Day: February 9, 2020

Delhi Metro bags Japan Society of Civil Engineers' award

Depressed man kills children before jumping in front of metro train

11:55 pm February 9, 2020

New Delhi: A 44-year-old man allegedly killed his daughter and son before ending his life by jumping in front of a Delhi metro train at Haiderpur Badli Mor station on Sunday, police said. No suicide note has been recovered, but police claimed that the man, Madhur Malani, was depressed since his sandpaper-manufacturing factory was closed […]

Man held for sexually harassing minor daughter

11:51 pm February 9, 2020

Nagpur: A man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly sexually harassing his nearly four-year-old daughter at their residence in Nagpur, police said. The action against the 37-year-old accused was taken based on a complaint lodged by his wife, an inspector of Kanhan Police Station said. “The accused works at a beer bar. The incident occurred […]

10 bus passengers electrocuted to death in Odisha

11:50 pm February 9, 2020

Berhampur (Odisha): At least 10 people, including six women, were electrocuted and burnt to death while 22 injured when their bus came in contact with a power transmission line in Golanthara area of Odisha’s Ganjam district on Sunday, officials said. While five persons died on the spot, five others were declared dead at MKCG Medical […]

12-year-old boy charred to death in J-K's Samba

Van driver booked for molesting girl student; thrashed

11:48 pm February 9, 2020

Nagpur: A teenage girl was allegedly molested by the driver of her school van in Umred in Maharashtra’s Nagpur district last week, police said on Sunday. Following a complaint lodged by the girl’s father, the police have registered an FIR against the 37-year-old driver under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the […]

Internet disruption reported in southeast Iran amid unrest

Iran says satellite ‘successfully’ launched without reaching orbit

11:42 pm February 9, 2020

Tehran: Iran “successfully” launched a satellite into space on Sunday but it fell short of reaching orbit, state television quoted a defence ministry spokesman as saying. “The Simorgh (rocket) successfully propelled the Zafar satellite into space but the carrier did not reach the required speed to put the satellite into the intended orbit,” Ahmad Hosseini […]

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