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Man ironically sacrifices himself as an offering to God after successfully getting a job
The man had been unemployed for years and had sworn to sacrifice his life if he managed to get hired.
Indians urged to eat more sweets to address troubling sugar surplus
While the average Indian consumes around 19kg of sugar a year, this is still well below the global average of 23 kg.
Food stall owner files complaint against blogger who made his business famous
The elderly stall owner accused the blogger of misappropriating funds collected from a social media donation campaign meant to support the failing food stall.
Man arrested in Mumbai for sexually assaulting dog with wooden rod
The female dog remains in a critical condition after the animal abuser left it penetrated with an 11-inch wooden rod.
Indian honeymooners jailed in Qatar after relative packs drugs in their bag
The relative who arranged for the trip as a late wedding gift was found to be responsible for packing 4 kilograms of hashish in the couple's bag.
74-year-old man dies after being locked alive in corpse freezer for hours
The now-deceased man was found alive and rescued after his family left him locked in a mortuary freezer for nearly a day.
Police solve theft by allowing buffalo to identify real owner
The case was declared solved when the buffalo was allowed to walk to one of the two men who claimed ownership of the animal.
iPhone 12, 5G, HomePod Mini and other items to expect from upcoming Apple event
Meanwhile, a Twitter post from renowned Apple leaker Jon Prosser suggests the company has made some last-minute decisions.
India offering incentives for Samsung, Apple, and others for investing in local production
As indicated by analysts, the South Asian country has the potential to become the world's next manufacturing epicentre.
Body of two-day-old girl stabbed over 100 times found near temple in India
Police are investigating the third brutal case of female infanticide in two weeks in the central Indian city.
Man rips open pregnant wife's belly to know gender of unborn child
The incident took place after a priest predicted that the woman was going to birth to her sixth daughter instead of a son.
'PUBG' cuts ties with Tencent to avoid India's ongoing crackdown on Chinese apps
Data provided by AppAnnie, an analytics firm, shows the mobile game was downloaded more than 54 million times in the first half of 2020.
Teen COVID-19 patient raped by ambulance driver while being taken to hospital
The suspect was arrested after the victim recorded him apologizing to her before dropping her off at the hospital.
Police prevents suicide after woman in Delhi e-mails Boris Johnson for help
Within two hours of the e-mail being sent, Delhi police tracked down the woman and saved her life.
Grieving husband commissions famous toy maker to create life-sized statue of his late wife
Husband immortalises dead wife and builds her dream bungalow for her statue to live in
Murderous Ayurvedic doctor feeds bodies of victims to crocodiles
The police re-arrested the notorious fraudster and murderer after he breached the terms of parole and went missing earlier this year.
Man arrested for sodomising female dog in public
A group of boys reported the incident after finding the man sexually abusing the dog on a pedestrian overpass.
Police sniffer dog runs 12kms to catch absconding murder suspect
The heroic police dog took hours to track down the suspect days after the police were unable to catch him.
Dejected dog jumps to death after owner's demise
When the family of a deceased woman brought her body home her bereaved pet took its own life by jumping from the fourth floor.
14-year-old dies after being set ablaze for fighting off rapists
The girl sustained burns to 80% of her body but was able to identify two suspects before passing away.
Alcoholic killer monkey ends up imprisoned for life
The former pet was captured after he aggressively attacked over 250 people when his liquor supply stopped.
Google offers explanation as to why it took down controversial apps from its Play Store
Remove China Apps – as the name implies – tasks users to delete apps its has flagged for its Chinese connections.
Pregnant elephant dies after eating pineapple rigged with explosives
An investigation has been launched to find and charge the villagers responsible for the crime after the national outcry over the incident.
Heartbreaking video shows toddler trying to wake up dead mother
A viral video shared on Twitter shows a small child tugging at the sheet covering his mother's dead body on a railway platform in India.
e-Vesak: Internet aids the celebration of Buddha's birth during COVID-19 lockdown
Vesak rituals will be live-streamed by various organizations for worshipers to watch from home during the lockdown.
Four-year-old boy mauled to death by pigs
The child's family told the police that a drove of pigs attacked and dragged off the child from near their home.
12 more charter flights scheduled to repatriate stranded British citizens from India
Seven charter flights previously repatriated British citizens from India.
COVID-19: India restricts drug exports, sparking fears of global shortage
The Indian government has halted the export of certain medicines to create a stockpile in case of a major outbreak within the country.
Man commits suicide in India due to coronavirus fear
A farmer took the dire step to hang himself to protect his family from being infected by the coronavirus which he thought he had.
Missing 5-year-old boy found half-eaten by lioness
Forest officers found the partially eaten corpse of a 5-year-old boy who was reported missing, a lioness with two cubs is suspected to be the killer.