Suraj Thakur

Three male athletes were arrested on Monday on charges of sexually assaulting their junior, a 15-year-old boy, here on Sunday. The accused were identified by police as Suraj Thakur, Jagannath Dash and Asish Patra.

Four days after the murder of a 25-year-old man at New Azad Nagar, Daba police arrested three persons, while the main accused is still at large. Police said that the main accused suspected the victim of harassing his cousin, which is why he orchestrated the attack with his accomplices.

Five people have been arrested for their involvement in a daylight robbery of Rs 21.8 lakh at gunpoint in central Delhi’s Patel Nagar.

The university has agreed to admit these students in their Institute of Distance and Open Learning and assured them of being reabsorbed in regular classes at their colleges from next year if they pass their final exam.

Directed by Chidanand Naik, the film tells the story of an elderly woman who steals the village rooster, causing chaos and invoking a prophecy that exiles her family. The narrative of the film is reportedly rooted in Kannada folklore

Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan plans to strike a chord with the city’s youngsters, just as US President Barack Obama did during his visit to the city in 2010, when he met students at St Xavier’s College campus.

A 37-year-old woman in Etah was allegedly gang-raped on Karwa Chauth night by three men.

A Mira Road resident, Piyush Jain (29), was arrested on Saturday for allegedly siphoning off Rs 35 crore by opening a fake bank account in the name of ‘Official Liquidator, Mumbai’. The liquidator is an official appointed by the high court.

Palamu district reported two shocking father-son killings over the weekend. In Ratanpur, Ameet Thakur allegedly axed his 18-year-old son, Suraj, to death; the father is reportedly mentally unstable. Separately, Md Anees Ansari killed his 70-year-old father, Nizamuddin, in Kudaga Khurd, following long-standing disputes over property and neglect. Police are investigating both tragic incidents.

Chaos broke out aboard the Fatuha-Buxar Passenger train late Saturday night when two assailants launched a brazen robbery on unsuspecting passengers, including women. In the scuffle, a brave individual was injured while attempting to thwart the attackers, who vanished into the night as quickly as they arrived.

The 18th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) also honoured the illustrious wildlife filmmaker Subbiah Nallamuthu by conferring upon him the much-coveted V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award.

SS Rajamouli praised 'Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know' for winning the La Cinef prize at Cannes 2024. Directed by Chidananda S Naik, the film tells a story of chaos in a village after an elderly woman steals a rooster.

Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said on Monday that he was in favour of the 'None of the above' option on electronic voting machines (EVMs).

The main witness in the infamous case of the murder of advocate Yogesh Garg and the elder brother of the deceased, Jayesh Garg, appeared in Mhow court and recorded his statement related to the case on Saturday.

Two minors, including a student of class VII were abducted and raped in separate incidents. The cases were registered in Misrod and Bairagarh police stations of the city on Thursday.

In view of the fresh spike in the cases of Covid-19 in Lahaul-Spiti, several panchayats in the district have announced to keep all dhabas, hotels and homestays closed and a complete halt on all tourism-related activities for the next two weeks.

The film won the first prize among 18 shorts selected from 2,263 entries by 555 film schools all over the world. It is a 15-minute Kannada short-film based on a folklore from Karnataka and directed by doctor-turned filmmaker Chidanand Naik.