Month: September 2024

Mother Gets Life Sentence for “Cold-Blooded” Murder of Her 2 Daughters In Delhi

September 4, 2024 admin

According to the prosecution, she brutally murdered her two daughters. (Representational) New Delhi: A Delhi court has awarded life sentence to a woman for smothering to death her two minor daughters in 2018, terming it a “cold-blooded murder” and the rarest of rare cases. The court observed that the gruesome offence shook the court’s conscience…

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Four killed in U.S. school shooting in Georgia: law enforcement

September 4, 2024 admin

A law enforcement officer works near the scene of a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, U.S. September 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Four people were killed and nine wounded in a school shooting in the U.S. State of Georgia on Wednesday (September 4, 2024), the State bureau of investigation said. “Four…

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Doctor Arrested For Sexual Assault Of Schoolchildren In Tamil Nadu: Police

September 4, 2024 admin

Fort AWPS said the accused has no past history of crimes. (Representational) Tiruchirappalli: A medical doctor has been arrested for the sexual assault of girl students of a school, who were also inmates of a hostel that functioned from within the school premises, police said on Wednesday. The information on sexual abuse, over a period…

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Boko Haram militants on motorcycles attacked a Nigerian village, killing over 100, residents say

September 4, 2024 admin

Survivors and family members of the victims of a suspected attack by Boko Haram stand in Babban Gide on September 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP At least 100 villagers were killed in northeastern Nigeria when suspected Boko Haram Islamic extremists opened fire on a market, on worshippers and in people’s homes, residents said Wednesday…

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Man Kills 6-Year-Old Son, Then Himself While Wife Escapes In Madhya Pradesh: Police

September 4, 2024 admin

Police are yet to ascertain why Mayank took the extreme step. (Representational) Katni: A 35-year-old man shot dead his six-year-old son before taking his life with the same weapon, while his wife escaped unhurt from the firing in Madhya Pradesh’s Katni district on Wednesday, police said. The incident took place in the Nai Basti area…

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Man Kills Cousin With Hammer, Injures Aunt, Over Property In Gurugram: Cops

September 4, 2024 admin

Police said three teams have been formed to catch the accused. (Representational) Gurugram: A 20-year-old man was killed with a hammer on Wednesday, and his mother wounded, by the man’s cousin over a piece of property, police said. Rakesh Kumar was attacked inside his home by the accused with a hammer, they said. Rakesh’s brother…

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Egypt’s president makes his first visit to Türkiye as relations thaw

September 4, 2024 admin

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi pose for the media during a bilateral signature agreements ceremony at the Presidential palace in Ankara, Wednesday, September 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The presidents of Türkiye and Egypt on Wednesday (September 4, 2024) found common ground on the war in Gaza…

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Priti Patel Eliminated From Tory Leadership Race In 1st Round Of Voting

September 4, 2024 admin

Priti Patel was the home secretary in former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government. (File) London: The UK’s Conservative Party leadership candidate Priti Patel has been eliminated from the contest after the first round of voting. Ms Patel, who was the home secretary in former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government, was running to succeed Rishi Sunak…

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Russian Lawmaker On US Election Meddling Claims

September 4, 2024 admin

Russia thinks the only winner is the US private military-industrial complex, said Butina (File) Russian lawmaker Maria Butina said on Wednesday that reported US claims that Russia was trying to influence the 2024 election were nonsense and that Moscow felt that the only winner of the election would be the US military-industrial complex. Butina was…

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Britain-Bound Air India Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Moscow

September 4, 2024 admin

The scheduled departure time of the flight was set for 2135 Moscow time (Representional) Moscow: An Air India Boeing 787-800 passenger plane en route from India to Britain made a precautionary landing in Moscow on Wednesday due to “technical problems”, Sheremetyevo Airport said. The plane, en route from New Delhi to Birmingham, landed safely without…

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