Day: May 14, 2019

Man gets 3-yr RI for abetting wife’s suicide

2:39 pm May 14, 2019

Thane: A court in Maharashtra’s Thane has sentenced a 27-year-old man to three-year rigorous imprisonment for abetting his wife’s suicide. Assistant sessions judge Shailendra Tambe last week held Ramanuj Buddhiram Gupta guilty under the Indian Penal Code Sections 306 (abetment of suicide) and 498-A (husband or his relative subjecting woman to cruelty) and also imposed […]

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Police constable’s wife raped in Rajasthan

2:37 pm May 14, 2019

Jaipur: A police constable’s wife was allegedly raped by a man in Dungarpur district of Rajasthan, police said Tuesday. The woman alleged that the accused Suresh clicked objectionable pictures of her and was blackmailing and raping her for the last four months, SHO of Kotwali Police Station Chandman said. The woman and the accused were […]

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At rallies in Bihar, Rajnath touches upon Gilgit-Baltistan

BJP will win more seats than in 2014: Rajnath Singh

2:35 pm May 14, 2019

New Delhi: Expressing confidence that the BJP will win more seats that it did in 2014, senior party leader Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said a two-thirds majority for the NDA cannot be ruled out. The Union Home minister said the opposition should reveal who is their prime ministerial candidate and also took on the Congress […]

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Thai protest leader on hunger strike given IV drip in prison

Maha businesman killed, body burnt; 3 held

2:30 pm May 14, 2019

Palghar: A businessman was allegedly kidnapped and killed by some persons who later burnt the body at a forest in Palghar district of Maharashtra to hide the crime, police said on Tuesday. Three persons were arrested and a woman was detained in this connection, police spokesperson Hemant Katkar said. The police suspect the killing to […]

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Tar balls on Goa beaches may harm human beings Study

Tar balls on Goa beaches may harm human beings: Study

2:28 pm May 14, 2019

Panaji: The tar balls surfacing annually on Goa’s beaches are home to pathogens that might be harmful to marine life and eventually to human beings through fish consumption, according to a new study. Scientists from the state-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) have been sampling water and sediments from Vagator and Morjim beaches in North […]

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