Anti-rape protests continue in Delhi
byNew Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Protests continued Tuesday in the national capital over the rape and brutal assault of a five-year-old girl in Delhi,…
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Jayalalithaa announces welfare measures for police
byChennai, April 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday made a series of announcements to strengthen the state police. The announcements include…
NHRC issues notice to UP Police over rapes
byNew Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The NHRC said Tuesday that it has sought reports from the Uttar Pradesh government over its role in the…
Court notice to cops on elderly couple’s plea
byNew Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the city police and sought from it a report on an…
Poorest unable to exercise rights under NREGA, says CAG
byNew Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The poorest of poor are not able to exercise their rights under the job guarantee act and irregularities have…
Child rape: Second accused sent to four days’ police custody
byNew Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday sent Pradeep, the second accused in the five-year-old girl’s rape and torture case, to four…
Goa CIC delay: Parrikar quotes from Bible
byPanaji, April 23 (IANS) Goa’s BJP Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar quoted from the Bible Tuesday to explain the delay behind the appointment of the…
Panel inspects Sterlite plant, Vaiko files review petition
byChennai, April 23 (IANS) The expert panel set up by the National Green Tribunal Tuesday began inspection of the controversial copper smelter plant of…
Seventeen plants for potable water in coastal Kerala
byThiruvananthapuram, April 23 (IANS) Authorities in Kerala are set to install 17 water treatment plants in the coastal region to provide affordable potable water…
Court orders Musharraf be probed in Bhutto’s murder
byIslamabad, April 23 (IANS) A Pakistani anti-terrorism court, conducting the trial of suspects charged with involvement in the 2007 assassination of former prime minister…