Indian family in Armenia converts restaurant to free-meal centre for refugees 

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The ongoing military conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has left scores of people homeless from Nagorno-Karabakh region. Many have fled their homes and moved to the capital city of Yerevan. While the nation has come together to help the refugees from the border areas, here is an Indian family living in Armenia for the past … Read more

Hathras Case Live Updates: Victim’s family leaves for Lucknow to appear before Allahabad HC

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Hathras Case LIVE Updates: Family members of the alleged gang-rape victim in Hathras have left for Lucknow amid tight security. They will appear before Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court later in the day. Five members of the Hathras case victim’s family — mother, father, 2 brothers and sister-in-law — are being escorted to Lucknow … Read more

Rajasthan priest burnt alive: Accused’s family says victim set himself on fire, ‘tried to save him’

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Days after a temple priest in Rajasthan’s Karauli died after allegedly being burned alive over a land dispute, the family of the main accused, Kailash Meena who was arrested on Friday, has claimed that it was the priest who had set himself ablaze with fuel and a lighter. The daughters of Kailash Meena told India … Read more

Hathras victim’s family to appear before Allahabad HC amid tight security on Monday

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Family members of a 19-year-old Dalit woman who died after allegedly being raped by four men in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district will appear before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court amid tight security on Monday. Hathras Superintendent of Police Vineet Jaiswal on Saturday told that the district judge of Hathras has been appointed … Read more

Rajasthan priest burnt alive: Family refuses to cremate body till demands met

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Family members of a temple priest who was burned alive over a land dispute in Rajasthan have refused to cremate his body till all their demands are met by the state government. Family members of a temple priest who was burned alive over a land dispute in Rajasthan have refused to cremate his body till … Read more

Hathras rape accused claim innocence, say victim was friends with Sandeep, her family beat her up

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The four accused in the Hathras alleged gangrape case, including the prime accused Sandeep Singh, have written a letter to the investigating agencies claiming they are innocent. The accused, Sandeep Singh, has written in the letter that the 19-year-old Dalit girl was “a good friend” and he would talk to her on the phone often. … Read more

Indian-origin family, including 3-year-old son, found dead at UK home, police suspect murder-suicide

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An Indian-origin family of three was found dead at their residence in the Brentford area of West London on Tuesday. Poorna Kaameshwari Sivaraj and her son Kailash Kuha Raj were last seen on September 21 (Image credit: Local Police) An Indian origin family, including a three-year-old son, was found dead at their residence in the … Read more

‘Living in fear’: After losing daughter, Hathras victim’s family plans to leave village

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The family of the 19-year-old Dalit woman, who died after allegedly being raped in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, has said they have been living in fear since the tragedy while adding that they plan to leave their home. The Dalit woman’s kin told India Today on Wednesday that they wish to leave Bhoolgarhi village of Hathras … Read more

Six-year-old raped by relative in Hathras dies, family protests over police inaction

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While outrage over the gang rape-murder case of a Dalit woman in Hathras continues, a six-year-old girl from the same district Hathras, who was allegedly raped by her relative, died during treatment at a Delhi hospital. After her death, the victim’s family sat with her body on the main road in Hathras in protest against … Read more

Bhim Army chief seeks UP govt’s permission to let Hathras victim’s family live with him

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The girl’s death should be probed under a Supreme Court judge’s supervision and the family should be provided ‘Y’ security, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad told media outlets in UP’s Hathras on Sunday. Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad with the victim’s family at their home on Sunday (Photo Credits: Tanushree Pandey/India Today) Bhim Army chief … Read more