Gudia case: Protesters stage gherao of Secretariat

Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister P K Dhumal today welcomed the CBI probe into the rape and murder of a minor girl in Kotkhai, which, he said, was ordered under "mounting pressure" from the people. The leader of opposition said people of the state have ...

The Budget session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly today got off to a stormy start with opposition's rant on the law and order situation in the state eclipsing the entire Question Hour. As soon as the House met for the day, members belonging to the Samajwadi ...

Uber Technologies Inc chief executive officer Travis Kalanick and his deputy Emil Michael over the years entertained a peculiar theory: They suggested to colleagues that their Indian competitor may have framed Uber for a headline-grabbing rape in India, ...

With Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan wading into controversy with his remark over the recent Rampur molestation video, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma on 29 may said that upholding the dignity of women is of utmost importance for the ...

A to Z of A free Nation: Chronicling India’s ups and downs through seven decades India Slide Photos: Aryabhata launched: 1975 Named after the famous Indian astronomer, the 360-kg first Indian satellite is built by India’s space agency, ISRO, to ...

By Krishna N. Das and Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI, Aug 14 (Reuters) - All of an estimated 40,000Rohingya Muslims living in India are illegal immigrants, eventhose registered with the U.N. refugee agency, and thegovernment aims to deport them, a senior ...

The Jammu and Kashmir Police seem to be caught between the rock and a hard place. The force has never had the going very smooth. But last week perhaps marked a new low. Thugh constituted of mostly locals, the police force hasn't really been very popular in ...

The issue of lynchings resonated in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday where the Opposition alleged involvement of 'some members' of Bharatiya Janata Party and Sangh Parivar in these incidents even as the government said communal colour should not be given to such violence; while in the Lok Sabha, the Opposition accused the government of not being sensitive towards farmers' issues. Rajya Sabha As the House took up a discussion on the mob lynching issue, ...

'Ordinary laws are insufficient to deal with the problem as they offer no deterrent' 'This draft will send a perfect message among the people that though there are solutions, lawmakers refuse them' Senior SC advocate Sanjay Hegde tells Amit Agnihotri why the draft Masuka law is necessary. Existing laws are insufficient to curb mob lynching and people convicted of such crimes should get life imprisonment, senior Supreme Court advocate Sanjay Hegde, who has worked on a new draft bill, the Manav ...