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Chandigarh: Nihang attacks e-rickshaw driver with sword over smoking
According to police, the nihang, Jitender Singh, was part of a religious procession from Anandpur Sahib gurdwara
Updated on Jul 27, 2024 09:22 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Advocate murdered with sword in east Delhi, 4 of family held
Police said the attack happened due to a fight between the two families because of ‘electricity theft’ from a temple outside the accused’s house. However, the victim’s family denied this and said the accused attacked them because they wanted to ‘maintain supremacy in the area’
Updated on Jul 27, 2024 05:28 AM IST
Deliveryman attacked with sword in Mataur road rage
The victim, Gurmey Singh, who works with Zomato, was passing through Mohali’s Phase-7 when he saw the accused arguing with another deliveryman of his company after the latter’s bike collided with the accused’s car
Updated on Jul 19, 2024 05:30 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Mohali
What is Durandal? All about French 'magic' sword that went missing
A French “Excalibur”, known as Durandal, mysteriously vanished from a cliff where it was embedded for over 1,300 years in the town of Rocamadour.
Updated on Jul 04, 2024 04:30 PM IST
Mohali: Stalker who hacked woman to death booked for murder bid on cop
The accused, Sukhchain Singh, 36, who works at a petrol station in Ludhiana district’s Samrala town, had injured a police constable Sarabjit Singh with the sword before he was taken into custody
Updated on Jun 10, 2024 07:58 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
Sword-wielding stalker hacks woman to death in Mohali
Ludhiana native attacks call centre employee near her office in Phase 5, Mohali, for rejecting his marriage proposal, say police; nabbed after two-hour chase
Updated on Jun 09, 2024 07:26 AM IST
Robert Abraham, Mohali
19-year-old Raj woman gang-raped, fingers chopped off
While no arrests have been made so far, a first information report (FIR) has been registered against the accused, one of whom is known to the survivor
Updated on May 08, 2024 06:50 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Udaipur
Police book 2 men for threatening civic contractor
The Byculla police on Saturday registered a case against two persons for allegedly flashing a sword at and threatening a south Mumbai-based civic contractor with dire consequences if he did not send money to history-sheeter Ilyas Bachkana’s house and help him secure bail
Updated on Apr 01, 2024 06:20 AM IST
Manish K Pathak
Mark Zuckerberg makes katana with Japanese sword master, shares video
An individual reacted to Mark Zuckerberg’s Instagram post about katana and wrote, “That's awesome.”
Published on Feb 25, 2024 01:50 PM IST
16-year-old girl attacked with sword by neighbour in Ghaziabad
A 35-year-old man in Modinagar allegedly attacked his 16-year-old neighbor with a sword, leaving her severely injured. The motive for the attack is unclear.
Updated on Oct 06, 2023 06:40 AM IST
Man booked for threatening NMMT bus driver with a sword
The incident happened on Monday night when a NNMT bus driver applied brakes and a car from behind rammed onto the bus
Updated on Sep 06, 2023 02:55 PM IST
Dera Bassi man attacks his teenaged children with sword, held
The children, a 15-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy, managed to escape after suffering stab injuries and alerted their relatives, who further sounded the Dera Bassi police
Updated on Aug 29, 2023 02:13 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Mohali
Man 'chopped up' with sword, shot at as violence erupts at UK kabaddi match
Video footage surfaced on social media purportedly showed crowds running away as what are claimed to be gunshots are heard.
Published on Aug 21, 2023 11:22 AM IST
13 people booked in Pune for cutting birthday cake with sword
Pune city police have booked thirteen people, including eight adults and five minors, for using a sword to cut the birthday cake
Updated on Jun 23, 2023 12:27 AM IST
Ludhiana: Nihang assaults driver with sword for playing song in bus, held
The FIR has been lodged on the statement of Jagsir Singh of Lasoi village in Mandi Ahmedgarh; Jagsir is a driver with Amrit Bus Service
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 11:23 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Tipu Sultan's sword sold for 14 million pounds in London
Tipu Sultan's sword was sold for 14 million pounds at an auction in London. It was created by Mughal swordsmiths using a German blade design
Published on May 25, 2023 03:16 PM IST
Vrinda Jain
SPPU sets up panel to investigate ‘rap song’ case
Savitribai Phule Pune University in India has formed a committee to investigate a "rap song" video shot on its premises, with a report expected within a month. The video featured youths in front of the university's building and auditorium, carrying a bottle of liquor, sword and pistol. Police have registered an FIR against the suspected youth after the varsity officials filed a complaint.
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 10:52 PM IST
Operation Prahar: ₹40 lakh, 5 pistols, heroin recovered in Ambala range
Raids under the ‘Operation Prahar’ were carried out on Sunday at a total of 77 locations in Ambala, Yamunanagar and Kurukshetra districts under the Ambala range by 761 police personnel and ₹40.89 lakh cash, five country-made pistols, 50 gm heroin, three knives, one sword, 248 country-made liquor bottles
Updated on Apr 17, 2023 12:20 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ambala
Anti-Punjab forces trying to defame state: Jathedar
Addressing a gathering at Talwandi Sabo, Akal Takht jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh says all sections are living in peace, brotherhood in Punjab
Updated on Apr 15, 2023 12:38 AM IST
Takh jathedar says there’s “complete communal harmony” in Punjab in Baiskahi address
Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh in his Baisakhi address cautioned them of a malicious campaign underway to project it as a “disturbed state”
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 11:10 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Bathinda
Seven held for robbing Ludhiana factory unit
The incident had been captured in the closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed at the Ludhiana factory unit ; videos showed sword and axe wielding robbers attacking the security guards
Updated on Apr 09, 2023 02:07 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Hyderabad businessman offers ₹1 crore gold sword to Tirupati Balaji Temple
The sword reportedly was made by specialist jewellers from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, and took around six months to get completely done.
Published on Jul 20, 2021 02:53 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi