Ex-Bolshoi dancer gets 6 years jail term for ordering acid attack

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 23:20

A local court here on Tuesday declared an ex-Bolshoi dancer guilty and has sentenced him to six years jail for ordering a terrible acid attack, which nearly blinded the ballet`s director.

Acid attack survivor gets job in Supreme Court, thanks to judge

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 21:11

An acid attack survivor, who lost her vision in the incident, will soon join in the Supreme Court as its employee.

Acid attack: SC sets deadline to regulate sales, judge gives job to survivor

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 13:09

The Supreme Court directed all state governments and Union territories to frame rules for regulating sale of acid by March 31, 2014.

Two-year-old boy killed after father throws acid on him

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 15:43

A two-year-old boy on Saturday died after his father allegedly threw acid on him and mother-in-law following a dispute in Sitamarhi area.

45-year-old woman injured in acid attack at Khammam

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 20:40

A 45-year-old woman suffered burn injuries after an unidentified person threw acid on her in Khammam town of Andhra Pradesh today, the police said.

3,700-year-old wine cellar unearthed in Israel

Last Updated: Sunday, November 24, 2013, 15:49

Archaeologists have unearthed what may be one of the world`s oldest and largest wine cellar - a 3,700-year-old store room that held 2,000 litres of strong, sweet wine - in Israel.

Delhi acid attack: Police arrest accused Manoj

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 09:47

In a gruesome attack, a man threw acid on a teenage girl and her friend here on Sunday for refusing his marriage proposal.

Two teenage girls attacked with acid

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 00:06

Two teenage girls were attacked with acid by a man for declining his marriage proposal in Begumpur area of West Delhi.

Rehab boards, trauma teams for rape victims in Maharashtra

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 21:24

Maharashtra government told Bombay High Court that it would form `rehabilitation boards` and `trauma teams` in every district to offer support to the victims of rape, sexual assault and acid attack.

Charges framed against four accused in acid attack case

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 14:04

A local court here has framed charges against the four accused in connection with an acid attack case in which four sisters were injured.

Teenager injected acid into his private parts for theft in Bihar

Last Updated: Saturday, October 26, 2013, 22:38

A teenager was brutally injected acid into his private parts as punishment for theft near the main roundabout in Sohsarai police station area of Bihar`s Nalanda district, police said on Saturday.