A man was charred to death and was dragged for around 500 meters after his scooter suffered a head-on collision with a dumper truck on Thursday night in Siliguri's Shivmandir area.
In a major development in the horrific incident that took place in Delhi's Khanjawala on New Year's night, the Delhi Police arrested the sixth accused under the car in which the deceased woman was dragged, informed officials on Friday.
British author Fay Weldon, best known for her write-ups like 'The Life and Loves of a She-Devil' and 'The Cloning of Joanna May,' has passed away aged 91.
In a significant development in the Kanjhawala case, Delhi Police on Thursday added the 'destruction of evidence' section of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) to the FIR against the accused.
A Delhi Court on Thursday extended the police custody for four days of all the five persons, accused of hitting a 20-year-old girl and dragging her for a considerable distance leading to her death in Outer Delhi's Kanjhawala.
'The Simpsons' beloved music editor Chris Ledesma who served Fox animated series' from their premiere in 1989 through a 34th-season instalment in November has passed away aged 64.
According to an internal document of the Chinese CDC, 248 million people were infected by the coronavirus between December 1 and 20. As of now, the total number of Covid infections has reached 665 million globally while 6.69 million people have died, Asia Times reported.
Two days after a third Russian was found dead near the coast of Odisha, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said it would not link the deaths of three Russian nationals who recently died in India, as the probe is underway in all the cases.
This comes as WHO held a high-level meeting with counterparts in China last week to discuss the surge in cases and hospitalisations. Subsequently, WHO's Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution and the COVID-19 clinical management expert network groups both met with Chinese