Crime and crash

Johannesburg, June 25: Selling of T-shirts carrying objectionable slogan referring to the gruesome murder of Indian-origin Anni Dewani have sparked a fresh controversy in Johannesburg, attracting criticism from different sections of the society, including that from the victim's family. The apparel with the message "Dewani Tours - treat your wife to a killer holiday" apparently refers to the

Amroha (UP), June 25: At least 15 people were killed and 24 others injured, two of them critically, when a bus rammed into a tree on Amroha-Joya road in the wee hours on Monday. The incident took place at around 2 am when the overloaded bus coming from Haridwar was on its way to Kamalpura village in Sambal district, police said. While 13 persons were killed on the spot, two others succumbed to

Srinagar, Jun 25: The over 200-year-old shrine of Dastageer Sahib was today gutted in a fire at Khanyar in old city, triggering protests by locals. An official of the Disaster Management Cell said the fire broke out in the shrine of Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani at around 6.30 AM and engulfed the entire complex within no time. "The shrine was made of wood ... the fire spread quickly and the complex has

New Delhi, June 25: A girl was raped by her neighbour in Kanjhawala area of outer Delhi, police said. The accused is absconding. The incident took place on Friday when the girl, a Class eight student at a government school, was returning home after meeting her friend. The accused stopped her and pulled her into his house and raped her, said the 15-year-old girl. The accused even threatened her of

Patiala, June 25: She wanted to gain name and fame for her family by working in Bollywood, but trusting her best friend has cost a 20-year-old college student dear. A college girl from Ber Kalan village, Kulbir Kaur (name changed) had a passion for acting. She has acted in many college plays and wanted to reach Bollywood. Her friend Muskan was fully aware about her passion. On the pretext of

Howrah (West Bengal), June 25: Rescuers today pulled out the body of the youth who fell into a well in West Bengal's Howrah district, more than 10 and half hours after he fell into the well. Rausan Ali Mondal, a mason by profession, slipped and fell into the 30-feet deep well at Eksara village in Howrah district at around 3.30 PM yesterday. Sadly this incident happened, just a few hours after

New Delhi, June 24: A fire broke out at the office of the home ministry in North Block in Delhi on Sunday. The fire was reported from the second floor of the building. Seven fire engines were rushed to spot, though authorities say the situation is completely under control. The extent of the damage caused by the fire is not known yet. Today being a Sunday, not many people were present in the office

Mangalore, June 24: Police have arrested the main accused in the brutal murder case of Jayanti, who was hacked to death by her own husband a day after giving birth to a baby boy earlier this week in Moodbidri. Police sources said that Jayant (30), who killed his wife Jayanti and injured his new born son at Community Health Centre on June 20, was found lying unconscious near a well in Yedapadavu on

Srinagar, June 24: A year after the Jammu and Kashmir government cracked down on sex determination centres, CNN-IBN has learnt that many of them have opened up again. In 2011, year when census figures had revealed the declining numbers of the girl child, the state government had come down heavily on the diagnostic centres suspected of conducting sex determination tests. A year later these clinics

Mumbai, June 24: Marry in a hurry and repent at leisure, observed the Bombay high court as it grappled with a tangle that a Christian man had landed in by marrying a Muslim woman under the Hindu Marriage Act. Mark Rebello had married Sakina Khan (names changed) on May 31, 1995 according to Vedic rites, apparently after being misguided by the marriage 'shops' outside the Bandra courts, and their