the plane debris found off the coutry’s coast with Malaysia on Saturday. Debris that washed up in Mozambique has been tentatively…
Police serve notice to Andhra minister’s son for harassing woman
Hyderabad, March 5 (IANS) Hyderabad police on Saturday served notice to son of a Andhra Pradesh minister for allegedly misbehaving with a woman. Banajara Hills police inspector served the notice to Ravela Sushil, son of…
NHRC issues notice to Kerala on maid’s torture
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a show cause notice to Kerala chief secretary in a 2014 case of torture of a house maid by police, asking…
NHRC issues notice to Kerala on maid’s torture
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a show cause notice to Kerala chief secretary in a 2014 case of torture of a house maid by police, asking…