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…
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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…
Increase PCR vans, banish tinted glass, court tells police
byNew Delhi (IANS) The Delhi High Court today told Delhi Police to urgently increase the number of Police Control Room (PCR) vans and remove all…
Take tough decisions against Pakistan: Sushma
byNew Delhi (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said today the government should take “tough” decisions against Pakistan for killing two Indian soldiers along the…
Delhi Police tender ‘unconditional apology’ to court
byNew Delhi (IANS) Delhi Police today tendered an “unconditional apology” to the Delhi High Court for defying its order on providing the names of the…