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For more than a quarter of a century, Satoru Takaba carried a quiet, extraordinary burden. After his wife Namiko Takaba was brutally murdered in their apartment in Nagoya in 1999, the case went cold. With no arrest and no clear suspect, most families would have moved on, physically and emotionally. Takaba did not. Instead, he…
Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers kisses his wife Lauren Kyle (Credit: Getty Images) Connor McDavid has proven to be the franchise of the Edmonton Oilers and one of the most familiar faces in the professional hockey world. His performances as captain often feature in the previews of the NHL matches, NHL match results, and…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked cricketer Mohammad Shami to respond to transfer petitions filed by his estranged wife, who wants multiple cases — including one related to domestic violence — shifted from West Bengal to Delhi.A bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Manmohan agreed to hear two separate transfer pleas filed…
Sridhar Vembu, the billionaire brain behind Zoho Corporation, is back in headlines over a messy divorce battle with his US-based wife Pramila Srinivasan, after 30 years of marriage. A US court reportedly ordered the tech mogul to post a $1.7 billion bond (which is roughly INR 15,278 crore), though his lawyer calls it an appeal…
DEHRADUN: Citing “serious lapses in the manner in which the trial court examined an accused under section 313 of CrPC”, Uttarakhand high court (HC) has set aside the life sentence of a man from Uttarkashi in a 2013 case involving his wife’s murder. Deciding the criminal appeal, the court observed the accused was not questioned…
Wayne Gretzky and his wife Janet Jones (Credit: Getty Images) The contributions of Wayne Gretzky to the game of hockey are immeasurable, and he has played his career with the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and New York Rangers. His wife, Janet Jones Gretzky, has had an equally inspirational personal life, albeit…
BENGALURU: Shocked by his wife’s suicide two days ago, hounded by public sentiment and charged with dowry harassment and abetment to suicide, a 30-year-old Bengaluru resident died by suicide in a Nagpur hotel early Saturday after undertaking a 1,000km circuitous road journey along with his family members.Suraj Shivanna, a franchise owner of an online delivery…
BENGALURU: Police in Bengaluru say the killing of a 39-year-old bank manager by her estranged husband was planned several months in advance.The accused, a 40-year-old software engineer identified as Balamurugan, is alleged to have procured an illegal pistol months before the attack and carried a knife as a backup to ensure the murder was carried…
VIJAYAPURA: It has come to light that a husband cut his wife’s hair and burnt it in a graveyard as per the suggestion of a sorceress. He allegedly approached a sorceress, saying he had three daughters and needed a male child as the fourth. The sorceress suggested he cut his wife’s hair, causing bloodshed on…
RAIPUR: The Chhattisgarh high court has observed that a woman’s repeated threats of dying by suicide amounts to mental cruelty towards her husband. Also, attempts at ‘self-harm’ and persistent pressure on the husband to convert his religion, too, amounted to mental cruelty, the court noted.A division bench of Justices Rajani Dubey and Amitendra Kishore Prasad…
