19-year-old Dalit girl set ablaze in Uttar Pradesh
UP : A 19-year-old Dalit girl was burnt alive allegedly by a father-son duo in Lalganj area here, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place on Monday when one Deep and his father entered the house of Mithailal and set her daughter Anju ablaze after sprinkling kerosene oil on her, they said. The victim […]
WEF ranks India at 62nd place on Inclusive Development Index, below Pak
January 22, 2018 India was today ranked at the 62nd place among emerging economies on an Inclusive Development Index, much below China’s 26th position and Pakistan’s 47th. Norway remains the world’s most inclusive advanced economy, while Lithuania again tops the list of emerging economies, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said while releasing the yearly index […]
Conspirator of 2008 Gujarat blasts held in Delhi
22 January 2018 Abdul Subhan Qureshi, ‘India’s bin laden’ and mastermind of 2008 Gujarat blasts, arrested in Delhi He is also suspected of being involved in the July 11, 2006 Mumbai train bombings. One of the most wanted terrorists of SIMI-IM Abdul Subhan Qureshi was arrested following a brief exchange of fire, by Delhi Police […]
Supreme Court bars all High Courts from hearing any petition on Judge BH Loya death case
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court (SC) today transferred two cases to do with the alleged suspicious death of CBI judge BH Loya from the Bombay high court (HC) to itself. The SC then also asked other HCs not to entertain any PILs on the issue relating to Loya’s death and posted the matter for hearing on February 2. As […]
Change in Bench, CJI Dipak Misra to hear Judge Loya case
January 20, 2018 A new three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra is scheduled to hear the Justice Loya case on Monday. The bench excludes Justice Arun Mishra, whose bench was assigned the case earlier. The composition of the bench was changed on Saturday amid the rift between the CJI and four […]
Kumar Vishwas terms office of profit case as ‘unfortunate’
January 20, 2018 Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas on Saturday termed the disqualification of 20 of its MLAs for holding the office of profit as ‘unfortunate’ and ‘sad’. “It’s very unfortunate and sad that the Election Commission has recommended 20 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs be disqualified from the Delhi assembly for holding offices of […]
Six get death in 2013 Maharashtra honour killings
Nashik, Jan 20 : A court here on Saturday send six men to the gallows in the honour killings of three Dalit youths in Ahmednagar district five years ago. On January 15, Nashik District and Sessions Court Judge Rajendrakumar R. Vaishnav pronounced six of the seven accused guilty for the brutal murder of Sachin S. […]
Congress will revoke my suspension, says Aiyar
Hyderabad, Jan 19 :Former Union minister Mani Shankar Aiyar, suspended from the Congress for his controversial remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today expressed confidence that he will be re-inducted. He said he was hopeful that the party would do so anytime. “It (revocation of suspension) may happen either in the next six hours, or […]
ISIS recruit from Kerala killed in Syria
January 19, 2018 A man from Kerala’s Kannur district who joined the Islamic State in Syria was killed in November last year. Kannur Deputy Superintendent of Police Sadanandan confirmed that family of Abdul Manaf, a 27 year old Social Democratic Party of India activist got a message that he has been killed fighting for IS […]
China justifies infrastructure building in Doklam
January 19, 2018 China today justified its massive construction activities in the Doklam area, describing it as “legitimate” and aimed at improving the lives of its troops and the people living on its own territory. China’s reaction came amid reports that it was building a huge military complex close to the site of the Doklam […]
