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'Rape is rape, even if man is the husband,' says Indian court in landmark ruling
In a landmark ruling, an Indian court on Friday refused to dismiss rape charges filed against a man by his wife stating that "a rape is a rape," and that marriage does not grant "special license to unleash a beast."
2-month-old girl found dead inside microwave in India
A two-month-old baby was found dead in an out-of-order microwave oven in India's capital New Delhi. The incident took place on Tuesday in the Chirag Delhi area of the city.
Eight people burnt alive after death of village leader in West Bengal, India
At least eight people were burnt alive following the death of a village leader in Rampurhat village of Birbhum district in West Bengal, India.
Sri Lanka cancels school exams due to shortage of printing paper, ink
The economic crisis faced by Sri Lanka is only worsening with each passing day, the country has now cancelled school exams for millions of students as it has run out of printing paper and ink
Maria Sharapova and Michael Schumacher accused of fraud
Former Tennis star Maria Sharapova and legendary F1 racer Michael Schumacher have been booked for fraud and criminal conspiracy on the basis of a complaint filed by a woman in India's Gurugram.
Indian labourer-turned-Youtuber now makes £600 a month
Isak Munda, a daily wage labourer from the Indian state of Odisha who was struggling to earn a living during the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, has now become a YouTube star. He had uploaded his first video on the platform in March and now has almost 800,000 subscribers.
Indian court upholds hijab ban in schools, ruling challenged in Supreme Court
An Indian court has upheld the ban imposed on wearing hijab to schools and colleges in the southern state of Karnataka. The court dismissed as many as five petitions filed by students against the ban.
Park ranger mauled to death by tiger, torn apart in front of horrified colleagues
The ranger is reportedly the third victim that was mauled by the same tiger
Man 'rises from the dead' after hours in the freezer
The man was struck by a speeding motorcycle and declared dead in the hospital after showing no signs of life.
Infant suffocates to death after grandmother stuffs wrapper into his mouth for crying
Many Indian children still experience violence at the hands of their own guardians.
Pregnant woman's severed body parts found buried in field, husband accused of murder
The National Crime Bureau of India, as recently as 2017, recorded nearly 7,000 dowry linked deaths a year.
Baby born with inverted legs abandoned by parents for having rare deformity
A doctor said such deformities occur in one in a million babies
TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, slashes workforce in India
The Beijing-based tech company has not yet revealed how many of its 2,000 employees in India will be laid off.
7-year-old's liver extracted after rape and murder during occult ritual in India
It is believed that a childless couple paid two men to extract the child's liver to perform an occult ritual in hopes of conceiving a child.
Fans outraged over Virat Kohli's paternity leave during Border-Gavaskar tournament
The current captain's actions are being compared to those of the former captain who did not take paternity leave during the 2015 World Cup for his first-born's birth.
Arnab Goswami arrest: Editor-in-chief of Republic TV arrested for abetting suicide
The news anchor's arrest has drawn criticism towards the ruling party of the state of Maharashtra, India.
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.