New Delhi: A man, who murdered his 16-year-old daughter for seeking to marry against his wishes and tried to hide the crime by filing a missing person complaint, was arrested in Delhi, police said on Sunday. Liyaqat Ali, a motor mechanic, smothered his daughter to death on the night of May 15 while she was sleeping in her house at Mehrauli area in south Delhi. He later dumped her body...
05:23 AM, Jun 17, 2013
Gurgaon: The police have released a sketch of the accused in the Gurgaon child rape case and have launched a manhunt to nab him. The accused brutally raped a five-year-old girl in the NCR on Saturday, before dumping her near a metro station. The girl, who was shifted to New Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital on Saturday evening with severe genital injuries, is now stable and out of danger. The incident occurred...
11:12 PM, Jun 16, 2013
New Delhi: Blaming undue haste in Narendra Modi's anointment at Goa, senior BJP leader LK Advani told party president Rajnath Singh that it led to the disintegration of a 17-year-old alliance, according to sources. "LK Advani tells Rajnath Singh that undue haste at Goa in Narendra Modi's anointment has led to the disintegration of a 17-year-old alliance," sources said. The 17-year-old BJP-JD(U) association ended on Sunday. The decision was taken...
04:19 PM, Jun 16, 2013
Patna: The 17-year-old BJP-JD(U) association ended on a bitter note on Sunday. The decision was taken at a Janata Dal United meet, which was called at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's residence in Patna. All senior JD(U) leaders, including party president Sharad Yadav, attended the meeting. "We are not responsible for taking this step, we have been forced to quit. The BJP could not see the writing on the wall and...
02:57 PM, Jun 16, 2013
Patna: The crucial meeting of JD(U) began at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's residence in Patna to discuss on the decision to sever ties with the BJP. Nitish on Sunday also met Governor DY Patil after the party meeting to acquaint him with the situation. Nitish requested the Governor for a fresh vote of confidence of the House on June 19. There is indication that Nitish may recommend sacking of...
02:00 PM, Jun 16, 2013
Gurgaon: A five-year-old girl who was allegedly abducted and raped by unidentified persons and later dumped near a Metro station, is stable now. Doctors treating the minor rape survivor said that her condition is now stable. Meanwhile, the police have prepared sketches of the men who allegedly abducted and gangraped her. The girl's family approached the police, who later found the victim in a semi-conscious state near a Metro station...
01:37 PM, Jun 16, 2013
Patna: 6:15 pm BJP President Rajnath Singh, in a spirited attack on the JD(U), says the alliance is breaking when the time has come to remove Congress from the Centre. He says it is unfortunate that JD(U) decided to break ties with the BJP. "Is it my crime that I appointed Narendra Modi as campaign committee head for 2014 elections? Is Modi responsible for the riots? Even during Congress rule...
09:04 AM, Jun 16, 2013
Ardmore: For all those runner-up finishes, with so much heartache chasing the major he covets, Phil Mickelson has never had a better chance to win the US Open. It's the first time he has ever had the outright lead going into the final round. Of the nine players within five shots, only one has the experience of winning a major. And Tiger Woods went from contender to middle-of-the-pack by matching...
08:55 AM, Jun 16, 2013
Gurgaon: A five-year-old girl was abducted and gangraped near a Gurgaon metro station on Saturday. The police is looking for three suspects. The child was later found abandoned in an vacant plot near the Sikanderpur Metro station. The doctors said that the child is in a critical condition and will be operated upon soon. ...
08:27 AM, Jun 16, 2013
Jalandhar: A Punjab Police constable was on Saturday dismissed from service for allegedly sodomizing an eight year old boy in Jalandhar, an official said. The constable, Sanjiv Kumar, was booked by police on Friday evening after the victim told his family that the policeman had sexually assaulted him. A senior police officer said that the constable has been dismissed from service following the incident. The victim, who is the son...
