Indian-origin forward Nishan Velupillay made his FIFA World Cup debut for Australia on June 14, coming on in the second half of their 2-0 victory over Turkiye. The 25-year-old, whose journey from academy football has been rapid, is considered one of Australia's most exciting attacking prospects. He now has eight international appearances and three goals for the Socceroos.
The chapter, State and Society up to 1000 CE, says the Vedic period is 'often described as a period during which women held a high and respectful position in society'.
Gurugram Police have arrested a man for allegedly poisoning and killing his 5-month-old son, who was born out of a live-in relationship. The accused was reportedly unhappy about the child's birth and has confessed to administering a poisonous substance to the infant.
A cab driver in Delhi has allegedly confessed to kidnapping and murdering an 11-year-old girl, whom he abducted from a pavement while she slept with her family. The accused, Bashu Kumar Singh, reportedly killed the child after an attempted sexual assault failed due to erectile dysfunction, dumping her body near the Faridabad-Gurugram border.
A six-year-old boy in Uttar Pradesh was allegedly murdered by a 15-year-old relative after the child reported an unauthorised money transfer from his mother's mobile phone.
A woman and her three daughters died after allegedly consuming pesticide in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district, police said.
Ousmane Dembele scored a first-half hat-trick as France made sure of top spot in World Cup Group I with a ruthless 4-1 win on Friday over a second-string Norway who like the French had already qualified for the next round of the tournament.
A former village head and three of his family members were allegedly murdered and their bodies set on fire inside a car in Rajasthan. Police have detained the ex-sarpanch's first wife and her children in connection with the crime, suspecting a family dispute over the sarpanch's two wives as the motive.
In a remarkable achievement, a family from Haryana, India, now residing in the UK, celebrates as both the son, Tushar Kumar, and the mother, Parveen Rani, have been elected as mayors in their respective towns. Tushar has become the youngest Indian-origin mayor in the UK.
Before sitting on the fast, Wangchuk, along with CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, visited Rajghat and paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi.
'Though he said a lot of things, he never once asked me to stay.' Aarti David explores love and betrayal in this short story.
The woman had married the man of her choice around three months ago. However, her family alleged, within a month of the marriage, the husband and his family started demanding gold and cash and subjected her to mental harassment.
The decomposing body of a 74-year-old woman was discovered in her Gurugram home, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death and her daughter's missing person report.
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officials met with the Kanpur Commissioner of Police to seek action in a case of alleged medical negligence at a private hospital. The case involves the amputation of an ITBP jawan's mother's hand. The police have formed a joint investigation committee to probe the matter.
The body of a 10-year-old girl, who was sexually assaulted and murdered near Sulur, has been handed over to her father amidst allegations from the mother that the cremation occurred without her consent, revealing a domestic dispute.
A 29-year-old woman was found dead at her in-laws' home in Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh. While the in-laws claim suicide, the woman's mother has alleged murder due to dowry harassment, leading to a police investigation.
A court in Bhopal has remanded Samarth Singh, the husband of former actor Twisha Sharma, to seven days of police custody in connection with her alleged dowry death case. Singh was arrested in Jabalpur and presented before a magistrate in Bhopal.
A court in Bhopal has remanded Samarth Singh, the husband of former actor Twisha Sharma, to seven days of police custody in connection with her alleged dowry death case. Singh was arrested in Jabalpur and presented before a magistrate in Bhopal.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has strongly criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his silence on the deaths of three Indian seafarers in US military strikes on commercial vessels, calling Modi a 'compromised PM' who lacks the courage to confront those responsible.
Film folk have been celebrating Mother's Day on Sunday, and posting loving pictures on social media.
The CBI has registered an FIR in the death of Twisha Sharma, booking her husband and mother-in-law.
A 25-year-old pregnant woman died after allegedly falling from a building in Delhi. Her family has accused her husband and in-laws of dowry harassment, prompting a police investigation.
A devastating fire in a five-storey residential building in southeast Delhi's Govindpuri claimed the lives of three family members and critically injured two others. Residents resorted to desperate measures, including climbing out of windows with the help of sarees and shouting for help from the rooftop, as thick smoke and flames engulfed the structure.
Long before Alpha, Bollywood had been retelling the Ramayana in modern settings, sometimes subtly and sometimes not so subtly.
It took years and years to bump into a green banana and learn how to eat it.
Lieutenant Sheetal Melhan is among the first batch of women officers to graduate from the Indian Military Academy. Her parents speak about how her extraordinary achievement is a culmination of their family's dreams.
A demolition notice has been issued for the house of Asad, the main accused in the murder of a Class 11 student in Ghaziabad, following his death in a police encounter. Asad's father and two others have been arrested in connection with the case.
Two minor girls in Maharashtra's Beed district allegedly committed suicide after being scolded by their mothers over household issues.
The deceased woman is survived by her husband and two daughters. The couple have been married for 13 years. The woman was said to be suffering from depression since the birth of her daughter six months ago, he said. Police registered a case and have launched an investigation.
A one-and-a-half-year-old boy in Kerala died after allegedly enduring weeks of brutal physical abuse, with a post-mortem examination revealing 51 injuries. The child's mother and her partner have been arrested in connection with the case.
A 22-year-old woman and her two-year-old son were found dead in Soro village, Garhwa district, Jharkhand. Police suspect suicide and are investigating all angles.
The videos were shown so that the woman could learn about Islam, she said in her statement, which is part of the chargesheet submitted in a Nashik court last week.
Giribala Singh, the mother-in-law of deceased Twisha Sharma, has applied to a magistrate requesting the reopening of a seized DVR in the presence of independent witnesses, citing discrepancies in the recorded footage and alleging manipulation of evidence.
Chitra tells us how her strained relationship with her husband and mother-in-law gradually improved after her father-in-law passed away.
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A British Sikh man has been convicted of murder after claiming he used a kirpan in self-defence. The case has raised questions about the legal parameters around carrying a kirpan in the UK.
In a deadly twist to what would have been a dream wedding, police on Tuesday said 26-year-old Ketan, who died while on a trek on June 18, was allegedly pushed into the gorge by his fiancee Siya (20) and her lover Chetan (22).
One year after the devastating AI 171 plane crash in Ahmedabad, the profound grief and lasting trauma continue to haunt the victims' families and eyewitnesses, many of whom still struggle with a deep-seated fear of flying and the indelible scars of their loss.
The body of a 14-year-old girl was exhumed in Bihar's Sitamarhi district for forensic examination following allegations of rape and murder made by her family.
Pune police have revealed that Ketan Agarwal's fiancee, Siya Goyal, and her lover, Chetan Chaudhary, exchanged 2,004 calls and spent 238 hours on the phone in the six months leading up to Agarwal's alleged murder at Lohagad Fort, suggesting extensive planning for the crime.
