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A second 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a businessman following a bungled carjacking. Police arrested and charged a child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, last week after restaurant boss Mohammed Islam was allegedly run over with his own Mercedes C220 on January 8 in Romiley, Stockport, Greater Manchester, as he … Read more
China has built a 100-home village in disputed Indian territory that Beijing claims is theirs amid rising tensions between the two countries. Satellite images dated 1 November 2020 show a development of 101 homes in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh at a location 2.8 miles inside Indian territory. Images from just over a year … Read more
Woman poses for selfie on banks of raging Indian river – moments before she topples in and is swept to her death The woman was posing for a selfie on the river bank in Kanakund, Odisha region Horrified locals watched as the woman was swept away by the raging torrent Locals named the unfortunate victim … Read more
Australia is embroiled in an ugly racism row after Indian cricket players claimed they were subjected to ‘pathetic’ and ‘unacceptable’ insults from spectators. Day four of the third Test between the two countries at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday was marred by allegations of racial abuse towards some Indian players. Six people were ejected … Read more
Indian forces have detained a Chinese soldier on a disputed Himalayan border where the two nations fought a deadly battle last year, the military said today. The arrest marks the second detention on the high altitude border since their deadliest confrontation in decades broke out in June, in which at least 20 Indian soldiers were killed. The face-off … Read more
Indian villagers carry the corpse of a farmer to his bank to convince the manager to release money from his account for funeral costs The corpse of an Indian farm labourer was carried to the bank by his neighbours Mahesh Yadav, 55, died early Tuesday in a village in the eastern state of Bihar His … Read more
A unique whale song has revealed the presence of a previously unknown population of blue whales living in the north-western Indian Ocean, a study has reported. US-led experts detected the song being sung in acoustic recordings taken at three locations: the Chagos Archipelago, Madagascar and Oman’s Arabian Sea coast. According to the researchers, it had … Read more
Indian husband ‘threw acid on his wife after she refused to let his friends gang rape her when he lost a bet’ A gambling addict, 36, allegedly threw acid on his wife, 30, in Hassanganj, Bihar He was arrested on Sunday after the attack on Saturday, Muzahidpur police said She escaped after the attack and … Read more
To hazmat and to hold: Indian couple marry in full PPE gear after bride tests positive for Covid on her wedding day The couple decided to go ahead with the ceremony at COVID quarantine centre The bride and groom exchanged garlands wearing matching blue hazmat suits Bride was admitted to the centre after she and … Read more
Adorable moment Indian cricket fan proposes to his Australian girlfriend as their teams go head-to-head – and the whole crowd and players hold their breath hoping she will say yes A couple got engaged after a proposal in the cricket crowd at the SCG Indian fan proposed to his Australian partner in Australia’s match against … Read more