Big B fumes over a fake video on backing Modi
Sharing superstar Amitabh Bachchan’s concern over a fake YouTube video, Gujarat CM Narendra Modi on Thursday sought an apology from its creator.
Baby stolen from DDU Hospital
A six-month-old baby was stolen by a woman from Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital in west Delhi. A senior police official said the incident took place on Wednesday afternoon.
SC clears way for JJB verdict
The Supreme Court on Thursday gave the go-ahead to the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) to deliver its verdict in the December 16 gangrape-cum-murder case in which a minor is one of the accused.
‘Accused were on prowl to satisfy lust’
A fast-track court here started hearing the final arguments in the December 16 gangrape case on Thursday with the prosecution claiming that the accused committed the crime for their “quest for sexual satisfaction and loot”.
Rs 45-lakh robbery in C.R. Park
In a daring daylight robbery, unidentified bike-borne assailants struck at the residence of a jeweller in Chittaranjan Park area and decamped after robbing cash and jewellery worth around `45 lakhs at gunpoint.
A police source said the incident occurred on Thursday afternoon.
Absconding woman, son arrested for murder
A 70-year-old woman was arrested along with her 39-year-old son for allegedly killing her 45-year-old daughter-in-law by setting her on fire. The incident has been reported from Patel Nagar area of central Delhi. The accused have been identified as Harbhajan Kaur, the mother-in-law of the deceased, and Harnek, the victim’s brother-in-law.
Man’s head smashed while leaning out of car window
In a freak incident, a man was killed when he was hit by a tree or a vehicle while peeping out of the car window in Mandir Marg area. A senior police official said the man was found dead in an abandoned car. The deceased was later on identified as Ashu, 25.
AISA claims 90% votes cast against four-year UG course
More than 90 per cent of the first-year students in Delhi University voted against the four-year undergraduate programme in a first-ever referendum on Thursday. Nearly 20 colleges from North Campus participated in the event.
60 colonies to get sewage network
In a meeting presided over by Delhi Jal Board chairperson and chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday, projects for laying sewer network in 60 unauthorised colonies were approved.
Govt moves Cabinet note to amend RPA
Union council of ministers on Thursday gave its nod to a proposal under which convicted MPs and MLAs will retain their membership till pendency of appeal but will be barred from voting and drawing salary. The move comes days after Supreme Court ruling on immediate disqualification of convicted legislators.