Man Shoots Daughter’s Teenage Lover Dead
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) In what appears to be an act of honour killing, a man in West Bengal’s Nadia district allegedly shot dead a teenager for being in a relationship with his daughter, police…
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Youth Lynched for Stealing a Goat in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Feb 7 (IANS) A youth was beaten to death in Jharkhand’s Lohardagga district on charges of stealing a goat, the police said. The youth was brutally thrashed on Saturday night in Akashi village, about…
Bomb Hoax at Bengal Secretariat
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) Security personnel were thrown into a tizzy on Thursday after a telephone caller claimed that a bomb has been planted in the West Bengal secretariat Nabanna that also houses the office…
Five Arrested for Assaulting Tanzanian Woman in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Feb 4 (IANS) Five people suspected of assaulting a Tanzanian woman were arrested early on Thursday, Police Commissioner N.S. Megharik said. “We have arrested the five accused after interrogating them on Wednesday night under…
Tanzanian Woman Beaten Up, Stripped in Bengaluru
Bengaluru/New Delhi Feb 3 (PTI) A Tanzanian woman student was allegedly beaten up and stripped by a mob in a case of “mistaken identity” after a woman was mowed down by a car here, prompting…
97-Year-Old Freedom Fighter Chimman Lal Jain’s Bid to Torch Liquor Shop Foiled
Agra, Jan 31 (IANS) Police detained a 97-year-old freedom fighter, Chimman Lal Jain, in his own house to prevent him from torching a liquor shop as announced by him earlier. Jain had on October 2…
Former Milk Man Held for Cheating over 100 ATM Users
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) A 25-year-old man has been arrested here for cheating over 100 people by withdrawing money from their accounts on the pretext of helping them use ATM booths, police said on…
American Arthur Patterson Jailed in South Korea for 1997 Murder
Seoul, Jan 29 (IANS) An American received a 20-year jail term, the longest prison sentence under the South Korean law, on Friday for murdering a South Korean student about two decades ago. A court in…
Freedom Of Expression Under Attack in Bangladesh: Rights Body
New York, Jan 27 (IANS) Freedom of expression came under severe attack in Bangladesh in 2015, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2016. While extremist groups targeted secular bloggers and foreign aid workers,…
21 Of World’s 50 Most Violent Cities in Brazil
Brasilia, Jan 26 (IANS) Twenty-one of the 50 most violent cities in the world are located in Brazil, according to a Mexican NGO. The NGO, Citizen Council for Public Security and Penal Justice, on Monday…
Mahatma Gandhi Statue Defaced in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Jan 25 (IANS) Tension gripped Dudu town in Rajasthan on Monday after a statue of Mahatma Gandhi was found defaced and pro-Islamic State slogans painted on it. The incident took place in Mozammabad area,…
Car with ‘Defence’ Sticker Stolen in Delhi
New Delhi, January 24 (IANS) A car bearing a “Defence” sticker was stolen on Sunday afternoon, leaving Delhi Police in a tizzy with Republic Day barely two days away. The white-coloured Hyundai Santro car, belonging…
British Couple Chloroformed, Robbed in Goa; Two Arrested
Panaji, Jan 23 (IANS) Two burglars were arrested for breaking into a hotel room in the popular Goa beach village of Majorda, rendering a British couple unconscious with chloroform spray and stealing cash, jewellery and…
Five Killed in Canada School Shooting
Vancouver, Jan 23 (IANS) Shooting at a school in Canada’s Saskatchewan province has left five people dead and two others seriously injured, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. A suspect was in custody after the shooting…
Man Accused Of Gang Rape Lynched in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Jan 22 (IANS) One person was lynched and two others beaten badly in Jharkhand’s Gumla district on Friday after the local people accused them of raping and killing a minor girl on January 9,…
No Terror Link in Cab Driver’s Murder: Himachal Police
Shimla, Jan 22 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh Police on Friday ruled out the possibility of a terror angle to the murder of a car driver hired by three people for travel to Pathankot in Punjab….
Two Trinamool Congress Members Die While Making Bomb: Police
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) Two members of a family with ties to West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress were killed when a bomb they were making exploded in Birbhum district, police said on Friday. The incident…
Caitanya Lila Holt’s Death in Goa Sparks Facebook Campaign
Panaji, Jan 22 (IANS) Friends of Caitanya Lila Holt, 30-year-old US national, who died after allegedly choking on mud in a paddy field last week, have started an online campaign on the social media seeking…
Putin ‘Probably’ Approved Ex-Russian Spy Alexander Litvinenko’s Murder
London, Jan 21 (IANS) The murder of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 in Britain was “probably” approved by President Vladimir Putin, an inquiry has found. Putin is likely to have signed off the poisoning…
Mob Chops off Hand Of Jitender Kumar, Who Looted Bank
Patna, Jan 20 (IANS) A mob chopped off the hand of a man who was trying to flee after looting a bank in Bihar’s capital on Wednesday, police said. Jitender Kumar was caught by villagers…