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Police had initially booked the accused, Rohit Krishna Mahanta, for rash driving and causing hurt by an act of negligence. But after the victim, Gurpreet Singh, died the police arrested… Continue reading Asked not to smoke in public, ‘drunk’ lawyer mows down 21-year-old biker; held
A second uncle of a 10-year-old Indian child who gave birth to a baby girl last month has been arrested for allegedly raping her. He is the younger brother of… Continue reading India rape: Second uncle held in 10-year-old pregnant child’s case
China and India may have defused a potential border conflict but the stand-off seems to have led to dispute over another contentious issue: water. Delhi says it has not received… Continue reading China and India water ‘dispute’ after border stand-off
A gun carriage carried the mortal remains of Arjan Singh from the air force legend’s residence to Brar Chowk in Delhi Cantonment, where top military and civil dignitaries laid wreaths. Arjan Singh,… Continue reading Farewell Arjan Singh: State funeral for the first and only Marshal of Indian Air Force
Four Indian policemen have been arrested for trying to help guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim escape after he was convicted of rape last month. Senior police officer AS Chawla told BBC… Continue reading India holds four policemen for rapist guru ‘escape plan’
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will lay the foundation stone for India’s first high-speed train in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s native state of Gujarat on Thursday. Mostly funded by a… Continue reading India launches first bullet train project
The Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP), the apex body of Hindu sadhus, released on Sunday what it said was a list of fake saints even as it demanded a crackdown… Continue reading Hindu seers’ group releases names of ‘14 fake godmen’; Ram Rahim, Asaram, Radhe Maa, Nirmal Baba on list
Delhi Police said the British man, Murray Ward, arrested for alleged sexual abuse of visually impaired children had been giving donations to National Association for Blind for the last nine… Continue reading British man arrested in India for ‘sexually abusing’ blind school kids
The death toll from the collapse of a six-storey building in Mumbai on Thursday has risen to 33 while 46 others have been rescued, officials have said. Relief operations are… Continue reading Six storey building in Mumbai collapse kills 33
The French tourist family stuck in Mumbai floods on Tuesday went to three hotels in Dadar looking for a safe place before being directed to the Gurudwara. “One of our… Continue reading Thank you India, says French family which took shelter at Mumbai gurudwara
Indians returned almost all of the high-currency notes banned in last year’s shock government crackdown on illegal cash, the central bank says. It said 15.28tn rupees ($242bn) – or 99%… Continue reading India rupee: Illegal cash crackdown failed – bank report
Mosques, Gurdwaras and temples in the city opened their doors to stranded people of all faiths through Tuesday and also for the night. Akhtar Raza realised he may never reach… Continue reading Mumbai rains: Religious places open doors for those stranded
