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Rajasthan Cop Suspended Over Death Of Rape Accused In Police Custody

Press Trust of India | Sunday October 06, 2024, Jaipur

A Rajasthan Police circle officer was suspended on Saturday, two days after a rape accused man allegedly hanged himself to death while in police custody, officials said.

Teen Girl Gang-Raped In Gujarat, Had Gone Out To Meet Friend: Cops

Press Trust of India | Sunday October 06, 2024, Vadodara

A teenage girl was allegedly raped by unidentified persons, who restrained her male friend, on a deserted stretch on the outskirts of Gujarat's Vadodara city, police said on Saturday.

Delhi Police Secure 1st Conviction Under New Criminal Laws in Theft Case

Press Trust of India | Sunday October 06, 2024, New Delhi

In the first conviction under new criminal laws, the Delhi Police on Saturday claimed to have got a 20-year-old man convicted in a case of burglary, officials said.

Aircraft Suffers Tyre Burst While Landing At Chennai Airport, Passengers Safe

Press Trust of India | Sunday October 06, 2024, Chennai

An aircraft carrying 146 passengers from Muscat suffered a tyre burst while landing at the international airport here on Saturday, authorities said.

RG Kar Horror: Bengal Doctors Begin "Fast Unto Death" In Kolkata

Press Trust of India | Sunday October 06, 2024, Kolkata

The junior doctors, protesting over the rape and murder of their colleague at the RG Kar hospital, went on fast unto death on Saturday evening, claiming that their demands were not fulfilled by the West Bengal government.

1 Member Of SAARC Practising "Cross-Border Terrorism": S Jaishankar

Press Trust of India | Sunday October 06, 2024, New Delhi

The SAARC is "not moving forward" and meetings of the regional grouping have not happened in the last few years as one of its members is practising "cross-border terrorism", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday.

Idea Of Simultaneous Polls Not Against Constitution, Says Ram Nath Kovind

Press Trust of India | Saturday October 05, 2024, New Delhi

Former president Ram Nath Kovind, who headed a panel on 'one nation, one election,' on Saturday said the idea of simultaneous polls was perceived by the framers of the Constitution and therefore it cannot be unconstitutional.

Big Solar Storm To Hit Earth, Warns NASA. Will It Affect India?

Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday October 05, 2024, Merak Village, Ladakh

American scientists have issued a warning that a big solar storm is going to hit the Earth, and it may affect electronic communications. What will be its impact on India?

"He Was Blackmailing Me. I Threw Acid On Him": UP Woman Attacks Ex-Lover

NDTV News Desk | Saturday October 05, 2024

A woman was being blackmailed and threatened by a man who promised to marry her. They decided to talk and met at a restaurant in the morning. A few minutes into the conversation, she pulled a bottle out from her bag, opened the cap and threw acid.

'Ethnocentric Homeland Demand Untenable, Obsolete': Manipur Academics At UN Event

NDTV News Desk | Saturday October 05, 2024, Imphal

The demand for an ethnocentric homeland is untenable and obsolete in Manipur, where at least 35 communities co-exist, a group of activists and academics from the violence-hit state bordering Myanmar has said.

"The Change Haryana Was Looking For": Vinesh Phogat On Exit Polls' Big Prediction

Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi | Saturday October 05, 2024

It is the very change that the people of Haryana were looking for, said an upbeat Vinesh Phogat after the exit polls, all seven of them, predicted a comfortable home run for the Congress in the state, which is known for its sporting heroes.

3 Dead, 10 Injured After Car Falls In Deep Gorge In Uttarakhand

Press Trust of India | Saturday October 05, 2024, Kotdwar

Three people died and 10 others were injured after a car carrying a marriage party fell into a deep gorge in Pauri district, officials said on Saturday.

Agniveer, 24, Killed In Fire Extinguisher Blast During Mock Drill In Rajasthan

Press Trust of India | Saturday October 05, 2024, Jaipur

A 24-year-old Agniveer died due to an explosion in a fire extinguisher during a mock drill in Rajasthan's Bharatpur, police said Saturday.

AAP Could Fail To Open Account In Haryana, Exit Polls Indicate

NDTV News Desk | Saturday October 05, 2024, New Delhi

Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, which was hoping to find a toehold in Haryana -- the next logical choice after ruling Delhi and Punjab -- could fail to open its account in the state, exit polls have indicated.

Man Arrested For Trying To Derail Train By Placing Iron Rods On Track In UP: Cops

Press Trust of India | Saturday October 05, 2024, Banda

Police on Saturday arrested a man for allegedly trying to derail a train by placing iron rods on the railway track in Jakhoura police station area of Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday night, a police official said.