Crime and crash

New Delhi, Oct 12: Acquitting three persons of rape charges, the Supreme Court has ruled that a sex worker cannot lodge a sexual assault complaint against her customers if they refuse to pay. A bench of Justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Amitava Roy said that though the evidence given by a woman alleging rape must get importance from the trial court, but it could not be taken as "gospel truth".

Puducherry, Oct 10: Five persons were killed and 11 others, including six women, sustained injuries when a large stock of explosives blew up in a cracker manufacturing unit in Thuruvai at Villupuram district on Sunday. The identity of the victims was not known. The police gave the names of the injured as Vasu (23), Parvathy (63), Saravanan (33), Malarkodi (50), Velu (38), Vasantha (45), Poovatha

Mysuru, Oct 10: Public Works minister Dr H C?Mahadevappa said on Saturday that his friend Chandra Verma (Dr Girish Chandra Verma) had gifted him the Hublot watch. Activist T?J?Abraham had filed a private complaint before the Lokayukta special court in Bengaluru on Friday, regarding the Hublot watches worth Rs 45 lakh each, presented to the minister and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Speaking to

Bengaluru, Oct 9: A 28-year-old man was stabbed to death by his cousin on Friday night in DJ Halli police station limits. Police detained the suspect's father and are questioning him regarding a property dispute. The deceased, Stanley was a catering contractor and resident of Doddanna Nagar. The incident took place in Doddanna Nagar near Kavalbyrasandra around 10.30pm. When Stanley was walking

Chennai, Oct 8: In a freak accident, a nine-year-old girl fell from the fourth floor of her school and died later in the hospital. The shocking incident occurred at the SRM Nightingale Matriculation Higher Secondary School on Thambiah Road in West Mambalam. Logamithra, the victim, was a IV standard student at the school. Though her classroom was on the third floor of the school, she had sought

Ghaziabad, Oct 6: A 30-year-old man from Loni allegedly offered his 26-year-old wife to his friend as he was unable to repay a loan of Rs. 5,000. Following the incident at the house of victim on the night of September 29, the woman approached the police and lodged an FIR for rape, criminal conspiracy and criminal intimidation against her husband and his friend at Loni border police station

Dubai, Oct 6: When a teenager in Saudi Arabia began chatting up an American woman online, he first found fame and then notoriety before he was arrested over concerns that his clumsy cyber flirtation violated the kingdom's conservative norms. The teenager, known only by his online name of `Abu Sin,' a reference to his crooked teeth, speaks almost no English. Christina Crockett, a 21-year-old

Chandigarh, Oct 4: Ten coaches of the Jhelum Express derailed near Ludhiana early today, leaving two passengers injured. "Ten coaches of the Jhelum Express derailed between Phillaur and Ladhowal at 3:05 am," Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Ferozepur Anuj Prakash said. He said the train was coming from Jammu and going towards Pune when it went off the tracks. Further details are still awaited. Two

New Delhi, Oct 3: The Supreme Court fined Delhi health minister Satyendra Jain Rs25,000 on Monday for failing to file on time an affidavit on what the government is doing to fight Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne disease that has gripped the Capital. “You make such tall claims about what you can do. Why can’t you file an affidavit in time,” the court asked Jain. “You don’t need time when people are

Kolkata, Sep 30: Over four years after the infamous Park Street gangrape case, Kolkata Police has arrested the prime accused Kader Khan from Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district. Kader along with his accomplice Ali Khan was arrested by a special team of Kolkata Police in a joint operation with Delhi Police from their hideout in an apartment in Ghaziabad last night, the officer said. Sources in