Teenaged rape victim attempts suicide in Haryana
byRohtak (Haryana) (IANS) A teenaged rape victim was admitted to the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) here with severe burn injuries after she attempted…
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Border violations: India may look at ‘other options’
byNew Delhi (IANS) India may have to “think of some other options” if Pakistan continues to violate the border ceasefire with impunity, said Air Chief…
Swami Vivekananda’s 150th birth anniversary celebrated in Bengal
byKolkata (IANS) Cultural programmes, a tableau depicting his teachings and colourful processions marked the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Swami Vivekananda in West Bengal Saturday….
Crimes against women on the rise in Uttar Pradesh
byWith crimes against women in the national spotlight, the country’s most populous state reported as many as 23 rapes in the first 10 days…
Gunmen kill contractor in Kashmir
bySrinagar (IANS) A contractor was kidnapped and later killed by unidentified gunmen in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said here Saturday. “Muhammad Shafi Wani…
NHRC seeks reports on killing of journalist in Imphal
byBhubaneswar (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an independent investigation report from the authorities on the alleged killing of a journalist by…
Guerrillas kill village head in Kashmir
bySrinagar: (IANS) Separatist guerrillas today killed a sarpanch in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said. Habibullah Mir was shot dead in the compound of…
IAS officer continues to haunt Hooda government
byChandigarh (IANS) He set the cat among the pigeons by cancelling the mutation of a multi-crore-rupee land deal involving UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert…
No safety for women on Delhi roads: Supreme Court
byNew Delhi (IANS) Holding that there was no safety for women on Delhi’s roads, the Supreme Court Court said Friday: “We are failing to treat…
One dead, two injured in police firing at Shimla
byShimla: A young man was killed and another two were injured in police firing that took place at about the midnight hour on the…