Another Bihar panchayat bans cell phones for girls
byPatna (IANS) A panchayat in Bihar has banned the use of mobile phones by girls and ordered them not to wear short, tight and “provocative”…
Crime
France New Year Party, 1193 vehicles burnt
byParis: A total of 1,193 vehicles were burnt on New Year’s Eve in France, according to the French government. Setting cars ablaze in a display…
Himachal High Court condemns charas dealer to 15 years in jail
byShimla: Overturning a trail court acquittal in a case where narcotic police had made a catch of 13 Kgs of charas in 2001, the…
Protests continue in Delhi
byNew Delhi: Demanding justice for 23-year-old woman who was gang-raped in a moving bus, the protests refuse to die down, as people are gathering at…
Girls’ school blown up in Pakistan
byIslamabad: Extremists blew up an all-girls school in Pakistan’s Khyber Agency, a tribal area, leaving one person killed, Geo News reported Monday. The extremists had…
Woman’s body found by riverside in Bengal
byKolkata: The body of a young woman, strangulated with a muffler, was found by a riverside in West Bengal Sunday, police said. Police are not…
RTI activist in Andhra given poison shot
byHyderabad: Unidentified assailants forcibly administered a poisonous injection to a Right to Information (RTI) activist in Andhra Pradesh. His condition is said to be critical….
Self-discipline is cure for Russian corruption: Dalai Lama
byMoscow: Russians should develop “self-discipline” based on moral ethics to battle deep-rooted corruption in the country, exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has said….
Woman strangulated after rape attempt
byjaipur: A man was today arrested in Rajasthan for strangulating his 23-year-old sister-in-law after a failed rape bid Dec 25, police said. The victim died…
Gang-rape victim cremated in Delhi
byNew Delhi: The body of the Delhi gang-rape victim was cremated here today morning soon after it was flown in from Singapore, officials said. Prime…