New York: Actress Katie Holmes still feels trapped by Tom Cruise despite their divorce. Cruise remains in almost constant contact to keep tab on their beloved daughter Suri, so Katie can't ever feel completely free. "Because of Suri, Katie is tied to Tom for life whether she likes it or not," showbizspy.com quoted a source as saying. "If I were in her shoes, I would be looking over my shoulder...
01:16 PM, Nov 15, 2012
Thane: A local court on Saturday sentenced a man to five-year rigorous imprisonment for subjecting his teenage daughter to repeated sexual assaults in Thane. It was prosecution's case that Hiralal Mishra (40) raped his daughter at his flat in Wagle Estate area on January 18, 2008 when she was asleep and again on two occasions. The additional sessions court judge Waghwase found Mishra guilty under section 376 (punishment for rape)...
07:22 PM, Nov 03, 2012
Muzaffarabad: Pakistani officials say police have arrested a couple for allegedly killing their 15-year-old daughter by throwing acid on her because she supposedly had an affair with a boy. Local government official Masood-ur-Rehman says the couple was arrested Tuesday in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Police officer Imtiaz Ali says the parents confessed to killing the girl a day earlier because they believed she had sullied the family's honor. He said on Friday...
03:21 AM, Nov 03, 2012
Philadelphia: A 61-year-old woman from Andhra Pradesh has been found murdered in her apartment in Philadelphia. Her 10-month-old grand child has now been reported missing. Police suspect that the baby has been abducted. The woman Satyawathi Venna hails from Andhra Pradesh and was visiting the US and was scheduled to return home in January 2013. Authorities said that they are focusing their efforts on finding the missing baby. Investigators are...
09:29 AM, Oct 24, 2012
Los Angeles: Hollywood beauty Uma Thurman and boyfriend Arpad Busson have finally revealed the name of their three-months-old daughter as Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson. The 'Bel Ami' actress, who gave birth to her third child on July 15, would like to call her Luna rather than her staggering five names, reported People magazine. "I would like to announce Uma and Arki's daughter's name for the first time officially:...
05:06 PM, Oct 18, 2012
Berhampur: In a horrifying incident, a woman allegedly set ablaze her 15-year-old stepdaughter at a village in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said on Saturday. The accused, identified as Runu Jena, a mother of two children, was arrested for allegedly committing the crime at Ambapua village in Kabisurya Nagar area, the police said. The girl Janaki, a student of 10th Class, was first admitted to a health centre at Kabisurya Nagar...
10:14 AM, Oct 14, 2012
Rajahmundry: A woman and her two-year-old daughter were killed when they fell on a railway track and run over by a train at Samalkota railway station in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, police said. Another daughter of the deceased woman received severe injuries in the accident, police added. According to Railway Police, the woman had come to the railway station along with her daughters to catch a...
04:50 PM, Oct 09, 2012
New Delhi: Actors Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna's little bundle of joy has arrived home and from what we hear she has already been christened. Akshay and Twinkle have decided to call her Nitara Khanna Bhatiya, according to media reports. We did a double take when we heard that one. Now, the Sanskrit meaning of the name Nitara is 'having deep roots'. According to a report in the Hindustan Times,...
11:53 AM, Oct 01, 2012
Islamabad: A cleric's daughter was allegedly paraded nude in a village of Pakistan's Punjab province by young men seeking revenge for her brother's actions, according to a media report on Saturday. The incident occurred when three daughters of cleric Allah Ditta were returning home late on Wednesday after shopping. Two of them were scheduled to be married on Thursday, The Express Tribune reported. The three girls were attacked by five...
03:34 AM, Sep 23, 2012
Chennai: The Central Crime Branch registered a case of cheating and criminal intimidation against former chief minister M Karunanidhis daughter and her son-in-law, in connection with a land sale. Following the Madras High Court direction to the police to investigate a complaint from V Nedumaran of Valasaravakkam here, alleging V M Jothimani, son-in-law of the former Chief Ministers daughter, of cheating him on purchase of a piece of land at...
