New Delhi: The five men accused of raping and murdering a medical student on a bus in the capital last month were brought to a court in South Delhi today. They will be represented by a quartet of lawyers who volunteered to handle their defence. ML Sharma, who is among the lawyers for the accused,

Hyderabad: Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi has accused the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh of being "communal" in charging his younger brother Akbaruddin Owaisi with waging war against the state under Section 121 of the Indian Penal Code. The younger Owaisi, who is a leg

POONCH (J&K): The Pakistani army on Thursday refused to allow trucks from India carrying goods at cross-Line of Control trade point in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, in the backdrop of tension in bilateral relations following ceasefire violations which killed 2 Indian troops. 25 trucks

India will raise railway passenger fares for the first time in nine years, snapping a populist trend in order to help mend the finances of a network whose creaky service has become a drag on the economy. Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said on Wednesday the fare increase, which comes into ef

Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, facing multiple cases for his alleged "hate speech", was today remanded to 14 day judicial custody by a magistrate in Nirmal town of Adilabad district. Akbaruddin was reportedly questioned and produced before the magistrate at 5:30, after which

In a ''provocative'' attack, Pakistani regular soldiers crossed into the Indian territory in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir and ambushed a patrol killing two soldiers, one of whom was decapitated. Sources, however, told Deccan Herald that infiltrators backed by the Pakistani Army were beh

The former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda met Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Tuesday and discussed ways to dissuade the Centre from notifying the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT). Mr. Gowda is said to have suggested to take legal course against the notification. Water

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the biennial Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors meet by throwing open a mega trade exhibition that has over 1,000 firms from as many as 16 countries displaying their products, even as the highlight of the sixth edition of the summit is an int

New Delhi: Execution of rapists in full public glare, abolition of co-education and “sober and dignified” dress for girls are among the 11 suggestions made by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) to Justice JS Verma committee on ensuring safety and security to women. In a statement, JIH said it welcomed th

The Andhra Pradesh police have decided to arrest Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Member of Legislative Assembly Akbaruddin Owaisi for his alleged hate speech. While political leaders are apprehensive about the repercussions of Owaisi's arrest on the law and order situation in Hyderabad and across th

RANCHI: Deepening the political crisis in the state, Jharkhand chief minister Arjun Munda on Tuesday submitted his resignation to the governor. The JMM action came even as the Jharkhand cabinet decided to recommend dissolution of the state assembly to prevent any "horse trading-like situation".

  NEW DELHI: Investigations into the 2006 Malegaon blast case may see arrest of some Muslim men too by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The agency, which has already arrested four alleged Hindu fanatics for the blast, is on the trail of two Muslim men who it suspects helped the Hindu

[caption id="attachment_20414" align="alignleft" width="380"] Image courtesy: PIB[/caption] New Delhi: The Congress on Monday appointed former union ministers SM Krishna and Murli Deora as permanent invitees to the party’s highest policy-making body, the Congress Working Committee. The announc

[caption id="attachment_20408" align="alignleft" width="380"] The Council also decided to exempt students from central technical institutions like the IITs and National Institutes of Technology from appearing for the GATE Test.[/caption] New Delhi: The IITs today approved a hike in tuition fee fo

[caption id="attachment_20404" align="alignleft" width="380"] Arjun Munda. Image courtesy PIB[/caption] The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha today announced that it was withdrawing support to the Arjun Munda-led Bharatiya Janata Party state government over differences on the rotation policy of the chief mini

[caption id="attachment_20391" align="aligncenter" width="380"] Representational image. Reuters[/caption] Mumbai: Three people were killed when police fired at a mob after clashes broke out between members of two communities at Dhule town in north Maharashtra today, leaving 50 people, mostly poli

Panaji : After the brutal Delhi gang-rape, Goa Police Monday launched a media drive to encourage women to file complaints against sexual harassment. Deputy Inspector General of Police O.P. Mishra told reporters here that a women's helpline has been relaunched and every police station would have w

THANE: In the backdrop of rising cases of crime against women, four Thane students have come up with a 'Robotic sandal' for the rescue of women in distress. Four students of class VII and IX have made a ladies sandal by fitting certain devices at the bottom of the normal footwear used by women.