India
Armed with Paints, Blade & 'Teeka', UP Man Turns Trees into God to Save Them from Tree Fellers
The chief of Wazirganj development block's Nagwa Panchayat carves picture of gods and goddesses on the trunks of trees and paints them with vermillion. Thereafter, villagers start worshipping the trees.
‘Write Whatever You Want’: Despair Shrouds Nirbhaya Rapists’ Home as Another Dec 16 Rolls In
The years of visits to the courts, to the jail to meet her son, still in his 20s, the unrelenting media interest and the burden of guilt have taken their toll on the mother.
Avalanche feared in Higher Reaches of Himachal Pradesh, People Asked to be Cautious
Chamba Deputy Commissioner Vivek Bhatia said people have been advised not to go towards avalanche prone areas in Pangi, Bharmour, Teesa and Salooni of Chamba district.
UP Woman Drugs In-Laws Week After Wedding, Flees With Cash and Jewelry Worth Rs 3.7 Lakh
According to the complaint lodged by the family Pravin and Ria got married in the Chota Para area in the Badaun district on December 9 and the woman belonged to Azamgarh.
In an Attempt to Scare His Friend, Drunk Man Runs Over Petrol Pump Worker; Victim's Leg Amputated
Kavi Nagar Station House Officer Mohammad Aslam said that the SUV driver perhaps wanted to shock the victim by driving close to him but lost control of the vehicle.
10-year-old Girl Kills Classmate after Fight over Snatching a Pen, Parents Try to Destroy Evidence
To destroy evidence, they tied the victim's body to a rock and threw it in a pond. Later, the mother of the accused informed her husband and they fished out the body from the pond and dumped it in an open ground.
Army Rejects Charges of Atrocities, Warns People in Northeast about 'Fake News' against the Force
The Army posted a collage of screenshots of social media accounts, accusing them of spreading misinformation against the force by accusing it of carrying out atrocities.
Lost on Her Way to Grandmother's House, Teenager Raped by Auto Rickshaw Driver in Hyderabad
When the girls did not reach their grandmother's house, the family had filed a missing complaint on December 8, police said.
Mother-Daughter Duo, Boyfriend Beheaded 65-year-old Kolkata Woman, Reveals Probe
The duo hatched a conspiracy to kill the 65-year-old along with Jund's daughter 18-year-old daughter Kanika.
Nirbhaya Convicts Suffering From Depression, Personnel Assigned to Ensure No Self-Harm: Report
The four convicts facing death in the 2012 Nirbhaya rape and murder case are under depression and have reduced their food intake.
Facebook India Head Appears Before Parliamentary Panel on WhatsApp Snooping Issue
The panel had also called non-official witnesses of the WhatsApp snooping row, including BJP's former organisational secretary Govindacharya, who was represented by his lawyer in the meeting.
SC to Hear Activist Bindu Ammini’s Petition on Entering Sabarimala
Ammini, along with another woman named Kanaka Durga, had entered the hill shrine on January 2 this year post the SC order in September 2018 allowing women of menstruating ages to offer prayers in the temple. The women were escorted by the police.
Anti-CAB Protests: Mobile Internet and Messaging Services Withdrawn in Meghalaya
The district administration in the state capital has also clamped curfew in areas under two police stations in view of the 'serious' deterioration of law and order.
Man Dies after Bike Falls into Pothole; Rights Panel Registers Case
The deceased, identified as Yadhulal, a native of Koonamavu, hit the uncovered pothole while riding his motorcycle and was run over by a truck near the metro station at Palarivattom in Kochi.
Indian Couple Sentenced for Spying on Germany's Sikhs, Kashmiris for R&AW
The man has been given 18 months in prison for acting as a foreign intelligence agent, and his wife was fined 180 days' wages.
Archaeological Survey of India Starts Work on Cleaning Insect Faeces Deposited on Taj Mahal
This problem was also present on other monuments facing the Yamuna, namely Itmad-ud-daullah, Chini Ka Rauza, Mehtab Bagh and portions of the Agra Fort.