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  • Woman dragged out of car, raped in front of husband in India – Police

    Woman dragged out of car, raped in front of husband in India – Police

    A 22-year-old woman was dragged out of a car and raped in front of her husband and brother-in-law, who were held at gunpoint in the northern Indian state of Haryana, the police said on Tuesday.

    The woman was raped, according to police, on Sunday night in Sector 56 of Gurugram on the outskirts of New Delhi.

    Police said they had arrested four people in connection to the rape.

    A police official said: “on Sunday night a woman, her husband and brother-in-law were returning from a function in a car.

    “When they stopped near the business park tower, the woman’s husband got out of the car to use the toilet.

    “Suddenly two cars stopped near them and four men came out and dragged the woman out of the car.

    “One of the men took the woman and raped her while others held her husband and her brother-in-law at gunpoint.”

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    Reports said before running away, the men warned the woman and her husband against reporting the incident to the police.

    This is the latest incident of rape horror that emerged in the state.

    Recently two incidents of young girls being raped and killed were reported in Haryana.

    Sexual attacks on women and girls in India put a question mark on their safety and efficiency of police force in the country.

    In December 2012, a medical student was fatally gang-raped in New Delhi. that incident brought spotlight on crimes against women in India.

    The incident saw huge protests and resulted in new anti-rape laws in the country. However, brutal sexual attacks against women continue to be reported across India.

    NAN

  • Suspected Nigerian drug trafficker jumps to death in India

    Suspected Nigerian drug trafficker jumps to death in India

    A suspected Nigerian drug trafficker jumped to his death off the fourth floor of a building in southern New Delhi,India Friday while trying to escape police arrest.

    Forty-year-old Cyprian Ama Ogbonnaya had been trailed to the building by the police after receiving a tip off that drug would be supplied in the area.

    A senior police officer confirmed that a team of Special Cell sleuths of south range raided the house in Chhattarpur Enclave area.

    The team was questioning some locals, when Ogbonnaya suspecting police presence in the building jumped from its fourth floor flat through a window, which was witnessed by many people who were present in the building premises.

    “He was rushed to AIIMS trauma Centre where he was declared dead by the doctors,” the police officer said, adding that an inquest had been ordered into his death and a medical report by the doctors to ascertain the exact cause of death was awaited.

    He said that two Nigerian women, who were also present in the flat, from where Ogbonnaya jumped off, were being questioned by the Special Cell.

    During the raid, 25 kg of Ketamine was recovered.

    Ketamine is sold popularly as Ketalar for anaesthetic purposes is also consumed by drug users for its trance inducing effect.

  • Emeteole: Image of everything football- Christian Chukwu

    Emeteole: Image of everything football- Christian Chukwu

    Former Super Eagles Coach, Christian Chukwu, has described late Kelechi Emeteole, also a former Super Sand Eagles coach, an “an image of everything football.”

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Emeteole died in the early hours of Wednesday in a New Delhi hospital in India, where he was receiving treatment for throat cancer.

    Emeteole was aged 66.

    Chukwu, who spoke with NAN on Thursday in Enugu, said it was unfortunate for the former coach to depart for the great beyond when his wealth of experience was still needed.

    He added that “I am yet to recover from the shocking news of Emeteole’s death yesterday.

    “I am personally saddened with the development. Emeteole lived on and for football.

    “He was an epitome of everything football, who passionately love the game and gave his best and time to see it grow.

    “A good team player and one that understand the need for team-work, and to maintain a united team while as a player in the national team and in all the club sides he had handled.

    Chukwu and Emetole were former team mates in the then Green Eagles under the tutelage of late Yugoslavian coach, Tihomir “Tiko” Jelisavčić popularly known as “Father Tiko”

    He was also a member of the bronze winning squad at the 10th African Cup of Nations in Ethiopia in 1976.

    Emeteole won 17 caps for the national team between 1975 to 1977 and scored four goals.

    Popularly known as “Caterpillar”, Emeteole played alongside Idowu Otubusen, Samuel Ojebode, Zion Ogunfehinmi, Kunle Awesu, Muda Lawal, Joe Erico and others too numerous to mention.

    He also plied his trade with Rangers International FC of Enugu at the height of the club’s reign in Nigeria and the African continent.

    For his coaching career, Emeteole later served as an assistant coach of the Super Eagles.

