Punjab Border Village Reels Under Unrest Following Rumours of Guru Granth...
Ferozepur (Punjab) -- Tension gripped this border town of Punjab today after some unidentified miscreants allegedly tore off a few pages of the holy book Guru Granth Sahib in a village here, the second...
View ArticleSupreme Court Pulls Up Govt Over Shortage Of Manpower In CBI
New Delhi -- The Supreme Court today passed a slew of directions for the government to expeditiously take steps for overcoming acute shortage of manpower in CBI which is coming its way in its probe...
View ArticleTwo Minor Girls Gangraped In Delhi, Some Of The Culprits Still At Large
New Delhi -- The capital was left reeling in shock after it was reported that two minor girls -- one two-years-old and the other 5-years-old -- had been raped in different parts of the city on Friday...
View ArticleJ&K CM Condemns Lynching Of Alleged 'Cow Smuggler' In Himachal Pradesh
Srinagar -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today condemned the lynching of an alleged cow smuggler from Saharanpur by a mob in Himachal Pradesh. Sayeed expressed grave concern...
View ArticleMinor Girls Gangraped In Delhi, Police Launch Manhunt For 2-Year-Old's Rapists
New Delhi -- Two minors were gangraped in the city, incidents which comes close on the heels of the rape of a four-year-old girl in northwest Delhi last week. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal...
View ArticleMinors Gangraped: Kejriwal Takes a Dig At PM, Seeks Control Over Delhi Police
As soon as news broke that two minor girls have been raped in New Delhi, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal stepped up his attack on his old adversaries - the Centre and the Delhi Police. First, he...
View ArticleRSS Mouthpiece Calls Dadri Killing A 'Natural Reaction' To 'Sin' Of Cow...
The oldest known scriptures of Hinduism dictate that 'sinners' who slaughter cows should be killed, according to extreme right-wing party Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. The cover story in the latest...
View ArticleNJAC Verdict: BJP And Congress Sharply Divided On Issue
NEW DELHI -- Sharp differences were visible between BJP and Congress over the striking down of NJAC Act by Supreme Court, hinting at an uphill task for the government in case it wants to bring a new...
View ArticleNangloi Rape: 2 Juveniles Apprehended For Allegedly Raping Toddler In Delhi
NEW DELHI -- Two juveniles have been apprehended today in connection with the rape of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl at west Delhi's Nihal Vihar area. Both the accused, aged around 17 years, live in...
View ArticleAmit Shah Summons BJP Leaders To Warn Them Against Making Controversial Remarks
NEW DELHI -- Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Sunday summoned several party leaders after Prime Minister Narendra Modi was reported to be upset with their public statements on cow...
View ArticleHC vacancies hit 39% amid executive-judiciary face-off
The stand-off between the judiciary and the legislature over the procedure for appointing judges comes at a time when the country's 24 high courts have 397 pending vacancies for judges, and what's...
View ArticleGlobal Writers Community PEN International Urges Indian Government To Protect...
Renowned writers' body PEN International has expressed their solidarity with Indian writers who have returned their awards to the country in their protest against clamping down on freedom of...
View ArticleForex Scam: Banks Under SEBI Scanner For Disclosure Lapses
MUMBAI -- As a multi-agency probe continues in the alleged forex-based black money case involving thousands of crores of rupees, capital markets regulator SEBI and stock exchanges have now begun a...
View ArticleSikhs Protest In Punjab Over Alleged Desecration Of Holy Book
CHANDIGARH -- Exasperated by the alleged desecration of their holy book, Guru Grant Sahib, Sikhs continued to hold protests in several parts of Punjab blocking key roads and some burning effigy of...
View ArticleChinese Smartphone Company Vivo New IPL Title Sponsor
MUMBAI -- Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo replaced PepsiCo as the title sponsor for the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday, after the beverage giant suddenly pulled out of five-year deal with...
View ArticleChennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals Not To Be Terminated; Will Return In...
MUMBAI -- The BCCI on Sunday decided against terminating the suspended IPL franchises of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, putting an end to the speculation surrounding their fate and ensuring...
View ArticleIndian-Origin Boy Denied Life Saving Drug In UK
LONDON -- Six children, including a 6-year-old Indian-origin boy, have been denied life-saving treatment from a rare disease due to high costs by UK's state-funded health service. Kirath Mann suffers...
View ArticleToddlers' Rape: Delhi Police Commissioner Wants Creches For Working Women
NEW DELHI -- Delhi police commissioner BS Bassi has written to deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, suggesting that incidents like the rape of two toddlers in different city neighbourhoods could be...
View ArticleA Country Of Contrasts: In One Village, Muslims Banned From Playing Lead...
In a village in Uttar Pradesh, Ramlila was a not a Hindu festival. It was an occasion that bonded Hindus and Muslims. For 50 years, Mumtaznagar Ramlila has been held in a Muslim neighbourhood, largely...
View ArticleHaji Ali Durgah Trust Restricts Women From Entering Sanctorum
MUMBAI -- "Entry of women in close proximity of grave of a male Muslim saint is a grievous sin in Islam," the trustees of the iconic Haji Ali Dargah told the Bombay High Court today. Hearing a...
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