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Truck driver electrocuted in UP
A truck driver was electrocuted when the vehicle came in contact with high tension live wire on Kandela-Jahanpura road in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said today. The deceased, identified as Nasreen Singh (40), was yesterday electrocuted after the loaded truck came in contact with a live wire dangling on the road, they said. However, according to police, the helper of the truck narrowly escaped the tragedy. Meanwhile, the irate villagers protested against the power department over their alleged negligence in the incident. A case has been registered and probe is on, police added.
Minor raped, murdered in Rajasthan
A six-year-old girl, who had gone missing since February 14, was found raped and murdered in an agriculture field on Thursday in Rajasthan's Jhalawar city.The deceased belongs to Bhil community from Chota Raipur village under Jhalawar city police station area.Police said, "The minor has been murdered after being raped. A case has been registered today under relevant sections, including Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) POCSO and investigation are underway.""The body has been handed over to the family after post-mortem by a medical board," the police added.
Seven shot dead at Valentine's dance in Mexico
At least seven people were shot dead at a Valentine's Day dance in a Mexican town, authorities said.
Mexican kingpin El Chapo complains of prison conditions
Mexican kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in a letter to a judge here, complained about strict security limits on communication with his family and his prison conditions.
Cauvery dispute: SC to deliver verdict today
All eyes are on the Supreme Court as it's poised to act on the decades-old Cauvery water dispute between the neighbouring states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra will pronounce the verdict on the appeals filed by Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala against the 2007 order of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal (CWDT) on sharing of water.Earlier on September 20, 2017, the court had reserved its order on the matter.Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and Puducherry had filed petitions seeking modification of Cauvery Tribunal's final order.The dispute dates back to the Madras-Mysore agreements of 1924. It was in 1990 when the Centre created a tribunal to examine the conflict and address the water shortage.The CWDT had unanimously passed an order on how the water should be shared between the states after determining the total availability of water in the Cauvery basin.The apex court during the period of trials had passed several orders .
Denied an ambulance, kin carries boy's corpse on bike
Another incident of apathy towards the poor has come to the fore, where relatives of Soorajpal were forced to carry his body on a motorcycle after the government hospital of Sambhal denied an ambulance.The boy was helping his grandfather in the field when he met with an accident.The relatives and the villagers rushed him to the hospital, where he was declared brought dead.After this, the hospital authority allegedly asked the relatives of the deceased to immediately take the body away from there."Doctors asked us to take the body away. We had to carry the body on our shoulders as they did not provide stretcher and later brought it back home on the bike as they hospital authority didn't even provide us," said a relative of the deceased.Meanwhile, the hospital authority has denied the claims, saying that the family of the boy didn't even complete the formalities and left without informing."I was informed that the boy was brought dead to the hospital. The hospital authority was informing
One held with Rs 24 lakh in foreign currency
The customs department on Thursday seized foreign currency equivalent to Rs 24,89,375 from a Dubai-bound passenger at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here.The officers intercepted the passenger on February 14 on the basis of specific intelligence, informed Dr Amandeep Singh, the additional commissioner of customs.The recovered currency was seized under section 110 of Customs Act, 1962 and the accused was arrested under section 104 of the said act.Further investigation is underway.
US judge sets long sentences for two Russian hackers
A US judge sentenced a pair of Russians who led a massive hacking and data breach scheme to lengthy criminal sentences, the US Department of Justice announced today. Vladimir Drinkman, 37, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, while Dmitriy Smilianets, was sentenced to over four years by US District Judge Jerome Simandle in New Jersey. The Russian nationals, who had previously pled guilty, are part of a gang that targeted major retailers and the Nasdaq stock exchange. They stole some 160 million credit card numbers and then sold them through online markets, officials said. The conspiracy resulted in millions of dollars of losses, "one of the largest such schemes ever prosecuted in the United States," the Justice Department said. The hackers, who were extradited to the United States from Holland, penetrated the networks of the Nasdaq, 7-Eleven, Carrefour, and Dow Jones, among others, which collectively lost more than USD 300 million between 2005 and 2012. The biggest hack at the time ..
