Man dies after being hit by cop’s baton in Hyderabad
byHyderabad (IANS) A 77-year-old retired government official died Saturday after he was accidentally hit by a lathi (baton) thrown by police officer at a…
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Six arrested for gang-raping married woman in Punjab
byGurdaspur (IANS) Six men have been arrested by Punjab Police yesterday for allegedly gang-raping a 29-year-old married woman in this frontier district, police said. The…
Punjab CM rubbishes demands for change of guard
byChandigarh: Till the other day, the opposition Congress in Punjab was gunning for cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majithia, whose only claim to fame is that…
Muslim scholars demand action against Pakistan
byAligarh (IANS) Muslim intellectuals today came down heavily on Pakistan over the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers near the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir,…
Families of captive Indian sailors pin hopes on Pakistani activist
byNew Delhi (IANS) Families of 17 Indian sailors held hostage on board MV Royal Grace, a chemical tanker captured by Somali pirates in March last…
CBI arrests two Delhi government officials for corruption
byNew Delhi (IANS) The CBI has arrested two Delhi food and supply department officials allegedly accepting a bribe for not cancelling the license of a…
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…
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….
Obama signals faster US pullout from Afghanistan
byWashington (IANS) President Barack Obama has signalled a faster drawdown of US troops in Afghanistan with a changed role of training and advising Afghan forces…