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Hyderabad: A 50-year-old Telugu origin man was brutally killed by a Cuban immigrant in Dallas, Texas, over a minor scuffle over washing machines at a motel. The murderer, 37-year-old Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, was arrested by the Dallas police. Chandra Mouli Nagamallaiah was originally from Dharmavaram in Andhra Pradesh and was working as a motel manager at Downtown Suites, at 3422 block of Samuell Boulevard, near Interstate 30 and the Tenison golf course in Dallas. Cobos-Martinez, who is identified as an immigrant from Cuba, also worked at the motel. Dallas police, in a press conference, said that Cobos-Martinez was previously charged for indecency with a child and assault, and was involved in multiple crimes. According to the affidavit for arrest warrant issued by the Dallas police department, on September 10, Cobos-Martinez and a witness, who was not named, were cleaning one of the motel rooms, when Chandra Mouli approached them and asked Cobos-Martinez not to use the broken washing machine. The witness said that Cobos-Martinez got upset that Chandra Mouli was not speaking to him, and instead was asking the witness to translate his words. Cobos-Martinez left the room, got a machete and began attacking Chandra Mouli viciously. Chandra Mouli began screaming and ran to the front desk, where his wife Nisha and 18-year-old son Gaurav attempted to ward off Cobos-Martinez, but he pushed them off and continued attacking him. Furthermore, he took Chandra Mouli's phone and keycard from his pockets, and continued attacking him until his head was cut off. In a gruesome act, he proceeded to kick Chandra Mouli's head twice in the motel's parking space, before picking it up and throwing it in a dumpster. Cobos-Martinez was arrested by the Dallas police at 3250 Samuell Boulevard, while covered in blood and still wielding the machete. The Dallas police charged Cobos-Martinez with capital punishment, and is currently in prison. Special Operations Executive Assistant Chief Terrence Rhodes, speaking with the media, said "This violent crime will not go unpunished, and our department will thoroughly investigate and bring charges against the suspect. Violent crime is not welcome in our city." In 2017, Cobos-Martinez was arrested in California's South Lake Tahoe for attempting to carjack a 22-year-old woman while being naked. In 2018, he was arrested in Harris County and charged for indecency with a child, but the charges were dismissed. A few months later, he was charged with aggravated assault. In 2023, Cobos-Martinez pleaded guilty for a misdemeanour assault and received a one-year sentence. The jury in California acquitted him for carjacking, but was placed on probation in August 2023, but Cobos-Martinez absconded. The Consulate General of India in Houston condoled the death of Nagamallaiah and said it is following up on the matter closely. "We are in touch with the family and offering all possible assistance. The accused is in the custody of Dallas Police," it said in a post on X. Friends, family, and community groups have come together to support Nagamallaiah's family. A fundraiser set up by his friend Tanmay Patel has raised over $80,000 and is still ongoing. Speaking with Deccan Chronicle, Nandri Sridhar, a core committee member of a Telugu association in Dallas said "It is a very tragic accident. We, and all Indian communities are standing with Chandra Mouli's family, and will help them with any and all means. Dallas has a strong Indian population, and seeing one of us getting killed in such a gruesome manner has shocked us."