ED raids Gili Jewellers showroom in Thane
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted a raid at a showroom of Gili Jewellers in Thane's Viviana Mall in connection with the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case.The showroom was sealed after the raid.Earlier on February 15, the agency conducted searches at 17 premises of businessman Nirav Modi and Geetanjali Gems across India in connection with the same case.The agency also seized stocks of gold, diamond and other precious stones worth Rs 5100 crore.The raids come after the PNB detected a 1.77 billion dollar scam, in which jeweller Nirav Modi acquired fraudulent letters of undertaking from one of its branches for overseas credit from other Indian lenders.The CBI had received the complaint from PNB on January 28 and a case was registered on January 31.
IB official found dead near hometown in Rajasthan
A 32-year-old Intelligence Bureau official was found dead along roadside in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district, police said today. The official identified as Chetan Prakesh Galav, who is posted in New Delhi, went to his parents house in Ramganjmandi town last morning, SHO of Jhalawar's Sadar police station Sanjay Prasad Meena said. The official failed to reach his house in Jhalawar till late in the evening yesterday after which his family members started searching for him, he said. He was found lying along the Bhawanimandi-Jhalawar road by his family members who rushed him to a hospital where he was declared brought dead, the SHO said. The official's body was handed over to his family members after postmortem today for the last rites, another police officer Sanjay Prasad Meena said. Exact reason of death could be known only after the postmortem report is received, he said. A case has been registered in the matter and investigation was underway, Meena said.
School shooting suspect belonged to white nationalist group
An orphaned 19-year-old who participated in paramilitary drills with a white nationalist group was charged with murder today in the deaths of 17 people who were fatally shot at a huge Florida high school in the nation's deadliest school attack in five years. Nikolas Cruz legally purchased the AR-15 rifle used in the assault at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. As the criminal case against the suspect took shape, the leader of a white nationalist militia called the Republic of Florida said Cruz was a member of his group and participated in exercises in Tallahassee. Jordan Jereb told The Associated Press that did not know Cruz personally and that "he acted on his own behalf" and is "solely responsible for what he just did." The group wants Florida to become its own white ethno-state. Jereb said his organization holds "spontaneous random demonstrations" and tries not to participate in the modern world. He also said Cruz had ...
Court awards death sentence to 3 men for rape, murder of girl
A court here today awarded death sentence to three persons for the rape and murder of a minor girl in 2012. Additional District Judge Satyendra Rajak awarded capital punishment to Sonu, Rupesh and Prashant for the murder of a 12-year-old girl whom they had raped and brutalised - mutilating and inserting foreign objects inside her private parts. The court held that the heinous offence, that took place on May 11, 2012, in Badhara Kothi police station area, fell in the "rarest of rare" category and awarded death sentence to the three accused. The court also slapped them with a fine of Rs three lakh each.
Minor molested by cab driver, held
A 10-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly molested by a cab driver in Mongolpuri area here, police said today. A case has been registered under relevant law including under sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences(POCSO) Act and the accused driver, identified as Kamboj, has been arrested, a police officer said. In a separate incident, a woman journalist has alleged harassment by driver of an app-based cab while commuting from Noida to the Delhi airport, police said. She had narrated her ordeal in a Facebook post, they said. A case has been registered in the matter and investigation has been launched, the police added.
El Salvador releases woman jailed over abortion
A Salvadoran woman serving a 30-year jail sentence for having an abortion was released from prison today on the orders of the Supreme Court, her lawyer said. Wearing a white T-shirt, Teodora Vasquez was greeted by her family and members of organizations who fought her case in the courts as she left a Womens Rehabilitation Center outside San Salvador. Among those lining up to embrace her were her parents and 14-year-old son. "I am happy. I have lost many years of my life, but I am happy to start a new life," Vasquez told reporters. She added that, after getting her high school certificate and completing other courses behind bars, she wanted to go to university. But her goal now, she said with tears in her eyes, is "to work for, to fight for other women who have been unjustly convicted in cases like mine." Rights groups celebrated her release. "She is free. Teodora is free, happy to recover her freedom after going through a whole ordeal, and she has already reunited with her family and .
One dead, two injured as wall collapses in Delhi
A 30-year-old woman died while two others of his family suffered severe injuries on Thursday, when a wall near a garbage dumping site fell over them in the national capital, police said.
