Three women from Arunachal Pradesh reported racial slurs and intimidation from neighbors in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar after dust from apartment repairs fell on the floor below. Police registered an FIR against Harsh Singh and his wife under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for insulting women's modesty, criminal intimidation and promoting enmity.
India's National Human Rights Commission registered a case Thursday into the death of a two-month-old infant kicked during a caste-based assault at a temple in Nagarkurnool district. The panel took up a complaint alleging police and state authorities failed to act after the February 21 incident.
Maulana Sajid Rashidi, chief of the All India Imam Organisation, demanded strict legal action against Swami Avimukteshwaranand after a Prayagraj court ordered an FIR under the POCSO Act for alleged sexual abuse of minors. He insisted no revered religious leader stands above the law.
Motorbike crashes accounted for 40.84 percent of Bangladesh's 586 road fatalities in January, according to a report from the Passengers Welfare Association of Bangladesh. The 209 motorbike accidents represented 37.86 percent of all road crashes that month.
An 18-year-old man named Ishant was shot and killed by unidentified assailants on a motorcycle in northwest Delhi's Azadpur area early Sunday. Police responded to reports of the shooting at 2:28 a.m. and rushed him to a hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival.
India Meteorological Department predicts daytime temperatures in Delhi will surpass 30 degrees Celsius this week, peaking at 33 degrees by Friday. Misty mornings will persist alongside the warming trend, with no weather alerts in place.
Delhi police placed the city on high alert Saturday after intelligence pointed to a Lashkar-e-Taiba plot targeting a temple in Chandni Chowk near the Red Fort. Officials linked the threat to revenge for a February 6 suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Islamabad that killed at least 31 people.
An Australia-based non-resident Indian woman grabbed a sword and chased two motorcycle-borne youths who smashed her car's windshield with eggs on a Ludhiana road late Friday night. Police arrested the pair and plan to honor her bravery.
Vice President C P Radhakrishnan plans to visit Kashmir next week for the first time since taking office. He will address the 21st convocation of the University of Kashmir in Srinagar.
Bangladesh plans to resume visa services for Indian nationals just days after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party took power, diplomatic sources said. A formal announcement awaits issuance from Dhaka authorities.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva received a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu. The event marks a key moment during Lula's state visit to India.
Indian intelligence sources warned of a Lashkar-e-Taiba plot to strike a temple in Delhi's Chandni Chowk area near the Red Fort with an improvised explosive device. The Pakistan-based group seeks revenge for a February 6 mosque blast in Islamabad.
A delivery executive died instantly when a speeding car struck his motorcycle in West Delhi's Subhash Nagar area early Saturday. Police seized the vehicle and arrested the driver at the scene.
Japanese authorities arrested a 21-year-old navigator Saturday for professional negligence after her cargo ship slammed into a stationary fishing boat off central Japan, killing two men. Hanon Sugimoto admitted she was alone at the helm during Friday's crash near Toba in Mie Prefecture.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Meerut Metro services between Meerut South and Modipuram on Sunday, marking India's fastest metro line. He rode the train to Meerut South station around 1 p.m. and dedicated development projects worth Rs 12,930 crore to the nation.