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs made comprehensive remarks on the Nimisha Priya case during the weekly press briefing here on Thursday. The 37-year-old nurse from Kerala was set to be executed on July 16 after a trial court in Yemen convicted her of killing a Yemeni national, a decision that the country Supreme Judicial Council upheld in November 2023. Speaking to reporters on the case, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal highlighted the various steps which the Government of India has taken to provide support to the family. This includes legal assistance, regu ...Read More >
The bench posted the matter for further hearing on August 14. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * The Supreme Court asked a private group to seek government permission to travel to Yemen for negotiations * Execution of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, convicted of murder, has been stayed in Yemen * Efforts are ongoing to persuade the victim's family to pardon Ms Priya under Shariat Law Did our AI summary help? Let us know. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked a ...Read More >
Moradabad (UP), Aug 1 (PTI) The Moradabad district administration has cancelled the allotment of a government bungalow granted to former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. The Samajwadi Party (SP) has been asked to vacate the premises within 30 days. The bungalow, located in the posh Civil Lines area near the Police Training College (PTC II), was allotted to the SP patriarch 31 years ago. Spread across nearly 1,000 square meters on Nazul land, the property serves as the local SP office. District Magistrate Anuj Singh said the property is needed for housing officers and other ...Read More >
Patna: Muscleman-turned-politician Anant Singh, known as "Chhote Sarkar," filed his nomination papers on Tuesday as a JD(U) candidate for the Mokama assembly constituency, even as the party has yet to officially announce its candidates.Singh began the day with a puja at a Temple, drawing hundreds of supporters. Before heading to file his nomination, he hosted a feast at his Barh residence for more than 20,000 supporters. Arriving in a white open jeep adorned with marigolds, his convoy faced delay ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam: The BJP's central leadership has handpicked Pokala Vamsi Nagendra Madhav as president of its Andhra Pradesh unit. On instructions from Delhi, he filed his nominations for the post on Monday. Madhav is a dedicated party worker with strong RSS roots, bringing with him both ideological commitment and organisational experience to make a success out of his new role. In an interview with Deccan Chronicle, Madhav reflected on the BJP's previous successes in Andhra Pradesh. "Between 1996 and 1998, we were stronger here than even in Gujarat," he noted. "However, we couldn't sustain tha ...Read More >
New Delhi: MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed that "friendly countries" are interceding on India's behalf to ensure Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya can be released. Priya who has been accused of killing Yemeni national Talal Abdo Mehdi in 2017 was arrested in 2020 and sentenced in 2023. Her death sentence which was set for July 16 has now been postponed. Stating that the government of India had been offering all possible assistance in the case Jaiswal said: "We have provided legal assistance and also appointed a lawyer to assist the family. We have also arranged for regular consular visits ...Read More >
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], July 19 (ANI): The Ana Sagar lake in Rajasthan's Ajmer overflowed on Saturday morning, following incessant rain, which caused waterlogging. Due to this, the road connecting Bajrang Garh to the market has been closed. The locals used sandbags in an attempt to stop the flow of water. Also Read | Meghalaya Shocker: Schoolgirl Hacked to Death With Machete by Assailant in East Garo Hills District. Municipal Corporation Chief Engineer Vinod Manohar stated that the cause of waterlogging is due to lake water entering through escape channels, which have been opened by near ...Read More >
The execution of Nimisha Priya, an Indian national, in Yemen is postponed. The Indian government is providing assistance to Priya and her family. They are working with local authorities and friendly governments. Priya was convicted of murder in 2017. Reports claiming her death sentence is overturned are incorrect. The government is seeking a mutually agreeable resolution. The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday confirmed that Indian national Nimisha Priya's execution in Yemen has been postpon ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside the decision of the sentence review board which had rejected a plea for premature release of Santosh Kumar Singh, who is serving life term for the 1996 rape and murder of law student Priyadarshini Mattoo. Justice Sanjeev Narula said there is an element of reformation in Singh and referred the matter back to the sentence review board (SRB) to consider afresh the convict's premature release plea. "I have found some element of reformation in him. The SRB decision is set aside and I have referred back the matter to SRB to consider ...Read More >
New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted a man on death row in a murder case, outlining the gaps in forensic evidence and issued countrywide directions on handling of DNA samples. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta directed from now in all such cases having forensic evidence, the collection of DNA samples after due care and compliance of all necessary procedures, including swift and appropriate packaging, ought to be documented. In the case at hand, the ape ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court on Thursday, September 25, stayed the execution of Asadullah Akhtar, a convict in the 2013 Dilsukhnagar twin bomb blasts case in Hyderabad. The blasts had killed 18 people and left 131 injured. Akhtar, who was sentenced to death by a special NIA court in 2016, had his punishment confirmed by the Telangana High Court on April 8 this year. He filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court on September 20, challenging the High Court order. A three-judge bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta, and Justice NV Anjaria heard the matter o ...Read More >