Pak SC has become a political institution: Hussain Haqqani
Taking a dig at Pakistan Supreme Court, country's former ambassador to United States Hussain Haqqani on Thursday underscored that the apex court has become a "political institution.""Pakistan Supreme Court has become a political institution and an instrument for Pakistan's establishment, comprising of military and intelligence services. This is an attempt to harass me," said Husain Haqqani after the court issued a warrant against him in connection with 2011 Memogate scandal.The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued an arrest warrant against Haqqani."Now to say, just because I have refused to come out of concerns for my personal security to the SC in a hearing of a petition and not a criminal case and trying to get warrants issued against me is absurd. I don't think this warrant will have any affect on my life," Haqqani added.Earlier in the day, he took to Twitter to express his disappointment."Sad that highest court of #Pakistan persists with such antics for local TV news coverage. ...
Arunachal woman files rape complaint before National Commission for Women
A woman from Arunachal Pradesh's West Siang District approached the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday with a complaint that she had been gang-raped by three persons, allegedly including the name of incumbent state Chief Minister Pema Khandu, eight years ago.Filing a complaint through her lawyer under Section 10 of National Commission for Women Act, the lady has accused Khandu, Phurpa Lama Thumpeen Tashi, a teacher of the Tawang Higher Secondary School, and Dorjee Wangchu of gang raping her in the month of July 2008."I have suffered immense mental agony for endless time before gathering courage to lodge complaint against them at the Itanagar women police station, said the victim.She said in her complaint that she was a resident of Dorzeling Village in Arunachal West Siang District and had come to Tawang District in search of a job, and if not a job, to explore the possibility of starting a business in mobiles and laptops.She has claimed that she came into contact first ...
ED asks MEA to revoke Nirav Modi's passport
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday has written to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) seeking revocation of passports of businessman Nirav Modi in connection Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case.Besides Nirav Modi, the agency also asked to revoke the passport of his wife Ami Modi and his relative Mehul ChoksiEarlier today, the agency conducted searches at 17 premises of Nirav Modi and Geetanjali Gems across India in connection with the same case.The probe agency also seized stocks of gold, diamond and other precious stones worth Rs 5100 crore.Meanwhile, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has questioned PNB bank officials in connection with the case but has not arrested any person as of now.Earlier, the CBI also sealed the residence of Ami Modi, wife of Nirav Modi in Mumbai's Worli in connection with the case.The Punjab National Bank (PNB) detected a 1.77 billion dollars scam in which jeweller Nirav Modi acquired fraudulent letters of undertaking from one of its ...
Pak Supreme Court issues arrest warrant for ex US envoy
Pakistans Supreme Court today issued an arrest warrant for the country's former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani after he failed to appear before it in the 'Memogate' case. The Memogate case is based on a 'memo' which Haqqani, who currently lives in the US, allegedly gave to a high-ranking American official in May 2011, seeking US help against possible military intervention. Haqqani denied any role in the 'memo' but a judicial commission in 2012 held him responsible. A case was also launched at the Supreme Court against him and he was forced to quit as Pakistan's Ambassador to the US. Haqqani left the country in January 3, 2013 after a commitment with the court that he would come back to face charges but never returned. Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on February 1 set up a three-member bench to take up the case. During todays hearing, he said that Haqqani had submitted an undertaking before leaving for the US that he would appear before the court but has failed. A court official said that ...
22-yr-old woman hacked to death by youth in Ghaziabad
A 22-year-old married woman was hacked to death on Valentine's Day by a youth who after killing her surrendered at the Modinagar police station here, an official said today. Sachin Sharma was arrested for killing Priyanka last evening when she was returning home after purchasing medicines, Circle Officer, Modinagar, Ravi Kumar, said. He surrendered at the police station along with the murder weapon, an axe, he said. Priyanka got married last year. She for the past few days was staying with her parents here, the officer said. "The victim died on the spot from an injury in the neck," Kumar said. The woman's parents have claimed that Sharma and his friends had harassed her four days ago and they had informed the police then. They alleged that no action was taken and their daughter was killed because of negligence on part of police officials. He was challaned and let off under a "mild" section of the CrPC, Priyanka's parents claimed. The officer said that the parents also claimed that ...