While sentencing a rapist who sought leniency on the ground that he was in an intoxicated condition and did not know that he was committing a crime, a Sessions court here has asked the Delhi Government to revisit its liquor policy in view of the number of sexual offences committed by those addicted

Police in the northern Maharashtra town of Dhule destroyed private property and looted shops earlier this month after violence broke out following a tiff over payment of a hotel bill. About a dozen video clips available with The Indian Express, each running into a few minutes, show the police bre

New Delhi, Jan 28 (PTI) Congress today sought to counter Rajnath Singh's attack on Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde over his "Hindu terror" remarks asking whether the BJP chief had not gone to meet terror accused Pragya Singh Thakur in jail. "Rajnath Singh should say had he not gone to meet Pragy

[caption id="attachment_23795" align="aligncenter" width="620"] ‘Further consultations’ with leaders from Andhra Pradesh are required, said Ghulam Nabi Azad.[/caption] New Delhi/Hyderabad: A decision on the Telangana statehood demand was deferred on Sunday with the Centre and Congress saying ther

New Delhi:Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar is likely to meet BJP president Rajnath Singh tomorrow to discuss the future course of action in the wake of 13 MLAs loyal to B S Yeddyurappa announcing their decision to quit. The meeting comes in wake of Singh making clear to Shettar last Frid

With Governor H R Bhardwaj stating that the Jagadish Shettar government continues to enjoy a majority, the KJP leaders on Saturday claimed that some more BJP MLAs loyal to former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa would resign either on Monday or Tuesday. According to Nehru Olekar, Yeddyurappa’s clos

Srinagar, Jan 23: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has described as "a daft idea" a newspaper ad telling residents to prepare for nuclear war by building basement shelters. The State Disaster Response Force, in a notice this week, urged people to build shelters to prepare for a pote

New Delhi - Amid unfurling of the Tricolour and colourful parades, Republic Day was celebrated across the country peacefully on Saturday with a boycott call by Naxal and northeastern militant outfits failing to evoke positive response. Calls to extremists to shun the gun and come forward for talks,

In a relief to ruling BJP that faced threats of instability, Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj today said the Jagadish Shettar Ministry still enjoyed majority after 13 party MLAs anounced their resignation, but he would order a floor test if he felt it has been reduced to minority. "On the day on w

MIM chief says not a single minority vote would go to Congress in 2014 polls. The Majlis-e-Ittehadul-Muslimeen (MIM) cannot be cowed down by arrests and judicial remand and is prepared to take the battle to its logical end [caption id="attachment_23678" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Muslims at

Seventy-five-year-old Kusum Lata* remembers the heart-wrenching afternoon that changed her life like it was yesterday. “I’d had my lunch of chappatis and dal and was resting in my room in Karol Bagh, central Delhi, when my son Amit* walked in and asked if I would like to visit our relative in Ghazia

New Delhi: Sponsorship of terrorism through non-state actors is a matter of deep concern, President Pranab Mukherjee said today making it clear to Pakistan that India is ready to offer a hand of friendship but that should not be taken for granted. In his address to the nation on the eve of 64th R

NEW DELHI: A kaleidoscopic view of the country's rich cultural heritage and military prowess were on display at the 64th Republic Day parade on Saturday on the 8-km stretch from Rajpath to Red Fort. An eager audience on both sides of the imposing Rajpath, the country's ceremonial boulevard facing

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  The crisis for the BJP government in Karnataka has deepened with the Governor accepting the resignation of two ministers today. Minister for Public Works CM Udasi and Minister for Energy Shobha Karandlaje are expected to join the new party founded by BS Yeddyurappa, who exited the BJP i

NAGPUR: A day after BJP's parliamentary board replaced him with UP leader Rajnath Singh as the next party chief following income tax action against firms linked to the Purti Group, an unfazed Nitin Gadkari instead threatened tax officials. Far from chastened by his sudden exit as BJP chief, Gadka

Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley was on Thursday sentenced to 35 years in prison by a U.S. court for masterminding the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. The sentence will be followed by five years supervised release. While the U.S. government admitted the “deplorable” nature of his role in the

AHMEDABAD: The Narendra Modi government may start fast-track courts soon to deal with cases of violence against women, as per the directions of Supreme Court, but it has a poor track record of helping rape victims. The central government's funds of Rs 2.75 crore, meant to be disbursed among rape