Rape case witness burnt alive in Bihar village

Rape case witness burnt alive in Bihar village Patna: A teenager, who was the main witness in his mother's rape case, was burnt alive in Nawada district Sunday, police said. Chintu Kumar, 17, was set on fire by the rape accused in Garabigha village under Narhat police station, 150 km from here, a police officer, who did not want to be named, said. Chintu's mother was gangraped in 2006 by five men of her village, and he was...
08:31 AM, May 14, 2012

Gujarat: Six acquitted in 2002 riot case

Gujarat: Six acquitted in 2002 riot case Ahmedabad: Six persons accused in a 2002 riot case where a youth and his mother were allegedly burnt to death in Gomtipur area in Ahmedabad, were acquitted by a trial court for lack of evidence. Additional sessions Judge MP Sheth on Tuesday acquitted all six accused in the case on the grounds that the prosecution could not prove its case beyond reasonable doubt against those arrested and charge-sheeted by police....
07:41 PM, Mar 07, 2012

Simple tales at the movies this week from B'wood

Simple tales at the movies this week from B'wood New Delhi: Moviemaking is about telling interesting tales and this Friday not-so-big Bollywood directors are offering four simple but seemingly exciting tales in the form of black comedy 'Staying Alive', Hinglish comic thriller 'Love You To Death', laugh riot 'Gali Gali Chor Hai' and thriller 'Married 2 America'. Last year real life stories became box office's favourite recipe and now Anant Mahadevan brings another such tale on the big screen...
04:35 PM, Jan 30, 2012

Rihanna named sexiest woman alive

Rihanna named sexiest woman alive Los Angeles: R&B star Rihanna has been named the sexiest woman alive by Esquire magazine. The 23-year-old singer, who just bested Madonna to become the fastest solo artist to chart 20 songs in the Top 10 of the Hot 100 chart, joined the ranks of Hollywood beauties Minka Kelly, Jessica Biel, Halle Berry, and Scarlett Johansson to grab the title from the men's magazine. Even though she flaunts herself at...
07:19 PM, Oct 30, 2011

Beed: girl burnt alive for resisting rape

Beed: girl burnt alive for resisting rape New Delhi: In a shocking incident in Beed, Maharashtra, a 16-year-old was burnt alive for resisting rape. The victim's father claims the neighbour Jeevan Kale poured kerosene on her and set her on fire when she tried to fight him off. The minor died in the hospital. "He barged into our house and tried to force himself on my daughter. When she tried to defend herself, he beat her up...
10:09 AM, Jul 08, 2011

'Dead man' comes alive before post-mortem

'Dead man' comes alive before post-mortem Raipur: His wife was inconsolable, his relatives were mourning his sudden death. So, when 32-year-old Vijay Kumar Ratre 'came alive' and tried to jump out of the ambulance while being taken for post-mortem, the atmosphere changed from one of gloom to incredulous joy. It all started with the Tikrapara police station here getting several calls from local residents that a dead body was floating in a pond in Lalpur area...
07:13 PM, May 05, 2011

Mob burns alive Rajasthan Police officer

Mob burns alive Rajasthan Police officer Jaipur: A police officer was burnt alive by a mob on Thursday evening in Rajasthan Sawai Madhopur district. The shocking incident took place after a man jumped from an overhead water tank and died to protest against alleged police inaction in a murder case. According to Rajasthan Additional Director General (Law and Order) Navdeep Singh, Station House Officer Phool Mohammad was burnt alive by the agitated mob which also torched...
08:39 AM, Mar 18, 2011

Orissa steel executive burnt alive, one arrested

Orissa steel executive burnt alive, one arrested Bolangir (Orissa): A senior officer of a private steel company was burnt alive by suspended factory workers at Titlagarh on Thursday. Titlagarh, where the is incident took place is tense - One person has been arrested. R S Roy, deputy general manager (Operations) of Graphite India Ltd-Powmex steel division was coming out of the plant in a jeep along with two others during lunch break when the incident took place,...
07:43 PM, Mar 03, 2011

Sonawane demanded bribe, allege accused

Sonawane demanded bribe, allege accused Mumbai: Some of the accused in Yashwant Sonawane murder case have alleged in statements to police that the slain officer had demanded a 'bribe' to settle the matter when he spotted oil adulteration near Manmad on January 25. The police, however, said such counter-accusations are common. The investigating officers have recorded statements of the ten accused who are in police lock-up, while the main accused Popat Shinde's statement is yet...
03:47 PM, Jan 30, 2011

Sonawane's kin demands CBI inquiry

Sonawane's kin demands CBI inquiry Mumbai: Brother-in-law of Additional Collector Yashwant Sonawane, killed by oil mafia in Nashik district, on Wednesday demanded a CBI inquiry into the incident. "Sonawane's Personal Assistant as well as the driver were there when the incident occurred. It is surprising that only he was targeted," Anand Dani, brother-in-law of the slain Maharashtra civil service officer, said. Mobile phone records of Sonawane should be checked and the probe should be handed...
03:23 PM, Jan 26, 2011

Malegaon ADC Sonawane's funeral held in Nasik

Malegaon ADC Sonawane's funeral held in Nasik Nasik: The last rites of Yashwant Sonawane, the additional collector of Malegaon, who was burnt to death allegedly by the persons involved in fuel adulteration near Manmad, were conducted here overnight. Several government officials were present at the funeral. Meanwhile, Popat Shinde, the prime suspect who also suffered burn injuries in the gruesome incident, has been shifted to Nasik Civil Hospital. According to the police, Sonawane (42) was returning from...
11:56 AM, Jan 26, 2011
Sonawane's killers will be punished: Maha CM

Sonawane's killers will be punished: Maha CM

Talking to CNN-IBN, Prithviraj Chavan said such an incident of burning an officer live will not be tolerated. ...
10:02 PM, Jan 25, 2011

Argentine woman survives fall from 23rd floor

Argentine woman survives fall from 23rd floor Buenos Aires: An Argentine woman survived after jumping from the 23rd floor of a downtown Buenos Aires hotel on Monday, landing on a taxi moments after the driver dashed to safety, the state news agency reported. The 33-year-old woman was in the intensive care ward of a Buenos Aires hospital after the suicide attempt, the Telam agency said. Taxi driver Miguel Cajal said he got out of his parked taxi...
03:45 PM, Jan 25, 2011

Malegaon Additional DC burnt alive by oil mafia

Malegaon Additional DC burnt alive by oil mafia Malegaon: Additional District Collector of Malegaon, Yashwant Sonawane, has been burnt alive by people involved in black marketing of petrol and diesel. The tragic incident took place about 10 kms from Malegaon in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Tuesday afternoon. Sonawane was going to Nandgaon for a tehsildar meeting when he spotted a few trucks parked in a very suspicious manner near a road side eatery where the depots of IOC,...
03:20 PM, Jan 25, 2011
I don't consider myself sexy, says Ranbir Kapoor

I don't consider myself sexy, says Ranbir Kapoor

The sexiest Indian alive is Ranbir Kapoor, according to People mag. ...
05:32 PM, Dec 04, 2009
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