[caption id="attachment_18102" align="aligncenter" width="636"] Protesters try to shield themselves from water canon discharge during a violent demonstration near the India Gate against the gang-rape incident, in New Delhi, on Sunday. Photo: AP[/caption] Breaking his silence over the unprecedented

New Delhi, Dec 23, 2012, (PTI):Faced with mounting deficit of over Rs 20,000 crore in the passenger segment, Railways is keen on raising passenger fares between 5-10 paise per km in the coming months to generate about Rs 4,000 crore revenue. The hike could come close on the heels of Railways fina

[caption id="attachment_18091" align="aligncenter" width="550"] Indian demonstrators react after a tear gas canister explodes during a protest calling for better safety for women following the rape of a student last week, in front the India Gate monument in New Delhi on December 23, 2012. In the big

Delhi - A meeting of Madarsa Heads was convened by Tarraqi I Foundation and The Haji Langa Trust to discuss the SSA Delhi’s public notice inviting Madarsas and Maktabs to apply for implementing the ‘Special Training Centres’ Scheme wherein Madarsas/Maktabs will be supported to identify ‘Drop Out’ an

New Delhi, Dec 22, 2012 (IANS): After Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's hat-trick in the state assembly elections, Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh Saturday accused the BJP of paying Rs.500 to each Muslim in the state to stop them from voting. "This has been the BJP's strategy f

New Delhi, Dec 22, 2012, PTI: Bowing to massive public protests over the gangrape of a young Delhi girl, the Central government today announced setting up of a judicial commission to go into the incident and to suggest measures for improving the safety of women and indicated that maximum penalty

New Delhi: Several rounds of teargas shells and water cannons were used as young students demanding justice for the 23-year-old gang-rape victim clashed with police at the Raisina Hill, the seat of power. Repeated resort to firing of shells and water jets failed to dampen the spirit of several hu

New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI): Offences that threaten India's economic security including circulation of counterfeit currency will now be a terrorist act, as a bill in this regard was cleared by Parliament today. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2012, passed by the Rajya Sabha b

New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) would soon allow more technical courses including engineering through correspondence, Human Resource Development Minister M.M. Pallam Raju said Friday. After a meeting with AICTE Chairman S.S. Mantha and other official

New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday said it is not "convinced" with the status report filed by the Delhi Police which did not mention the details of police officials patrolling the area where a 23-year-old woman was gang-raped and tortured in a moving bus. The court also expressed

New Delhi: The 23-year-old medical student who was brutally raped in a moving bus in Delhi on Sunday, has been taken off the ventilator and is attempting to speak now. All six men who allegedly raped Amanat (not her real name) are now in custody. The Delhi High Court has asked the police to share th

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram was Thursday conferred with "best administrator in India" award for his contribution in pushing up the economic reforms and strengthening the internal security system when he held the home portfolio. The award has been instituted by K. Karu

New Delhi, Dec 19 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday termed as extremely unfortunate the snatching of the quota for promotions bill inside the Lok Sabha by a Samajwadi Party (SP) MP, saying it is a sad day for parliamentary democracy and the incident should be condemned in

Bangalore: One head constable attached to Karnataka Lokayukta (Bangalore) and seven other government officials on Wednesday came under the Lokayukta net with its police officials unearthing from them Rs 7.5 crore worth allegedly disproportionate assets. Speaking to reporters here, Lokayukta ADGP

New Delhi: Families of youths arrested in terror cases in last few years are planning to form their representative body to take up their cases in an organized way. Senior Journalist Mohammed Ahmed Kazmi led a delegation of 20 persons from the victim families and discussed the proposal with leaders o

FAIZABAD/LUCKNOW: The special CBI court in Lucknow on Monday issued non-bailable warrant against Samajwadi Party MP from Qaiserganj Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and former Shiv Sena MLA Pawan Pandey, accused in the Babri masjid demolition case, for not being present during the trial. Also, they weren't

New Delhi : As Assembly elections in Gujarat came to a close today, the Press Council of India said a four-member fact-finding team sent by it has found “large-scale” practice of paid news, both in the print and visual media, in the state. “The full report about this is still being prepared and s

MANGALORE, December 18, 2012: Smashed windows, glass shards, broken bottles and bricks greeted early morning worshippers at three mosques on the outskirts of the city on Monday. While the president of the mosque management committee at the Kulai Masjid accused Sangh Parivar activists of the attac