China quake leaves 188 dead, 25 missing
byBeijing, April 22 (IANS) A strong quake in southwest China’s Sichuan province has left 188 people dead and 25 missing as of Monday, authorities…
Crime
Rise above party politics to stop rapes: Mayawati
byNew Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati Monday said people should rise above party politics and act to stop rape and…
Taliban capture nine people from downed chopper
byKabul, April 22 (IANS) Taliban militants captured nine people from a downed helicopter in Afghanistan’s Logar province overnight, official Hamidullah Hamid said Monday. “A…
In Punjab, heroin smuggling on a new high!
byChandigarh, April 22 (IANS) Heroin smuggling along the international border in Punjab has hit a new high. Border Security Force (BSF) troopers have recovered…
Bihar villagers ostracise alleged child rapist
byPatna, April 22 (IANS) Neighbours in Bihar’s Sheikhpura district of Pradeep, the second accused in the rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi, have…
End ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Myanmar, says rights body
byBangkok, April 22 (IANS) Myanmar authorities and members of Arakanese groups have committed crimes against humanity in a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya…
Tripura curriculum to help check crime against women
byAgartala, April 22 (IANS) Tripura will incorporate issues like crime against women and domestic violence in the school curriculum to sensitise students towards such…
Delhi child rape: Second accused in transit remand
byPatna/New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The second accused in the five-year-old girl’s rape case in Delhi has been arrested from Bihar’s Lakhisarai district, police…
One killed in coal mine mishap in Odisha
byBhubaneswar, April 22 (IANS) One person was killed and another critically injured when a massive rock dislodged and rolled down into an opencast coal…
Anti-rape protests continue, 3 Metro stations shut
byNew Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Protests against the rape of a five-year-old in the national capital continued Monday leading to three Metro stations in…