The accused involved in the kidnapping and killing of four members of an Indian-origin Sikh family, including a baby girl, has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder, one for each life lost, authorities in California said.
Seventeen people, including five children, were killed and over 30 others injured on Saturday when a suicide bomber attempted to target a security forces' convoy in Pakistan's restive North Waziristan tribal region. The convoy was going from Bannu to Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan Agency, when the suicide car bomber tried to attack it at a crowded bazar. The bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle when the security forces opened fire at him.
In a warning to anti-Taliban tribesmen, two suicide bombers disguised as policemen targeted a gathering of tribesmen and pro-government elders killing at least 50 people and injuring 120 others on Monday in Pakistan's unruly northwest.
In a massive blow to star Indian boxer Vijender Singh, his friend Ram Singh has claimed that the Olympic bronze-medallist consumed drugs with him on a few occasions but insisted that the duo mistook the contraband for food supplements.
Olympic bronze-medallist Vijender Singh is unlikely to be tested by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) despite claims by his sparring partner Ram Singh that the star boxer consumed small amounts of heroin.
Constant harassment and pressure to accept bribes has left employees of the Tamil Nadu administration disillusioned, reports R Ramasubramanian from Chennai.
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The 49-year-old jeweller, fighting extradition to India on charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated $2-billion Punjab National Bank scam case, has made around six previous attempts at bail at the magistrates' court as well as at the high court level.
"Four terrorists were killed in the retaliatory firing and the suicide attack was foiled," an official said.
"The next 48 hours will be critical for her," J J Hospital Dean Dr T P Lahane told reporters on Saturday when asked if she is out of danger.
A factory belonging to relatives of an Arjuna award winner was on Sunday searched by Punjab police in a village in Fatehgarh Sahib in the wake of recovery of 26 kg haul of heroin with a street value of Rs 130 crore.
Australian director Murali K Thalluri, one of the most sought after filmmakers at the Toronto Film Festival, spoke to Arthur J Pais.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes just two days after a second round of a four-country meeting in Kabul aimed at reviving talks with the Taliban
The United States army witnessed the highest number of suicides in more than two decades in 2007 when at least 115 soldiers killed themselves, partly because of the stress of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2006, the number of soldiers who took their own lives was 102 and the suicide rate was up by more than 12 per cent the next year, which made it 18.8 per 100,000 soldiers.
The accused have been identified as Rajpreet Singh, Virender Singh, Sachin Bhati, Arpit Dhankar and Susheel Pradhan, the police said.
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Stalin claimed that in a few months political change will take place and then the NEET barriers will come crashing down.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack but the Taliban usually target shrines as they consider it un-Islamic.
A 24-year-old paraplegic girl has been arrested in Jaipur e on charges of conspiracy in connection with abduction and rape of her friend and denied bail by a local court.
The bills -- the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill -- were introduced in the Lok Sabha by Home Minister Amit Shah on August 11.
Taking cognisance of attacks on the minority community, the National Commission for Minorities sent a notice to the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Tripura seeking reports on the recent cases of violence against the minority community.
Michelle Obama contemplated divorcing Barack Obama in 2000 after he ignored her advice not to run for a House seat in Chicago, making him so "depressed" that friends feared he might commit suicide, says a new book.
Al Qaeda militants are planning terror attacks from Yemen, prompting the country's Foreign Minister to appeal for global support to shore up its counter-terrorist forces. The plea by Abu Bakr al-Qirbi came after an Al Qaeda group based in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attempted suicide bombing of American transatlantic jetliner on Christmas Day.
What was once a rite of initiation into the college fold, where senior college students made freshers sing to trees or dance atop a car before becoming friends for life, has turned into something brutal, vicious and tragic. We want you, our readers, to share your experiences, opinions and comments with regards to ragging and its effects on youngsters.
Protests continued in the Rayalaseema and coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh for the fourth day on Monday against bifurcation of the state.
In controversial remarks, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray on Wednesday advocated the creation of "Hindu suicide squads" to fight the scourge of "Islamic terrorism." The remarks immediately drew sharp condemnation from the ally BJP which said Thackeray must behave responsibly.
Mahabalipuram is an attempt to shed some light on the plight of young innocent girls who are drugged, raped and filmed to cater to the thriving porn industry.
Following are the key points of the three criminal law bills, that were passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday and seek to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and the Evidence Act.
Gursharan Kaur, wife of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on Friday met Manjula, the spouse of slain engineer K Suryanarayan, at the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology in Hyderabad and expressed her condolences.
Yesterday, we invited our readers to comment on ragging in colleges and share their experiences. Here are a few interesting -- and shocking -- responses.
A suicide bomber was on Thursday gunned down close to the Indian Consulate complex in Afghanistan's Kandahar province before he could detonate explosives.
Anyone endangering sovereignty or integrity of India may get a maximum punishment of life imprisonment while those involved in mob lynching and rape of minor may be given the maximum punishment of death sentence.
India's shock defeat against New Zealand in the World Cup semi-final on Wednesday claimed the life of a sports enthusiast in West Bengal, while another tried to commit suicide in Odisha.
Thirteen people were killed and over 70 others injured in the suicide blast which had targeted police officials.
Witnesses said the attacker came to the check post in a cycle-rickshaw and wanted to enter inside but police foiled his attempt. He then blew himself up. A policeman and the rickshaw driver were killed in the blast. Television channels put the death toll at three, including the bomber, though the district police chief confirmed only one policeman had died.
'Iron Lady of Manipur' Irom Sharmila, who has been on a fast for the past eight years to demand the withdrawal of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act from Manipur, has been re-arrested, police said on Tuesday. Sharmila, who was released on March 7 by a local court, was re-arrested on Monday on charges of attempted suicide, after she went on hunger-strike again, they said.Sharmila had begun her fast unto death in 2001.
'The government should immediately enact an Act to make caste discrimination a criminal offence and lay down a procedure similar to that of the Anti-Ragging Act.' 'Ragging has nearly been eliminated because it is treated as a criminal offence.' 'Similar procedure should be used in case of caste discrimination.'
Jhanvi Kapoor cut her wrist outside Prateeksha, the Bachchans' bungalow in Juhu, claiming she unable to bear Abhishek Bachchan's marriage to Aishwarya Rai
Kumar reportedly accused the financier of charging exorbitant interest on some loans obtained by him, and harassing him over the same.
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