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Retd BSF DIG Killed in Himachal Pradesh While on Trek to Find Shortest Route to China LAC
However, sources in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) said the retired officer was rescued by a patrol party of the force on Tuesday from the remote Nishangaon area of Kinnaur district along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
Babri Verdict: Three Reasons Based on Which Special CBI Judge Dismissed All Charges against Accused
All the charges, from obstructing a civil servant from discharging his/her duty to criminal conspiracy, were rejected by Special CBI court Judge SK Yadav in his 2,300-page verdict.
Raj Governor Expresses Concern Over Rising COVID-19 Casesjai
Expressing concern over the rising number of coronavirus positive cases, Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Wednesday appealed to people to maintain social distancing and wear masks to prevent themselves from the pandemic infection. He said a mass...
Hathras Gangrape: Oppn Parties Protest Across UP; Locals Demand Transfer Of District Officials
Workers of several opposition parties protested in parts of Uttar Pradesh Wednesday against the gangrape of a 19-year-old Dalit woman, who died at a Delhi hospital a fortnight after being brutalised by four men, as tempers ran high in her village in Hathr...
Hathras Gang-rape: Protests Spread to Other States, UP CM Announces Rs 25L Ex-gratia for Victim's Kin
The Dalit woman, who died in a Delhi hospital a fortnight after she was gang-raped, was cremated in the early hours of Wednesday. Her family alleged the local police forced them to conduct the last rites in the dead of the night.
'Give Credit to the Healers': Mumbai Doctor Sketches Sacrifices of Medical Community Amid Pandemic
A Mumbai-based surgeon says she feels very strongly about the unfair treatment being meted out to the medical community. Each of her sketches paints a story of the duress that healthcare workers are in.
Pak Condemns Babri Verdict As Media Gives Prominent Coverage To Indian Court's Ruling
Pakistan on Wednesday condemned the acquittal of all the 32 accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case, as the media in this country gave prominent coverage to the verdict by an Indian court. The case relates to the razing of the 16th century disputed st...
Covid-19 Antibody Seroprevalence Down at 25% in Delhi: Survey Report in HC
The report indicated that there was a reduction in the 'antibody seroprevalence' from 28.7 per cent in August to 25.1 per cent in September.
Hours after Babri Verdict, Mathura Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Removal of Mosque from Krishna 'Janmabhoomi'
Last week, a group of people had moved the Mathura court over the 17th century Shahi Idgah mosque they claim was built at the birthplace of Krishna, within the 13 acre premises of the Katra Keshav Dev temple.
Indian Coast Guard Ship Kanaklata Barua Commissioned in Kolkata
ICGS Kanaklata Barua is one of the five FPVs built by GRSE, the Defence Public Sector Undertaking, for the Indian Coast Guard and it was delivered on June 9.
Andhra Police Arrests Gang of Eight 'Treasure Hunters' for Descrating Nandi Idol
With these arrests the police stopped a major arson planned across districts including in temples of Kanipakam, SR Puram, Tirupati, Kurnool, Mahanandi, Patthikonda and Guntur.
Delhi HC Declines to Entertain PIL against Twitter over Anti-India Tweets, Says Approach Centre First
A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan said "none of the issues in the petition have been flagged before the Union of India" and the plea was made on claims of a Member of Parliament and news reports in the public domain.
Indian Researchers Use Nanomotors As Probes To Sense Cancer Environment
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has used a 3D tumour model and magnetically-driven nanomotors to probe the microenvironment of cancer cells. The team consisted of researchers from the Centre for N...
Assam BJP MLA Wishes Pet Python 'Happy Hunting' After Snake Goes Missing
BJP MLA from Khumtai in Assam, Mrinal Saikia, said that the python must be out for hunting before it slipped into its winter hibernation and therefore wished it luck.
Mustafizur Regrets IPL Miss After Postponement Of Bangladesh's Sri Lanka Tour
Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman rues missing out on playing in the IPL and the perks that come with it after the postponement of his national team's tour of Sri Lanka amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Na...
'Brutalised by The Entire System': Outrage After UP Police Forcibly Cremate Hathras Rape Victim at Night
The police’s actions have been described as gross inhumanity for denying the rape victim dignity even in death, and heaping humiliation and misery on her family after they have already suffered such trauma.