Lahore: A man was set on fire by his wife's relatives in Pakistan's Punjab province on Monday as he had married her three months ago against her family's wishes, police said. Muhammad Majid, a resident of Shehar Sultan in the suburbs of Muzaffargarh, married Samina Bibi of Karachi in court after her parents refused to agree to the wedding. Samina's family had registered a case of kidnapping against Majid and...
02:20 AM, Nov 20, 2012
New Delhi: Mystery shrouds the death of Delhi businessman Vijay Arora, whose burnt body was found in Khayala on Friday morrning. The police have registered a case of murder and are on the lookout for his alleged killers. According to the police Arora had a business of auto-parts. Police said that some pot vendors had encroached upon the open space outside his shop and there was dispute between Vijay and...
01:19 PM, Nov 16, 2012
New Delhi: British trance music group Above & Beyond are super excited to perform in India and the band's guitarist and songwriter Tony McGuinness say they would like to try out chicken tikka as the delicacy is quite popular in UK. Above & Beyond, which consists of three band members Tony, Jono Grant and Paavo Siljamaki, had earlier performed in India during Goa Sunburn festival in 2007 and 2011. The...
07:04 PM, Nov 08, 2012
Lahore: A 30-year-old man in Pakistan's Punjab province was allegedly burnt alive on the order of a panchayat over allegations of his involvement in a robbery, his relatives said. Mohammad Sikander, a labourer, was doused with kerosene and set alight on the order of a village council in Chiniot city, 100 km from Lahore, two days ago after he was accused of committing a robbery. He died on Saturday in...
02:20 AM, Nov 04, 2012
Blackburn: Blackburn has hired former player Henning Berg as its new manager. The second-tier club said on Wednesday that the Norwegian has accepted an offer to take the vacant position and will be officially presented on Thursday. Blackburn have been without a full-time manager since Steve Kean resigned in September, having faced constant criticism from fans since Blackburn was relegated from the Premier League last season. It is currently fifth...
12:05 AM, Nov 01, 2012
Aurangabad: A 50-year-old woman was allegedly burnt alive by her distant relatives, who claimed she was practising witchcraft in Mae village in Aurangabad, police said on Tuesday. According to complaint lodged by the woman's son, some relatives branded her a witch and burnt her alive after pouring kerosene on her on October 27, they said. The woman succumbed the next day at a hospital in Gaya, they said. On the...
12:51 AM, Oct 31, 2012
London: Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has ruled out any interest in taking over English second tier side Blackburn Rovers. Media reports had said the 65-year-old, sacked by Spurs in the close season despite a fourth place Premier League finish last term, was holding talks with Indian-owned Rovers as they look to bounce back to the top flight at the first attempt. However, Redknapp has categorically denied any talks...
08:33 PM, Oct 30, 2012
Moradabad: A woman was burnt to death after a fire broke out due to an LGP cylinder leak in her house on Monday. Officials said that she was alone at the time of the incident. Eyewitnesses said that they saw smoke emanating from the house and then heard cries for help. But by the time they could get to the woman, she had succumbed to her injuries. Police are further...
08:16 AM, Oct 23, 2012
New Delhi: The man whose power connection was reconnected by anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal bowed to the law after he sold off his television set to take a loan and pay his bill dues. Roshan Sharma said, "My family and I were being harassed. So I sold our TV and took a loan to pay our Rs 4500-bill." FIRs have been filed against the Delhi households whose power connections Kejriwal...
09:09 AM, Oct 10, 2012
While his revelations against Robert Vadra took everybody by surprise, it is Arvind Kejriwal's continuous campaign against the power price hike that seems to gain some popular support. ...
07:47 PM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: Social activist Arvind Kejriwal on Monday protested at the office of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) against inflated electricity bills. Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Goel, who was already present at the protest venue, gheraoed the Chairman of the DERC, PD Sudhakar. They demanded that the electricity price be reduced and new tenders be issued. Responding to a query, Goel said that Kejriwal was welcome to...
02:35 PM, Oct 08, 2012
From the sunny sands of Goa to the buzzing city of Noida, Sunburn's latest edition rocked the city with Sunburn Noida 2012! And keeping true to its theme, the festival saw dancing, dancing and more dancing as the world's most prominent DJs thrilled the crowd with their sets. But all looked forward to just one person - the headliner of the festival, world number 7 DJ and ex-boyfriend of socialite ...
10:10 AM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: In his run-up to the Delhi Assembly elections, anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal took on the Delhi government on Sunday, burning electricity bills, which he said were inflated, in Satyam Puram area of Jharoda Kalan. It is an unauthorised colony where Kailash Sharma, a middle aged shop keeper died of a heart attack as he tried to retrieve his meter from the hand of a Delhi Police enforcement team....
03:21 PM, Oct 07, 2012
New Delhi: All four of the accused in the Jind gangrape case have been arrested, police said on Sunday. The accused included a woman relative of one of the accused, who, said the police, stood guard while the incident took place. The girl set herself on fire on Saturday evening, unable to take the trauma of the incident. She succumbed to over 95 per cent burn injuries at a hospital....
01:51 PM, Oct 07, 2012
London: Blackburn Rovers manager Steve Kean, who is highly unpopular with the English Championship (second division) club's fans, resigned on Friday, saying he had been "forced" to quit. "For reasons that I cannot discuss on legal advice, it is with deep regret, given my hard work and service for the club for a number of years, that I have been forced to resign as manager of Blackburn Rovers football club...
08:50 AM, Sep 29, 2012
The move comes three days after a mob burnt down a bus at Norsinghdi in Dhaka after a clash between two factions of the Awami League. ...
10:32 AM, Sep 24, 2012
New Delhi: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti has said she will "burn down the first retail shop that comes up" after the introduction of FDI in multi-brand retail in the country. She said that she was willing to go to jail even. "I do think when I'm taking this Ganga Abhiyaan, I'm challenging the economy of foreign companies. India is capable of growing... We do need additional...
03:19 PM, Sep 18, 2012
Jaipur: In a shocking incident in Rajasthan, a goods train was set on fire by an angry mob after it rammed into a truck at an unmanned railway crossing on the Jaisalmer-Bikaner line, killing eight and injuring several others. While the injured have been shifted to a hospital, the mob also burnt a relief train that was sent to the accident site. The furious mob continues to block the affected...
02:24 PM, Sep 17, 2012
Islamabad: The teenage girl accused of burning pages of the Quran has been released on bail and is now back with her family. But she still fears for her life. 14-year-old Rimsha Mahsee said, "Yes, I'm scared. I'm scared scared that someone might kill me. I'm scared of anyone who might want to kill us." That fear first came last month in Rimsha's neighborhood when she was accused of burning...
12:24 PM, Sep 12, 2012
New Delhi: The Pakistani Christian girl, who was arrested on charges of blasphemy, was on Friday released against a bond of Rs 5 lakh. Rimsha Masih, a patient of Down's Syndrome, was accused by the cleric of a mosque in Islamabad of tearing the pages of the Quran. The court of the Additional District and Sessions Judge, where a two-and-a-half-hour-long hearing on Friday morning was marked by noisy arguments between...
01:41 PM, Sep 07, 2012
