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Relatives mourn near a victim at the site of a train accident at Joda Phatak in Amritsar on Friday. (Photo:PTI)

58 killed as train runs over people celebrating Dussehra in Punjab

Trains from opposite direction give no space for people watching Ravana effigy.

20 Oct 2018 12:42 AM IST

52 dead as train mows down people celebrating Dussehra in Punjab

52 dead as train mows down people celebrating Dussehra in Punjab

'Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife was chief guest at celebration and she continued with her speech despite accident,'...

19 Oct 2018 8:08 PM IST

A MiG-29K fighter jet of Indian Navy made an emergency landing at Mangaluru airport. (Photo: PTI/File)

After latest upgrade, IAF beast' MiG-29 fighter jets gain strength,...

The aircraft, now capable of mid-air refuelling, is compatible with latest missiles and can launch multi-dimensional...

7 Oct 2018 2:05 PM IST

The victim told the police that she was taken to a guest house in Guntur, where she was offer drinks laced with sedatives. When she fell unconscious, four men had raped her. (Representational Image)

Senior Punjab police official charged for raping law student at...

The assistant inspector general of police (AIG), however, refuted the allegations, terming them as baseless.

29 Sept 2018 1:18 PM IST

Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal has assured of his cooperation in the investigation of the case. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Rape accused bishop seeks Pope's consent to step down temporarily

In letter to the Pope, Bishop Mulakkal mentioned that he needs time to concentrate on the police case against him.

17 Sept 2018 8:37 AM IST

Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal has assured of his cooperation in the investigation of the case. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Didn't rape Kerala nun, falsely implicated by anti-church elements:...

A Kerala nun has accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of raping her on several occasions between 2014 and 2016, a charge...

11 Sept 2018 6:33 PM IST

Students take part in a candle light march to protest against Kathua rape case, in Jabalpur on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Kathua victim was sexually assaulted, died of suffocation: Doctors...

As many as 54 witnesses have deposed before the court so far in the ongoing trial in the brutal rape and murder of the...

9 Sept 2018 5:36 PM IST

Madhapur police arrested a dentist who allegedly grabbed the flat rented out to him by the owner to run a dental clinic. (Representational image)

Priest, wife arrested for using holy scriptures to wrap tiffins for...

Police found several more such pages in the kitchen of priest's residence which were apparently meant to wrap food items...

1 Sept 2018 1:45 PM IST

Soon after the rescue, the patients were brought to the civil hospital in the city. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Police rescue 42 people from drug rehabilitation centre in Punjab's...

The police raided the illegal rehabilitation centre in Ludhiana after receiving complaints that addicts were allegedly...

31 Aug 2018 8:42 AM IST

The woman, who sustained 95 per cent burns is now battling for life at a hospital in Jamshedpur in the neighbouring Jharkhand state.

Upset with wife's 'sleazy' video, NRI husband burns her, self,...

Kulwinder Singh, 35, who lived in Jordan, was enraged after coming across a video of his wife, police said.

3 Aug 2018 8:31 AM IST

Interestingly, while concerns around fraud appear similar the methods employed to deal with fraud revealed vast differences in approach within firms.

Punjab woman aborts Dubai flight after learning about her fraud travel...

Amritsar police said Simranjit Kaur was promised a job as domestic help there by her travel agents who were booked...

31 July 2018 2:47 PM IST

Bhattal was awarded the Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games by then President Pratibha Patil in August 2008. (Photo: Twitter)

Asian Games gold medallist Hakam Bhattal battles ailments amidst...

With his pension being a measly seven thousand a month, Bhattal needs some support from the government in order to avail...

30 July 2018 10:43 AM IST