Escape
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Chinese dissident who fled to Taiwan appeals for asylum in US, Canada over fears of deportation
World | Sep 26, 2023, 02:52 PM ISTChen is known for commemorating the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and escaped China by travelling to Thailand and later reaching Taiwan.
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2 prisoners escape from COVID care centre, 4 cops suspended in Maharashtra's Thane
India | Apr 23, 2021, 11:07 PM ISTThe two escaped at around 4:30 am from a washroom situated on the 15th floor of a complex being used as a COVID care centre, the official said.
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Carlos Ghosn scripts the greatest escape of 2019, flees Japan in a musical instrument box
World | Dec 31, 2019, 08:39 PM ISTIn what is being seen as the escape that El Chapo would envy, ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn fled Japan in a musical box. Lebanese television station MTV reports that Ghosn fled after a band of musicians entered his home on the pretext of providing entertainment during a dinner party. Ghosn hid himself inside one of the musical boxes before leaving Japan from a local airport.
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Thieves break into German museum, escape with jewellery valued at $1.1billion
World | Nov 26, 2019, 08:46 AM ISTTwo thieves switched off power supply at 5 a.m. before breaking through a window into the Green Vault museum in Dresden, eastern Germany, which in the past boasted that it was "as secure as Fort Knox", a Daily Mail Online report said.
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Elon Musk-led SpaceX completes key Crew Dragon static fire engine tests
Science | Nov 14, 2019, 03:10 PM IST"Full duration static fire test of Crew Dragon's launch escape system complete -- SpaceX and NASA teams are now reviewing test data and working toward an in-flight demonstration of Crew Dragon's launch escape capabilities," SpaceX tweeted on Wednesday
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Rape accused escapes from police custody in Jammu
India | Jul 21, 2019, 01:13 PM ISTPolice sources said Sajad Ahmad, a rape accused from Drass area of Kargil district, was arrested by police in Reasi district of Jammu region some time back.
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2 inmates escape from jail; 1 'run over' by train
India | Jul 07, 2019, 06:10 PM ISTTwo prisoners escaped from the Etawah district jail in Uttar Pradesh by climbing the boundary wall early Sunday, with police saying one of them died after he was apparently run over by a train.
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Dreaded gangster escapes from police custody in UP
Jul 03, 2019, 11:15 AM ISTSaandu, 26, has 38 criminal cases against him and was lodged in Mirzapur jail. He was brought to Muzaffarnagar for a court hearing on Tuesday.
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Self-learning Russian robot escapes lab for second time, leads to chaos on streets
World | Jun 23, 2016, 12:13 PM ISTRussia: In a bizarre moment captured on the streets of Russia, a robot was seen wandering on the streets creating chaos as vehicles averted and drove past to avoid collision. ‘Promobot IR77’ is an artificially intelligent robot which means it learns
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Tihar superintendent suspended in jailbreak case
India | Jul 06, 2015, 09:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi government on Monday ordered the suspension of O.P. Bhatti, superintendent of jail number 7 in Tihar, in connection with a recent jailbreak case.The suspension order was issued following approval from Delhi
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College girl jumps off train to escape molestation
India | Feb 14, 2014, 07:24 AM ISTMidnapore: A girl student of an engineering college was seriously injured when she allegedly jumped off a speeding train to escape molestation by some youths, this evening.Police sources said the girl, who was returning to
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40 inmates escape from prison in Libya
World | Dec 01, 2013, 11:36 AM ISTTripoli: About 40 inmates have fled their prison with the aid of some gunmen in the southern Libyan city of Sabha, media reported Saturday.The inmates escaped at dawn Friday after the prison came under attack
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33 juveniles escape from Delhi correctional home, 15 held
India | Oct 06, 2013, 11:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: 33 minor offenders allegedly vandalised the juvenile home they were lodged in before escaping in the early hours today, with police arresting 15 of them.The juveniles lodged in Sewa Kutir in Mukherjee Nagar
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35 juvenile inmates escape from Rewa, ten held
India | Oct 03, 2013, 05:24 PM ISTRewa (Madhya Pradesh): In a glaring security lapse, at least 35 inmates of a government-run juvenile home here escaped from the facility by overpowering a lone security guard, sources said today.While ten of the inmates
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2 top Pakistani generals escape rocket attack on chopper
World | Sep 26, 2013, 03:42 PM ISTIslamabad: Two senior Pakistani Army Generals, travelling to oversee earthquake relief operations, had a miraculous escape today after their helicopter was attacked with rockets over the restive Balochistan province. Rockets were fired at two helicopters,
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Notorious criminal escapes from Bangalore jail
India | Sep 01, 2013, 05:45 PM ISTBangalore: A notorious criminal and serial rapist today escaped from the high-security central prison here, where he was lodged since 2011, police said.ADGP Prisons K V Gagandeep told PTI that 11 prison officials, including an
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Python escapes from pet store, strangles two boys to death in Canada
World | Aug 07, 2013, 06:28 AM ISTCampbellton, New Brunswick, Aug 7: A python escaped from its enclosure at a pet store in Canada, slithered through a ventilation system into an upstairs apartment and killed two young boys as they slept, police
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Eight Bangladeshi women escape from police lock-up
India | Mar 23, 2013, 12:49 PM ISTThane, Mar 23: Eight Bangladeshi women, who were lodged in the Mira Road police lock-up here, have escaped, police said today.The incident took place yesterday following which four lady constables have been suspended for dereliction
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Lone exit was blocked as 233 people choked to death inside Brazilian nightclub
World | Jan 28, 2013, 03:16 PM ISTSanta Maria (Brazil), Jan 28: A fast-moving fire roared through a crowded, windowless nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, filling the air in seconds with flames and a thick, toxic smoke that killed more than
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Paloma Faith escaped sexual assault as teenager
Hollywood | Jan 22, 2013, 09:53 AM ISTLondon, Jan 22: British singer Paloma Faith, who was born and raised in the Hackney area here, says she was nearly sexually assaulted as a teenager.She began working as a performer in nightclubs at a