Haryana announces Rs.2 lakh reward on runaway Himachal lawmaker
byChandigarh (IANS) The Haryana Police yesterday announced a reward of Rs.2 lakh on a newly-elected Himachal Pradesh legislator, wanted in the murder case of a…
Law & Policy
Obama picks up a fight over his national security team
byWashington (IANS) Assembling his second term national security team, US President Barack Obama courted controversy as he named former Republican senator Chuck Hagel to head…
Jammu-Kargil flight launched
byJammu: Jammu and Kashmir’s Kargil town which remains cut off from the country for six months due to heavy snow fall welcomed the first civil…
Government to disinvest stakes in Oil India, NTPC
byNew Delhi (IANS) The government will divest 10 percent stake in Oil India in the second fortnight of this month and follow this up by…
Bhagwat, Owaisi two sides of coin, says JD-U leader; BJP protests
byNew Delhi (IANS) Janata Dal-United leader Shivanand Tiwari said today that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi were “two sides of the…
Why criminal cases crawl through Indian courts
byNew Delhi (IANS) When Angammal was being sexually abused inside a police station for six days over a decade ago, her son was just a…
Mayawati demands president’s rule in Uttar Pradesh
byLucknow (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati today demanded that president’s rule be imposed in Uttar Pradesh, and c laimed there was a total…
Girl set on fire after failed rape attempt, is critical
byLucknow (IANS) A 16-year-old in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad town is battling for life with 70 percent burns after she was set on fire allegedly by…
Gang-rape accused to be produced in court today
byNew Delhi (IANS) Five of the six accused in the Dec 16 gang-rape of a 23-year-old will be produced in the Saket district court here…
SC notice to centre on fast-tracking sexual abuse cases
byNew Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court today issued notice to the central government on two PILs seeking fast-tracking of all cases of sexual abuse against…