India
Muzaffarnagar Riot Victims Attacked For Objecting to Harassment
According to the complaint lodged by one Iqbal, the youths were harassing some girls at Palda village where the victims of the riots had been rehabilitated in 2013. When they raised objections to the youths, they were pelted with stones and suffered injur...
5,000 Nurses at AIIMS on Mass Casual Leave
Nearly 5,000 nurses at the AIIMS went on mass casual leave on Friday, alleging the hospital administration of discrimination in the roll out of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.
Jat Protesters' Tractors, Buses Not to Get Delhi Entry
Protesters in tractor, trolleys or private buses would not be allowed to enter Delhi and such vehicles will be impounded at the borders, as per the guidelines of the Supreme Court, the officer said.
Indrani Mukerjea Opposed to Mekhail Getting Sheena's share of Property
Indrani's mother Durgaranee died in October 2015. In her will dated April 30, 2012, she had bequeathed a piece of land, a two-storied house and two other structures in Guwahati to Sheena and her brother Mekhail.
Uzbek Woman Gangraped in Delhi; Ex-boyfriend Arrested
Anibhav and his accomplices barged into her flat at Masood Pur on March 10 and committed the crime, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Chinmoy Biswal said.
J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti Pitches for Withdrawal of AFSPA From Some Areas
Ahead of the by-polls in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday raked up the issue of revocation of controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from some areas and "see the impact".
Legalising Manual Scavenging on the Cards for Karnataka Minister
These men had obviously “agreed to take on the job (of clearing the drain) for the love of money,” just as the contractors had taken up the contract. They (the victims) should have been more careful when they took on the job, while the contractors are, of...
Ikea for 6 Months of Parental Leave for Men. Surrogate, Single Parent Included
Furnishings company Ikea India has announced a new parental leave policy in which all employees, including men, will be entitled to six months of parental paid leave from this month.
Kashmir Separatist Leaders Detained to Foil Protest
The sit-in called in Maisuma area adjacent to the Lal Chowk was to highlight plight of prisoners in different jails of the state.
A Traitor Cannot be My Son, Won't Accept His Body, Says Saifullah's Father
The father of suspected Islamic State operative Saifullah, who was killed in an anti-terror operation in Lucknow early on Wednesday, has refused to take the body of a "traitor".
NIA Court Acquits Swami Aseemanand, 6 Others in 2007 Ajmer Blast Case
A special court in Jaipur on Wednesday acquitted 7 people including former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activist Swami Aseemanand in the Ajmer Shrif Dargah blast of 2007.
Exit Polls: How Predicting Election Results Have Fared in the Past
News18 did an analysis of past exit polls and found that it was a mixed bag. Some were close while others missed by a mile.
Panel Set up to Look Into Ramjas College violence: Police to HC
The police on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it has set up a panel to look into the recent violence at Ramjas College where students and scribes were allegedly assaulted by cops.
Terror Suspects Belong to ISIS Khurasan, Say Police; Uttar Pradesh on High Alert
The Uttar Pradesh anti-terrorism squad (ATS) has reportedly cornered a terror suspect in Thakurganj area of Lucknow. An operation is currently underway, the Uttar Pradesh police tweeted.
DDCA Defamation Suit: Jaitley Grilled for the Second Day
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was grilled for the second day on Tuesday by jurist Ram Jethmalani in the Delhi High Court in connection with a defamation suit the senior BJP leader has filed against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders.
Sri Lanka Orders Probe Into Tamil Nadu Fisherman's Killing
The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday has ordered a probe into the killing of an Indian fisherman allegedly by its navy, after India raised the issue with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.