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Jaipur, Dec 20: In a shocking incident, a man set his two wives on fire reportedly for not keeping his mother happy, police said on Wednesday. The accused, Deepa Ram, on Tuesday took his two wives Daria Devi (25) and Mali Devi (27) in his car on the pretext of buying them jewellery, the police said. Ram claimed that he was unhappy with them due to some family matters and as they did not keep his

Hyderabad, Dec 20: A Dalit woman was stripped and beaten by the henchmen of politicians in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, for opposing encroachment in the name of housing under the NTR Griha Kalpa scheme. The incident occurred in survey number 77, Jerripotulapalem, under Pendurthi police station limits. The incident, which took place on Tuesday evening, came to light on Wednesday

In a new twist to the sensational actress attack case, the statements of Kavya Madhavan, wife of popular Malayalam actor and eighth accused Dileep, apparently revealed details of the caustic ties between her husband and the assault victim. Kavya in her statement to the police had disclosed that Dileep had nursed a grudge against the young actress, who was brutally attacked in a moving car in Kochi

New Delhi, Dec 20: Suhaib Ilyasi, who once hosted the popular television crime series 'India's Most Wanted', has been sentenced to life in jail for the death of his wife 17 years ago. The 51-year-old was held guilty of murder by a Delhi court on Saturday. Anju Ilyasi, 30, was found in her east Delhi home on January 11, 2000, with multiple stab wounds. Suhaib Ilyasi had told the police that she had

New Delhi, Dec 20: The Delhi government is finding novel ways to deal with haze during winters. On Wednesday, the Delhi government used anti- smog+ guns to bring down pollution level in the national capital. As per the plan, a trial run of anti-smog gun was held at east Delhi's Anand Vihar ISBT. Environment secretary Anil Kumar Singh had, on Tuesday, apprised Lt Governor Anil Baijal of the trial

Dec 20: The 16-year-old teenager accused of killing seven-year-old Pradyuman Thakur on the premises of Ryan International School will be tried as an adult, said the Juvenile Justice Board on Wednesday. "This is a turning point in this case and it is historic. There will be no leniency shown to him," Sushil Tekriwal, lawyer of Pradyuman's family, told reporters. Pradyuman's father Varun Thakur also

Panaji, Dec 20: The High Court of Bombay at Goa today dismissed a petition filed by Tehelka's former editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal seeking the quashing of rape and other charges levelled against him by a former woman colleague. Justice Nutan Sardesai dismissed the petition filed by Tejpal, who is accused of raping the woman during an event in Goa in 2013. The detailed order is expected to be

New Delhi, Dec 20: Union minister Giriraj Singh today took a dig at Rahul Gandhi, saying that he was forced to visit temples to win votes in Gujarat as the Congress could no longer ignore sentiments of the majority community. "Earlier secularism was about appeasement of minorities but for the first time it meant that the majority community could no longer be ignored," he said outside Parliament

United Nations, Dec 20: The 193-member United Nations General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session on Thursday at the request of Arab and Muslim states on US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, sparking a warning from Washington that it will “take names.” Palestinian UN envoy Riyad Mansour said the General Assembly would vote on a draft

The union government has made it clear that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not tender an apology to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his derogatory comments during the campaign for the Gujarat Assembly elections. The government conveyed its decision during a meeting of Opposition leaders with Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar. The