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…
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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…
Five-year-old rape survivor recovering, say doctors
byNew Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The five-year-old rape survivor is recovering and her wounds are showing signs of healing, doctors at the All India…
Child rape: Second accused held from Bihar
byPatna, April 22 (IANS) The second accused in the five-year-old girl’s rape case in Delhi has been arrested from Bihar, police said Monday. Pradeep,…
Prayers go up in native village for child rape victim
byPatna, April 22 (IANS) Villagers in her native village in Bihar have been sending up prayers for the recovery of the five-year-old girl who…
Court refuses to quash FIR against Dec 16 accused
byNew Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed a plea by two accused in the Dec 16 gang-rape seeking the quashing…
Over 2,000 aftershocks rattle China
byBeijing, April 22 (IANS) A total of 2,044 aftershocks have been monitored in China’s quake-hit Lushan county till Monday, authorities said. Four of the…