    Between 2007 and 2009, he was the Head Coach of the beach soccer national team, now known as the Super Sand Eagles.

    Emetiole also had coaching stints with notable clubs like: Spartan FC later known as Iwuanyanwu Nationale of Owerri, El-Kanemi of Maiduguri, Lobi Stars of Makurdi, and International FC and Rangers International of Enugu.

    He led Iwuanyanwu Nationale to the final of CAF Champions League in 2009.

  • 22 passengers burnt to death in India auto crash

    22 passengers burnt to death in India auto crash

    At least 22 people were burnt to death when their bus collided with a truck in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh early Monday.

    Senior police officer Rohit Sajwar said that fifteen others were injured, six of them seriously, in the accident that took place near the Bareilly city.

    Sajwar said: “the diesel tank of the bus burst after the collision which led to the fire. Bodies of the victims were charred beyond recognition.

    “Initial investigations indicate that all victims died of burn injuries. We are carrying out autopsies to determine the exact cause of their death.”

    The bus was travelling from Indian capital New Delhi to Gonda, a district in the north-eastern region of Uttar Pradesh.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and state agencies send condolences for the loss of life and announced compensation for the families of the victims.

    According to government data, 146,000 people died in road accidents in India in 2015, or around 400 deaths a day.

    India’s high rate of fatal traffic accidents is mostly blamed on poorly maintained roads and vehicles or negligent driving.

     

  • Delhi hosts India’s first Fifa tourney

    Delhi hosts India’s first Fifa tourney

     

    The Under-17 World Cup will kick off in New Delhi, marking India’s first-ever Fifa tournament, world football’s governing body said on Monday despite initial concern over air quality in the world’s most polluted capital.

    After a week-long inspection, authorities selected six cities across the country including Mumbai and New Delhi for the under-17 matches, Fifa said.

    “The match schedule has been created following a thorough analysis of players’ health, competition format, team movements, weather, local festivities, geography and other factors,” said Jaime Yarza, head of Fifa tournaments, in a statement.

    Last month Fifa Under-17 World Cup tournament director Javier Ceppi said that air quality in Delhi was a “serious concern”, particularly since the tournament will be held in the same month as the Diwali festival, when residents celebrate by setting huge amounts of fireworks.

    Pollution levels spiked to record levels in Delhi around Diwali last year, forcing schools to shut as authorities ordered a series of emergency measures including a temporary ban on construction.

    A 2014 World Health Organisation survey of more than 1 600 cities ranked Delhi as the most polluted.

    Monday’s statement said at least eight matches would be held at each venue, with India’s football-mad city of Kolkata set to host the final at its Salt Lake Stadium.

    While cricket is India’s No 1 sport, Kolkata is often regarded as the premier football city and it is just as common to see youngsters kicking a ball on the streets as wielding a bat.

    India are currently 130th in the Fifa world rankings, wedged between minnows Suriname and the Dominican Republic and with little sign that an upturn in fortunes is around the corner.

    The Under-17 World Cup will be held from October 6-28.

  • Indian Police: Nobel Peace Prize winner’s medal replica stolen

    Indian Police: Nobel Peace Prize winner’s medal replica stolen

    The Indian Police on Tuesday in New Delhi said the replica of a Nobel Peace Prize medal and certificate belonging to child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi, were among several items stolen from his flat.

    Satyarthi, who is the founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save Childhood Movement) that campaigns against child labour and trafficking, won the peace prize in 2014.

    He shared it with Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai for her work on education for girls.

    Burglars broke into Satyarthi’s empty flat in south Delhi Monday night, RK Singh, an officer at the local Kalkaji police station, said.

    Satyarthi’s son discovered the theft when he visited the flat on Tuesday morning.

    “It appears to be a forced entry, that investigations were at a preliminary stage and the intruder had not yet been identified,’’ the official said.

    “Some jewellery and electronic goods have also been stolen, we are still assessing what is missing,’’ the official said.

    The Nobel laureate is currently attending a conference in the United States.

    Satyarthi’s organisation has rescued and rehabilitated thousands of child workers who were employed in hazardous industries.

    Another Indian Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s 1913 prize medal for literature and citation were stolen from a museum in West Bengal state in 2004.

  • India celebrates Republic Day amid tight security

    India showcased its military might and cultural heritage as it celebrated its 68th Republic Day on Thursday amid heavy security and terrorist threats.

    Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin al-Nahyan was the chief guest at a military parade in New Delhi, the main attraction of national celebrations to commemorate the country’s 1950 constitution.

    Nearly 50,000 police and paramilitary personnel were deployed across the city after intelligence warnings that terrorists could launch an air attack, by way of a drone or hijacking, or by disguising themselves as security personnel.

    In India’s insurgency-hit north-east, militants’ triggered 11 low-intensity blasts, but there were no injuries or damage.

    Seven of these were at “abandoned places” in Assam state, police chief Mukesh Sahay said, adding the police suspected the United Liberation Front of Assam for the explosions.

    At the parade in Delhi, colourful floats depicted festivals from Indian states while the military displayed its armoury including tanks and supersonic missile systems.

    The country’s Tejas fighter jet made its debut at the parade.

    A contingent from the United Arab Emirates forces also marched along with Indian soldiers at the parade, which ended with a fly-past.

    Security personnel were stationed on buildings along the parade route with anti-aircraft guns.

    Other Indian cities and towns – particularly in the insurgency-hit Jammu and Kashmir and the country’s financial hub Mumbai, were also on alert and held celebrations under heavy security.

     

  • 17 dead as Indian police clear sect

    Police in India said no fewer than 17 people, including two policemen, were killed during evacuation at a park occupied by a sect in northern part of the country.

    More than 2,000 members of the semi-religious sect had occupied the park in Mathura for more than two years.

    The police on Friday in New Delhi said that the park’s occupiers had resisted earlier court eviction orders, adding that the people were on Thursday warned on the latest eviction order by Allahabad High Court.

    “Trouble began after some occupants armed with locally made pistols and rifles fired at the police,” local police officer, Arun Kumar, said.

    Police initially responded with canes and tear gas “but had to finally open fire in retaliation,” he said, adding that many were injured.

    “Additional forces were dispatched to the area as the situation remained tense,” Kumar said.

    Mathura, 150 kilometres south-east of Delhi, is a prominent Hindu Holy city, home to several temples.

    The evicted group was thought to be a faction of a Hindu religious organization that says it follows the 20th-Century freedom fighter, Subhash Chandra Bose.

    Its demands include the scrapping of elections, almost free fuel, and replacing the rupee with a currency named after it.

  • Indian teen dies after being raped, set on fire

    A 15-year-old Indian girl, who was allegedly raped and set on fire in a village near Delhi, died in hospital on Wednesday.

    According to a spokesman for Safdarjung Hospital, the girl had suffered 95-per-cent burns.

    The senior police official, Rakesh Yadav, said that investigation had commenced.

    Yadav said a 20-year-old man allegedly entered the girl’s house on Monday and assaulted her.

    The victim’s parents said the man had been stalking her for months.

    However, the man has been arrested and faced rape and murder charges.

    Attacks on women have been in the spotlight in Delhi after the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a bus in December 2012.

  • Etihad extends flights to Mumbai, New Delhi

    Etihad extends flights to Mumbai, New Delhi

    Etihad Airways  has announced that Mumbai and New Delhi will become its first destinations in India to be served with triple-daily flights, strengthening its unparalleled offering with Jet Airways into and out of the country.

    Both cities will be upgraded from their current double-daily frequencies, with the third daily flight to Mumbai starting on February, 15  2015 and to New Delhi on May 1, 2015. The development will provide business and leisure travellers with more options throughout the day between the UAE and India, and enhance India’s connections with markets across Etihad Airways’ global network.

    Along with Jet Airways’ services, both airlines will connect Abu Dhabi to 14 Indian cities, with over 200 return flights each week. This includes five flights a day to Mumbai, four flights a day to New Delhi, three flights a day to Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kochi, two flights a day to Ahmedabad and Kozhikode, and daily flights to Jaipur and Trivandrum.

    Etihad Airways will also launch a daily service to Kolkata, capital of West Bengal, on 15 February 2015 to support its long-term development plan in India, and Jet Airways has announced it will soon launch daily services between Abu Dhabi and Goa, Lucknow and Pune.

    In addition to the airline’s network developments, Etihad Airways has upgraded its aircraft on a number of Indian routes, including the debut of three-class, wide-body aircraft on select flights. The airline will also operate its new Boeing 787-9 on Mumbai evening services in January 2015.