A 58-year-old man was allegedly shot dead by his nephew for objecting to his drinking habits in Muzaffarnagar district on Monday, police said.
The accused, Vipin Kumar, has been arrested for shooting his uncle dead in the fields in Muzaffarnagar, a police officer said.
The gun used to commit the crime has been recovered and the body sent for post-mortem, the officer added.
Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday pooh-poohed Congress President Rahul Gandhi's statement that he was ready to be the Prime Minister in case the Congress emerged as the single largest party after the 2019 general elections.
Notwithstanding a crackdown on mobile phones in jails, an inmate of Faridkot jail has uploaded a video on Facebook threatening to kill Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh besides senior police officers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a strong retort to his British counterpart Theresa May on Vijay Mallya's extradition case, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj informed on Monday.
Three persons, including a Nigerian woman, were arrested by the Special Task Force (STF), Mohali, in two separate cases for carrying a total of 790 gm of heroin, worth Rs 20 lakh, here on Saturday.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has been charged with abetment to suicide in wife Sunanda Pushkar case. Delhi Police told court her messages on social media have been taken as a “dying declaration.”
Former President Pranab Mukherjee will address members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at its headquarters in Nagpur on June 7, a top RSS official has confirmed to The Indian Express. Mukherjee’s office is yet to issue a statement.