Search is underway to arrest two other accused, police said (Representational) Four people were arrested on Friday for allegedly raping a minor girl in Ramgarh area of Palamu district, a police officer said. The alleged incident took place on Thursday morning when the 16-year-old girl went to answer nature's call, …...Read More

High Court questioned how the lower court ordered police custody. (Representational) In a blow to the West Bengal government, the Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the release of a woman BJP leader from Sandeshkhali, Mampi Das who was arrested after a sting operation video went viral in which a …...Read More

The weather remained dry throughout the state in the past 24 hours (Representational) With the temperature soaring in the lower and mid hills of Himachal, Una experienced the hottest day of the season as the mercury touched 43.2 degrees Celsius on Friday, the MeT office said. Neri in Hamirpur recorded …...Read More

V. Neeraja said out of 155 arrested, 18 employees were taken on police remand. (Representational) The Cyber Crime Division of Punjab Police has busted two fake call centres running in Mohali, near here, and arrested 155 employees for making fraudulent calls to people living in the US and duping them, …...Read More

Supreme Court has sought Centre's stand on plea against marital rape exception in criminal law. The Supreme Court today sought the Centre's stand on a petition challenging the marital rape exception under the new criminal laws. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud issued notice on the petition by …...Read More

No suicide note was found from the spot, say cops. (Representational) A first-year BTech student died allegedly by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in her hostel room at a private engineering college in Heelalige near Bengaluru, police said on Friday. The student has been identified as Harshitha (18), they …...Read More

A severe heat wave is declared if the departure from normal exceeds 6.4 notches (Representational) A brutal heat wave swept swathes of northwest India on Friday, with maximum temperatures soaring to a scorching 47.4 degrees Celsius in west Delhi's Najafgarh, making it the warmest place in the country. The mercury …...Read More

"India's economy is forecast to expand by 6.9 per cent in 2024 and 6.6 per cent in 2025. The United Nations has revised upwards India's growth projections for 2024, with the country's economy now forecast to expand by close to seven per cent this year, mainly driven by strong public …...Read More

Mumbai billboard case: Bhavesh Bhinde managed to evade police for 3 days but was arrested from Udaipur. At the heart of the tragic billboard collapse in Mumbai, which claimed 16 lives, was an advertising agency, Ego Media Pvt Ltd, that had installed the fateful structure. The owner of the company, …...Read More

Two mobile phones and cash from his possession were also seized by the police. (Representational) The police in Assam have seized fake currency notes worth Rs 1,85,000 and also arrested one person in this connection, an official said on Thursday. An official said that the Special Task Force (STF) conducted …...Read More