07:38 AM, Jun 16, 2013
Ghaziabad: Police on Saturday rescued a group of women and children who were being trafficked at the railway station in Ghaziabad. Three people have been detained. The group, which is from Jharkhand, was allegedly being taken as bonded labour to New Delhi. The men were taking the group to the national capital on the pretext of providing them employment as domestic help. ...
08:04 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Chennai: Tamil actor-director Manivannan passed away at his residence here today following a cardiac arrest, family sources said. He was 59. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. Manivannan started his career as an assistant with well known director Bharathi Raja and in 1982 directed his first movie 'Gopurangal Saivathillai'. He also acted as a villain in 'Kodi Parakkuthu' directed by Bharathi Raja, which had superstar...
04:56 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Pennsylvania: Phil Mickelson drilled a long birdie on his final hole and Billy Horschel made every green in regulation on Friday to be the only two players below par after a long and trying second day of the U.S. Open. Nearly half the field did not finish the second round when it was suspended by darkness. Moments after the horn sounded to stop play, Mickelson opted to finish his round...
09:07 AM, Jun 15, 2013
London: Long-serving Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has stepped down after recent ill health, ending a family link to the north London soccer club dating back to the 1920s. Hill-Wood, who became chairman in 1982, will be replaced by businessman Chips Keswick. American Stan Kroenke, the club's majority shareholder, paid tribute to Hill-Wood who joined the board in 1962 when his father became chairman. "Peter has been a wonderful custodian of...
12:36 AM, Jun 15, 2013
Anand: Expressing concern over malnutrition in Gujarat, Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked the people to give attention to the health of their children to tackle the menace. Modi was speaking at a Shala Praveshotsav (school enrollment) function at Megalpur village in Sojitra taluka in the district in Anand. "This is the same district from where rivers of milk flows," Modi said apparently referring to Amul. "But I find...
12:06 AM, Jun 15, 2013
Pennsylvania: Tiger Woods, battling an injury and changing conditions at Merion, had two bogeys and a birdie on Friday morning to complete a three-over 73, six shots behind US Open leader Phil Mickelson. Woods returned to finish eight holes in the weather-delayed first round. After sinking a short par-putt at the 11th, he bogeyed the 12th, birdied the short par-three 13th and bogeyed 17. The world number one, seeking to...
11:50 PM, Jun 14, 2013
Pennsylvania: Luke Donald bogeyed two of the last three holes in tough scoring conditions to hand Phil Mickelson a one-shot lead when the weather-delayed first round of the US Open was completed on Friday. Englishman Donald had been a stroke in front with five holes remaining when play was suspended in fading light on Thursday but slipped back with three-putt bogeys at the par-four 16th and par-four last to card...
11:33 PM, Jun 14, 2013
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Friday submitted an interim reply on Umesh Goenka's plea in which he had alleged that he was forced to record his statement during the ongoing investigation in the IPL betting scandal. Goenka had alleged he was beaten up and forced to write the statement which said Rajasthan Royals' co-owner and actor Shilpa Shetty had asked him to bet in a particular Indian Premier League match....
06:11 PM, Jun 14, 2013
New Delhi/Bangalore: After being criticised by Union Minister Jairam Ramesh, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has come under fire from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Akhilesh said Modi's magic worked only on TV and in Gujarat. "Modi's elevation and his magic will not cast a spell in Uttar Pradesh as Modi is hardly acquainted with the nitty-gritty of UP politics and people of the state hardly know him. His...
10:25 AM, Jun 14, 2013
Ardmore, Pennsylvania: Phil Mickelson, typically bold and unconventional in his tournament build-up, thrilled his fans by moving into an early one-shot lead in the weather-hit first round of the U.S. Open on Thursday. Despite having arrived at Merion Golf Club in the early hours of the morning on an overnight flight from his native California, Mickelson soared into contention at the year's second major with a three-under-par 67. The American...
09:20 AM, Jun 14, 2013
