Youths detained for blasphemy in Bangladesh
byDhaka, April 10 (IANS) Two youths were arrested Wednesday on charges of hurtling religious sentiments amid an escalating row between Islamists and secularists on…
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Odisha gets NHRC notices on rape of minor girls
byBhubaneswar, April 10 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday issued a notice to authorities in Odisha over the alleged rape and molestation…
BSP leader’s murder: Son sent to police custody
byNew Delhi, April 10 (IANS) A Delhi court Wednesday sent realtor Nitesh Bhardwaj, son of billionaire BSP leader Deepak Bhardwaj, to six days’ police…
NHRC notice to UP Police for ‘torturing’ 5-year-old
byNew Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday issued a notice to Uttar Pradesh Police for allegedly “torturing” a five-year-old…
Re-open case against Tytler, orders Delhi court
byNew Delhi, April 10 (IANS) A Delhi court Wednesday ordered the reopening of a case against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler related to the 1984…
Mamata Banerjee chose confrontation: Yechury
byNew Delhi, April 10 (IANS) CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury said Wednesday that the delegation from West Bengal led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee chose…
Obama pushes hard for Chandigarh-born judge
byWashington, April 10 (IANS) President Barack Obama is making a hard push for the Senate confirmation of a Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary, Srikanth ‘Sri’…
Bihar’s conjoined twins happy over apex court ruling
byPatna, April 10 (IANS) Seventeen-year-old conjoined twins Saba and Farah welcomed the Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that did away with the option of a…
Deadline for states on rights of people with disabilities
byNew Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Concerned over the delay in response from some states to the draft bill on the rights of people with…
China’s ex-railways minister charged with bribery, power abuse
byBeijing, April 10 (IANS) Former Chinese railways minister Liu Zhijun has been charged with bribery and abuse of power, the authorities said Wednesday. The…