12:21 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Los Angeles: Actress Jessica Alba wants her daughter Honor to learn how to be charitable like her. She is keen her four-year-old hands out her old toys to the underprivileged. Alba is herself an avid campaigner for good causes, and donates whole-heartedly to charities focusing on children and the environment. "I talk to Honor about not wasting and recycling. I talk to her about having so many things and that...
06:12 PM, Sep 18, 2012
New Delhi: A Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV)-positive man was sentenced to 25 years in jail by a Delhi court on Friday for repeatedly raping his minor step-daughter. The convict, Sabhajeet Maurya, was also fined Rs 6,000 on three separate charges. The court sentenced Maurya to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for raping the minor. He was awarded another 10 years for attempt to murder and another five years for causing a...
01:22 AM, Sep 15, 2012
Kanpur: A woman allegedly threw acid on her mother's face following a family dispute in Chakeri area in Kanpur, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Friday when the two entered into a dispute over some property related matter after which the accused, in a fit of rage, threw acid on her mother's face, they said. The victim, who suffered serious burn injuries, has been admitted to a private...
05:56 PM, Sep 08, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court has convicted a man for outraging the modesty of his six-year-old daughter relying on the minor's testimony. Additional Session Judge Madhu Jain convicted Rajender Kumar for molesting his daughter but absolved him of the charge of rape against him, levelled by his wife, saying that it would be "unsafe to rely solely on the testimony of the mother." "In view of the testimony of the...
06:36 PM, Sep 05, 2012
London: A man in New Zealand has been charged with murdering his two-year-old daughter after he allegedly threw her against a wall and then stomped on her because she never smiled at him. Kefu Ikamanu pleaded not guilty in the high court in Auckland to murdering his daughter Seini by breaking her shoulder, pelvis and causing a brain injury, the Daily Mail reported. The man allegedly threw his daughter against...
12:27 AM, Aug 10, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: In a shocking incident, a father killed his seven-year-old physically challenged daughter and then committed suicide at Kalimukku near Avanavancherry on Tuesday. 42-year-old Jyothish killed his daughter Ammu and then hanged himself in his bedroom. According to Attingal police, Jyothish had committed the act out of mental strain and desperation as both of his daughters were born with incurable physical disabilities. The elder girl child who has been lying...
04:34 PM, Aug 08, 2012
London: A British couple has been jailed for punching their daughter while screaming racist insults because they said she had brought shame on their family by dating a black man. David and Frances Champion assaulted their 17-year-old daughter Jane and her boyfriend Aflonce Ncube in two attacks in St. Thomas, Swansea, the Daily Mail reported. Jane was repeatedly punched in the face, grabbed round the throat and had her hair...
03:39 AM, Aug 07, 2012
London: The Olympic village can be a hotbed of romance and raucous behaviour, but for Australia's Hayley Chapman there will be a watchful eye to keep her on the straight and narrow. The shooter will be competing alongside her dad at the London Games and 47-year-old dad is staying in the room next door. David Chapman is coach and "hero" to Hayley and they are the first father-daughter combination to...
04:59 PM, Jul 20, 2012
Lahore: In a horrific incident, a man in Pakistan's Punjab province allegedly buried alive his two-day-old daughter because her face was deformed. Chand Khan, a resident of Kacha Khu area in Khanewal city, who allegedly buried the girl on Friday, has now been arrested. His brother and son were present at the burial, which was conducted after a cleric offered funeral prayers. The child's mother was still in hospital at...
10:04 PM, Jul 14, 2012
Bollywood seems to be such a small world after all. Over the years, tinseltown celebs have romanced others of their own ilk. Now word is that Naseeruddin Shah's younger son Vivaan is dating Akshara, the younger daughter of South superstar Kamal Haasan. The two have apparently known each other for a long time but are said to be discreet about their relationship. Our source says, "The couple has known each...
05:45 PM, Jul 14, 2012