The Supreme Court in separate cases decided on Wednesday ordered two death row convicts to remain in jail for the rest of their lives without remission considering elaborate reports of their social background study, psychological analysis and the mitigating factors to save them from the gallows. The bench headed by justice Vikram Nath, which decided both cases, underlined that in death penalty cases, the high courts should take into consideration the psychological analysis and the social setting ...Read More >
Mumbai: Senior BJP leader Ravindra Chavan is all set to become the next Maharashtra BJP chief as he filed his nomination for the post of party's state president on Monday. Mr. Chavan presented the nomination forms to Union Minister Kiran Rijiju, who has been appointed as a central observer for the elections by the BJP. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and outgoing party chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule were present on this occasion. With no other nomination being filed for the post, Mr. Chavan is certain to become the next state president of Maharashtra BJP, said party leaders. The ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab chief ministerBhagwant Mann on Thursday said the government will table a bill in the assembly on Friday to introduce harsher punishment for religious sacrilege. However, the law will not be enacted immediately, as the government plans to hold consultations with stakeholders before finalising the legislation.Mann said the decision was taken in a meeting of the cabinet earlier in the day. After the legislation is tabled, Punjab govt will gather suggestions on the law from stakeholders, including religious organisations and people, he added.Sources said said the new legislation ...Read More >
Bangladesh has charged 15 senior army officers, including five generals, for enforced disappearances and atrocities during the 2024 uprising -- the first major civilian trial against top military figures in the country's history. A Bangladeshi court on Wednesday remanded in custody fifteen senior army officers accused of enforced disappearances and atrocities during the 2024 uprising that led to the fall of the government. This marks the first time formal charges for enforced disappearances hav ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 3 (PTI) Former celebrity manager Disha Salian committed suicide and no foul play has been found in her death, the Mumbai police have submitted to the Bombay High Court, even as her father Satish Salian reiterated she was gangraped and murdered. Disha Salian had jumped off the window of a flat out of her own volition, and the postmortem report mentions no signs of sexual and/or physical assault on the deceased, the police said in an affidavit filed before the HC last month. Also Read | Heart Attacks Being Linked to COVID-19 Vaccines After 4 Years of Being Vaccinated Does Not Stack ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 17 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to remove encroachments on forest lands, including the fruit-bearing trees, all across the state and not limit it to some areas. The order was passed by a division bench consisting of Justices Vivek Thakur and Bipin C Negi on Wednesday after the Advocate General placed on record fresh instructions issued by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, informing that 2,456 apple and other fruit trees have been felled from forest lands in Chaithla village, and 713 and 490 trees in Rohru and Kotgarh forest divisions, r ...Read More >
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) minister is expected to move the Bombay High Court to challenge the verdict in order to continue working as an elected representative. The Representation of the People Act, 1951, mandates disqualification for elected representatives sentenced to imprisonment for two years or more in a criminal case. Kokate, 68, had challenged the February judgment of a first-class magistrate court, which convicted him on charges of cheating and forgery in a case dating back o ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 3 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray, who has been targeted by the opposition in the Disha Salian death case, on Thursday refused to respond to the police affidavit that refuted any foul play in the former celebrity manager's death, saying he has chosen silence despite attempts to defame him. His bete noire and Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane, however, said Salian will get justice as "picture abhi baaki hai" (the film is not over yet). Salian died on June 8, 2020, after falling off the 14th floor of a residential building in Malad area of Mumbai. The city police had ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The US embassy in India has warned that "committing assault, theft, or burglary in the United States won't just cause you legal issues -- it could lead to your visa being revoked and make you ineligible for future US visas". The warning was issued days after a video of an Indian woman who tried to leave a store with a cart full of items without paying went viral. This also prompted the embassy to say, "The US values law and order and expects foreign visitors to follow all US laws."Responding to queries on the issue, the ministry of external affairs said that "whether a person is liv ...Read More >
