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AI-generated representational image. BERHAMPUR: An 18-year-old youth was arrested in Berhampur on Tuesday for allegedly kidnapping and attempting to rape a 14-year-old girl in Kandhamal district’s forest area.The incident occurred on Sunday when two persons abducted the minor from a village pond and took her to a nearby forest. The accused and his accomplice allegedly…
NEW DELHI: Alleging intimidation, coercion and unprecedented political pressure, Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday launched a scathing attack against the Mahayuti over the BMC elections, calling the January 15 civic polls a “strange” contest fought as a matter of political survival by his opponents.Addressing a press conference, Thackeray alleged that the ruling…
MEERUT: A court in Bulandshahr sentenced a 25-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old girl, and sent his father to three years in prison for kidnapping. The court of additional district judge Manoj Kumar Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 46,000 on the son and Rs 3,000…
Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appeared in a New York courtroom for the first time on Monday, where Flores was seen with visible injuries and bandages as her lawyer said she suffered “significant injuries” during what the couple claims was an abduction by US authorities.Both Maduro, 63, and Flores, 69,…
The United States “apprehended” an oil tanker off Venezuela on Saturday, as the Trump administration ramps up pressure. Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem confirmed the seizure in a social media post, saying Department of Defense support had enabled the pre-dawn operation carried out by the Coast Guard. She added that the tanker had last made…
LUCKNOW: Police on Friday claimed to have uncovered a meticulously fabricated kidnapping plot by a local bike mechanic who wanted to “escape” from his pregnant wife.The man, identified as Furqan, not only switched off his phone and disappeared for two days but also paid a minor boy to deliver a false abduction story to his…
In a harrowing incident early Monday, armed attackers infiltrated a boarding school in Kebbi state, Nigeria, seizing 25 girls and leaving at least one staff member dead. The assailants employed advanced weaponry as they clashed with security personnel, orchestrating a chaotic raid that targeted students in their dorms. In the latest kidnapping to hit northern…
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday issued a travel advisory after Iran suspended its visa-waiver facility for ordinary Indian passport holders. The suspension takes effect on November 22, 2025, from when Indian nationals will be required to obtain a visa to enter or transit through Iran.The move follows multiple incidents in which Indian…
Broadcast image of power influencer ‘Sutak’ Popular streaming influencer Sutak, known for his engaging gaming broadcasts and a subscriber base of around one million, became the victim of a brutal kidnapping and assault on October 26 in Incheon. According to a Yonhap News report, Sutak was attacked in the underground parking lot of his apartment…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday noted the alleged involvement of Russian embassy officials in Delhi in the kidnapping of a child from the SC’s custody by the mother and fleeing via Kathmandu-Sharjah to Moscow and said the strong relations between India and Russia is restraining it from commenting harshly on the handling of…
