Shakira Spencer: Three jailed for murdering woman they tortured and 'treated like a slave' - and fed only ketchup from sachets

Three people have been jailed for murdering a vulnerable woman they "treated like a slave" by starving, torturing and beating her. Ashana Studholme, 39, her lover Shaun Pendlebury, 26, and their friend Lisa Richardson, 45, were handed life sentences with a minimum term of 34 years each for killing Shakira …...Read More

Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma

He acknowledged that the setback was emotionally challenging on a personal level (File) Paytm Founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma has said the company was like his daughter who was a school topper and met with an accident on the way to an entrance test. Metaphorically speaking at the 7th …...Read More

Should We Have Enemies: Himachal Congress To BJP's "Mitron Ki Sarkar" Jab

The BJP's allegation that the Congress government of Himachal Pradesh is "Mitron ki Sarkaar (A government of cohorts)" has drawn a sharp rejoinder from one of the people targetted. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's principal media advisor Naresh Chauhan has questioned what is wrong in helping friends who stand by …...Read More

Maldives Says India Withdrew Most Of Its Troops Before Deadline

Relations between the Maldives and India have chilled since Muizzu took office. The Maldives has said India withdrew more than half of its troops deployed in its territory ahead of a Friday deadline, as the strategically located archipelago strengthens ties with China. The Maldives, known as a luxury tourist destination …...Read More

Rs 8,889 Crore Including Drugs Seized So Far During Lok Sabha Polls

(Representative pic) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday said that election-time seizures have reached Rs 8,889 crore, with drugs comprising 45 per cent of the total. "Enhanced vigil against inducements, including drugs and psychotropic substances, has resulted in big seizure actions and a continuous surge. Drug seizures have …...Read More

"Come, Sit Here... You Will Run For Your Life": Chief Justice Counsels Lawyer

At the outset, the CJI said in the Shiv Sena case the pleadings were complete (File) "Sit here for a day. I assure you, you will run for your life," a visibly-irked Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud told a lawyer when he kept persisting for an early date …...Read More

BJP Veteran LK Advani Hospitalised, Condition Stable: Sources

LK Advani's medical condition is stable now (File) Veteran BJP leader L K Advani was today admitted to a leading private hospital in Delhi, sources said. His medical condition is stable, they said. The 96-year-old was admitted to the Apollo hospital here today, a hospital source told PTI. In the …...Read More

Baby Dies In Assam Due To Swine Flu After Relatives Refuse Treatment

The administrations in two districts have issued alerts for swine flu. (Representational) An infant died in Assam's Hailakandi district due to swine flu after the relatives accompanying the patients refused treatment at a hospital in the state, officials said on Monday. The infant has been identified as 15-month-old Farhana Khanam. …...Read More

MBBS Student Appears As Proxy Candidate In NEET, Detained With 5 Others

. All the accused are being interrogated and further action will be taken in due course, police said. An MBBS student who appeared in place of a NEET aspirant in the medical entrance exam on Sunday was detained along with five others, including the candidate, in Rajasthan's Bharatpur, police said. …...Read More

Hemant Soren Approaches Supreme Court Against High Court Verdict

CJI Chandrachud said that he would consider urgent listing of the matter. Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has moved the Supreme Court challenging the dismissal of his writ petition by the Jharkhand High Court against his arrest in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged land …...Read More