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MADURAI: A gang hacked a woman to death at Kattarankulam in Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu after attacking the driver of an autorickshaw she was travelling in on Sunday night. The murdered woman has been identified as M Velladuraichi, 28, of Jameenthevarkulam. She was going to attend a family function at Kumarareddiapuram when the autorickshaw was intercepted by a gang. According to police sources,...

NEW DELHI: A minor girl was allegedly stabbed by a boy for refusing to marry him, police said on Monday. She sustained injuries on her neck and head in the attack. The accused was arrested using technical surveillance and CCTV footage.The incident took place around 1pm on Sunday at Molarband Extension in southeast Delhi's Badarpur area when the girl was at her friend's house, they said.The girl and the...

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 10, 2023, 15:53:03 ISTDaily Mumbai Live Updates Mumbai Police have found that the accused in the case of stone pelting at a Ram Navami procession in suburban Malad had allegedly hatched the conspiracy of violence while sitting together near a mosque, officials said on Monday. More than 20 persons have so far been arrested in connection with the incident which took place in...

THANE: A 75-year-old retired civic engineer trying to recharge his online toll payment wallet was allegedly duped of Rs 3 lakh by a scamster. The accused offered to help him with the process of payment but instead made him download a malicious spyware on his mobile and later drained out his bank account, the Thane police informed on Sunday.The incident was reported on April 4. "The victim probably came...

KOLKATA: The Indian Sundarbans has registered a rise of at least 14% in its tiger population, recording the presence of a minimum of 100 big cats - from 88 in 2019 - in the all-India tiger estimation report released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mysuru on Sunday.Foresters said the "at least 100" figure was based on evidence of that many unique individuals clicked by camera-traps; the actual number...

CHENNAI/TRICHY: In all, 36 quacks who were running small clinics and pharmacies to provide allopathic treatment or alternative medicine to patients were arrested by police in the central region and Tiruvallur in the last one week in a joint operation with the health department.Tiruvallur district police arrested seven quacks who were running clinics and medical laboratories without the requisite licence...

NEW DELHI: A history-sheeter shot the mother of his live-in partner when she intervened in the couple's fight over keeping a pet dog.The 40-year-old woman, Kanchan, was shot in central Delhi's DBG Road on Saturday. The suspect, Aalok, is on the run.Police said Kanchan had intervened in a fight between her 22-year-old daughter and Aalok regarding their pet dog Spitzy. An investigation has revealed that...

MUMBAI: The city witnessed 'above normal' day temperatures on Sunday as maximum temperature recorded by the IMD's Santacruz observatory was 36.4 degrees. Day temperature recorded at IMD's Colaba observatory was 34.8 degrees. IMD, in its five-day forecast for the city, said that dry weather conditions are likely. Last week, the city recorded light rain activity owing to moisture incursion from the...

BENGALURU: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday expressed his disappointment at the defection of Congress leaders like Anil Antony, CR Kesavan and Kiran Kumar Reddy to BJP and wondered how they could cross over to the ‘dark side’.“I have always believed that politics is based on principles. While I believe each person has a right to change their mind and their party, there must be some principles....

MUMBAI: The state on Sunday recorded 788 fresh Covid cases - a 45% rise over the previous day. Hospitals in the state must prepare for a mock drill on Monday to check readiness to deal with a potential surge in cases. The Union health ministry directed the mock drill due to a steady rise in cases.On Sunday, active cases in the state reached nearly 4,600, while Mumbai reported an increase to 1,434 cases....