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…
Crime
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…
Supreme Court continued its judicial activism (2012 in Retrospect)
byNew Delhi: From ruling that sleep was a fundamental right to urging the government to phase out the Haj subsidy in 10 years, to nixing…
Hyderabad police chief’s remark draws women’s ire
byHyderabad: The Hyderabad police chief’s remark Saturday that accused in almost all rape cases in the city were known to the victims has drawn the…
Over 650 rapes in Delhi this year
byNew Delhi: More than 650 rape cases have been reported in the National Capital Region (NCR) this year. According to the National Crime Records Bureau…
In a democracy, government needs to connect with people
byPragmatic politicians in a democracy would always want to reach out and touch people as and when they get a chance because the real…