Taliban killed Indian author Sushmita Banerjee in Afghanistan
New Delhi: Indian author Sushmita Banerjee, 49, whose book about her escape from the Taliban was made into a Bollywood film, was shot dead by […]
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Five mentally challenged girls sexually abused for years in Jammu
New Delhi: In a shocking and shameful incident, a director and a guard of a mentally-challenged centre have been accused of sexually abusing five girls […]
Shameful Sexual abuse: Lucknow woman raped by father, brother for 10 yrs
Lucknow: one time again in perhaps one of the most shameful and bizarre episodes of sexual abuse in lucknow, a young woman in Lucknow has […]
Sexual assault case: Asaram’s bapu bail hearing adjourned today
Jodhpur: The bail plea of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is lodged in a prison in Jodhpur, has been adjourned till tomorrow by a session’s court here […]
Bihar floods: 5.4 million people affected, 160 killed
Patna: even as nature’s fury continues in Bihar, disaster management officials on Tuesday said that as many that as 160 people had dide and about […]
RTI: Supreme Court take its step back says RTI commissioners don’t have to be ex-judges
New Delhi: In a big relief to RTI activists, the Supreme Court today recalled its own order – which would have brought sweeping changes in the […]
Mumbai gang rape: Woman claims 3 of 5 accused raped her too
Mumbai: Another woman has come forward and claimed that she was gang raped by the five men accused of raping a photojournalist in Mumbai’s Shakti […]
Philanthropists make a beeline to sponsor child prodigy Sushma
LUCKNOW: It’s raining funds for Lucknow’s 13-year-old child prodigy Sushma Verma who has been enrolled to MSc Microbiology at Lucknow University. After lyricist Javed Akhtar offered financial assistance […]
Case against Asaram Bapu very strong: Jodhpur Police
JODHPUR: The case against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl at his ashram, is “very strong” and the investigation […]
No decision on shutting petrol pumps at night, Veerappa Moily says
NEW DELHI: Amidst a storm over proposal to shut petrol pumps during night to taper fuel demand, oil minister M Veerappa Moily on Monday said […]
Yasin Bhatkal wanted to fight Nato forces in Afghanistan after 9/11
NEW DELHI: Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal wanted to fight Nato forces in Afghanistan as an 18-year-old when the US launched its campaign against Taliban following the 9/11 attacks, investigators said. […]
Asaram Bapu quizzed by Jodhpur police amid tight security
JODHPUR: Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu was on Sunday quizzed by police in Jodhpur after being flown from Indore where he was arrested after midnight amid […]
Radioactive material lies unclaimed for five years at Chennai airport
CHENNAI: An unidentified radioactive material has been lying unattended in a corner of Chennai airport’s cargo hold for more than five years. While clearing unclaimed […]
Israeli CCTVs to make Metro safer during Puja
KOLKATA: High-tech surveillance cameras from Israel will be a part of the three-tier security ring that the Metro Railway proposes to throw around stations during the Pujas […]
Police clueless about Asaram’s whereabouts, supporters attack journalists
INDORE/JODHPUR: Police were on Saturday clueless about the whereabouts of Asaram Bapu, who is believed to have fled his Bhopal ashram, as Jodhpur Police was […]
Nirbhaya gang-rape case: Juvenile found guilty of rape and murder
NEW DELHI: Nearly nine months after 23-year-old Nirbhaya was gang-raped by six persons on a moving bus in the capital, Juvenile Justice Board has pronounced the juvenile guilty. The […]
Income tax department goes slow on refunds over Rs 1 lakh
New Delhi: The income tax department is going slow on several refunds of over Rs 1 lakh for 2011-12, amid slowing revenue growth due to the faltering […]
GSAT-7 to boost India’s military capabilities
CHENNAI: The Indian military got another shot in the arm on Friday when the Ariane-5 launch vehicle of Arianespace, French Guiana put in orbit India’s […]
8,000 Indians queue up for one-way trip to Mars
CHENNAI: As the deadline for registration nears, over 8,000 Indians have so far signed up for the one-way trip to Mars and settle down on the red […]
Yasin’s arrest brings about sense of relief to his family at Bhatkal
MANGALORE: The capture of India’s most-wanted terrorist, Indian Mujahideen operative Yasin Bhatkal, has surprisingly brought about a sense relief to his beleaguered parents, Rehana and Zarar Siddibapa, […]
‘Robber’ critical after Madhya Pradesh cops ram baton into rectum
JABALPUR: Madhya Pradesh police are indulging in a brutal crackdown to curb spiralling crime just months before the assembly polls. And horror tales are emerging from police’s […]
Daughter gang-raped, wife killed; man moves SC seeking protection
NEW DELHI: The gruesome gang-rape of Nirbhaya and a Mumbai photographer shook the nation’s conscience but equally disturbing is the suffering of a dalit family residing in […]