The Court held that brutality of the offence cannot be the sole ground for imposing capital punishment, and the convict's potential for reformation must also be assessed. The Supreme Court on July 16, 2025 upheld the conviction of a man for the rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl in 2018 but commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment without remission. The Court held that brutality of the offence cannot be the sole ground for imposing capital punishment, and the convict's potential for r ...Read More >
Mumbai: Ten years after he was acquitted by a trial court in the 7/11 serial train bomb blasts in Mumbai in 2006, Wahid Shaikh, a school teacher, filed a complaint before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and other bodies, seeking compensation of ₹9 crore for his wrongful incarceration of nine years. Shaikh wrote in his complaint to the NHRC on Friday: "...the nine years I spent in wrongful custody, coupled with brutal custodial torture, have left me and my family devastated in ways n ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs made comprehensive remarks on the Nimisha Priya case during the weekly press briefing here on Thursday. The 37-year-old nurse from Kerala was set to be executed on July 16 after a trial court in Yemen convicted her of killing a Yemeni national, a decision that the country's Supreme Judicial Council upheld in November 2023. Speaking to reporters on the case, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal highlighted the various steps which the Government of India has taken to provide support to the family. This includes legal assistance, regular consular visits b ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is exploring the possibility of hosting India for a white-ball series in early August, taking advantage of a rare opening in both nations' schedules. Final discussions are expected to take place this week on the sidelines of the ICC meetings in Singapore. This follows after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) mutually agreed to defer the white-ball series, three ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals, between Bangladesh and India in August 2025 to September 2026. Security concerns due to the state o ...Read More >
Mumbai: Following allegations that the minister of state (MoS) for home, Yogesh Kadam, was running a dance bar with a licence in his mother's name, the Kadam family reportedly surrendered the orchestra licence of Savali bar in Kandivli on Friday. Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Anil Parab criticised the licence surrender, stating it proves his allegations were right and that a dance bar was being operated by the Kadam family. Parab demanded Yogesh Kadam's resignation, arguing that just because a thief returns stolen goods, he cannot be let off. Parab alleged that the surrender of the licence indicates tha ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi HC has overturned the Sentence Review Board's (SRB) rejection of a premature release plea by Santosh Kumar Singh, convicted for the 1996 rape and murder of law student Priyadarshini Mattoo. Justice Sanjeev Narula noted signs of Singh's reformation during incarceration and highlighted the SRB's failure to conduct a psychological assessment. "The matter is being remitted to the SRB for reconsideration," the Court ruled, issuing guidelines for future early release reviews. Singh, who has served over 25 years, was denied release in 2021 and again in 2024. His lawyer argued h ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Unique Identification Authority of India has urged parents to update the Aadhaar biometrics of children between five and seven years."Timely completion of mandatory biometric update is an essential requirement for maintaining the accuracy and reliability of biometric data of children. If the MBU is not completed even after seven years of age, the Aadhaar number may be deactivated, as per the existing rules," the agency said in a statement.This is required to ensure seamless access to school admissions, entrance exams and other benefits such as direct benefit transfer, it added.A ...Read More >
Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prajapati was attacked by a fellow inmate inside Lucknow Jail on Tuesday. The scuffle took place within the jail premises, after which prison authorities launched an internal inquiry. According to a statement issued by Dr Ramdhani, DIG Prisons, Lucknow Range, the incident occurred after Prajapati allegedly used abusive language towards another inmate, Vishwas Rajput. In response, Vishwas attacked Prajapati using a sharp object inside the cell. DIG Prisons clarified that the incident was not premeditated and dismissed any spec ...Read More >
The US State Department expressed concerns over the International Criminal Court (ICC) issuing arrest warrants regarding alleged violations of humanitarian law by Israel. Spokesperson Matthew Miller emphasized that the ICC lacks jurisdiction, as Israel is already conducting investigations into potential violations. He pointed out that the ICC should only intervene after national investigations are complete, citing previous cases like Venezuela. Meanwhile, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for death sentences for Israeli leaders, which Miller condemned as typical rhetoric from ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's passenger vehicle sales crossed the one million mark in the April-June quarter (Q1) of 2025-26 with exports registering a double-digit growth, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Tuesday. "Passenger Vehicles, comprising utility vehicles and cars, saw their highest ever exports in Q1 of 2025-26 of 2.04 Lakh units, registering a growth of 13.2 per cent over Q1 of 2024-25," according to the SIAM statement. Export growth in this segment was driven by stable demand across most markets, with strong perfo ...Read More >