Crime and crash

New Delhi, May 6: A 5-storey building collapsed in West Delhi's Inderpuri area today morning injuring at least five people. Photos of the site show the tilted building resting dangerously on an another building inside a narrow lane. Relief and rescue teams are on the spot. The area has been cordoned off to prevent more damage. It appears that the building collapsed due to low grade construction

Etah (UP), May 5: Fourteen persons were today killed and 28 others injured when a truck carrying a marriage party lost control and fell into a canal here. The incident took place at about 3 AM when the truck was returning from Agra, police said. The injured have been rushed to a hospital. District Magistrate Amit Kishore said compensation will be provided to the families of those killed

Mumbai, May 3: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested six persons including the income tax commissioner of Mumbai on charges that he accepted bribes of over Rs 19 lakh to favour a major corporate group. CBI sources said that commissioner BB Rajendra Prasad and one other person has been arrested from Vishakhapatnam while four others have been taken into custody from Mumbai. The

Chikkamagaluru, May 3: The District Crime and Intelligence Bureau (DCIB) sleuths have arrested four persons who were involved in illegal exchange of demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency, for commission. Police have seized banned notes worth Rs 12 lakh. The arrested are Arif, Afzal, Abdul Karim from Gaurikaluve and Yogesh from Undedasarahalli. They were construction and tiles contractors. They

Bengaluru, May 1: The Ola cab service on Monday issued a statement that the driver, who was accused of molestation by a woman, was terminated from the Ola platform as soon as the complaint from the customer was received. "We have terminated the driver partner from the Ola platform as soon as we received a complaint from the customer. Safety of users is of utmost importance to us and we have zero

New Delhi, May 1: Three people, including a Delhi Police sub-inspector have been killed in a shootout in Delhi's Miyanwali area late on Sunday night. The shootout was reportedly between two rival gangs. According to the Delhi Police, Bhupendra, a local criminal, and his friend Arun were in a car with police sub-inspector Vijay and constable Kuldip at around 11:15 pm, when a few unidentified men

Gorakhpur, Apr 30: Nautanwa Independent MLA Aman Mani Tripathi, accused of murdering his wife, met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath here today triggering speculations that he could join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the near future. When confronted, Tripathi told ANI that Yogi Adityanath is like his 'guardian' and if he is asked to join the party he will do so. Tripathi also said he is only an

Phuket (Thailand), Apr 29: Tearful relatives gathered outside a Thai temple today to bury an 11-month-old girl killed by her father in a harrowing murder he broadcast live on Facebook before committing suicide. The Buddhist ceremony on the southern island of Phuket concluded a week of funeral rites for baby Natalie, who was hanged from the side of an abandoned building on Monday by her 20-year-old

Mumbai, Apr 28: Overcoming all odds, a 9-year-old rape survivor, daughter of a hearing and speech-impaired woman living on the streets, deposed in court and nailed her attacker, a fellow street resident. The special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act court on Wednesday convicted the accused, Mangi Sonkar (49), and sentenced him to seven years' imprisonment. The child had not

Lucknow, Apr 27: All that this 80-year-old man asked his grandson’s wife was an early lunch, but she dished out a sound thrashing and even tried to put a stick inside his mouth when he cried for help. The incident took place on Tuesday at Gopalpur village in Uttar Pradesh, and came to light after a neighbour posted the video of the harassment on social media. The video shows Panchoo crawling on