New Delhi, December 21, 2012, PTI Two days after the death of the 23-year-old girl, who was brutalised and gang-raped on a moving bus in the national capital, the Delhi Police today said it has finalised around 1,000-page charge sheet in connection with the incident and plans to submit it in court

New Delhi, Dec 30, 2012 (IANS): A fortnight after her savage gang-rape singed the collective conscience of the nation and plunged it into unprecedented anguish and anger, the battered body of the young woman was cremated quietly here early Sunday morning. Her battle to live and fight her perpetr

Bhubaneswar, Dec 30, 2012 (IANS) At least six elephants were killed after being hit by a train in Odisha's Ganjam district Sunday, officials said. A coach attendant also died after he reportedly fell off the train. The Chennai-bound Coromandel Express hit a herd of elephants between Rambha and H

Srinagar, Dec 30, 2012 (PTI): A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale hit Kashmir last night but there was no report of any damage. The tremors, which created panic among the residents of the Valley, was recorded last night at around 11.20 pm, an official of the MET de

Ahmedabad | Agency The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), on Thursday, filed status report in a sealed cover explaining the requirement of services of IPS officer Satish Verma in Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case. A hearing on the report will take place on Friday. Earlier on December 10, a

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday condoled the death of the Delhi gang-rape victim and expressed the hope that the entire political class and civil society will set aside narrow sectional interests and agenda to make India a demonstrably safer place to live in.   He said it would be a true h

[caption id="attachment_18998" align="aligncenter" width="625"] The Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore where the 23-year-old girl was admitted on Thursday morning.-AP[/caption] The 23-year-old girl, who put up a brave battle for life after she was gang-raped and brutally assaulted in a Delhi b

NEW DELHI: Now, it is official that 2006 Malegaon blast that killed 37 people and injured over 100 was, perhaps, not perpetrated by Muslim fundamentalists but Hindu fanatics. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday officially declared the Samjhauta Express blast accused Rajender Chaudhary

KOKATA: President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee stoked a major controversy by describing women participating in Delhi protests against gang rape of a student as 'highly dented and painted', triggering angry backlash. Abhijit had said, "Walking in candlelight processions, going to disco

Gang-rape victim struggles to survive after suffering heart attack and brain injuries AFP,16 December 28, 2012 [caption id="attachment_18845" align="aligncenter" width="475"] Two ambulances are seen parked in front of the accident and emergency entrance of the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapo

New Delhi: In an attempt to name and shame rapists, the government is mulling to create a database of all rape convicts across the country and their photographs, names and addresses would be made public. Minister of state for Home R.P.N. Singh said he has directed the National Crime Records Burea

New Delhi, 27 December 2012: The Central Working Committee (Majlis-e Amla) of the All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat (AIMMM), the umbrella body of Indian Muslim organisations, met here today. The meeting was chaired by the AIMMM National President Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan and attended by the followin

AHMEDABAD: An accused in the Sadiq Jamal fake encounter case, retired DySP I A Saiyed surrendered before the CBI court on Monday morning. Additional chief judicial magistrate H S Khutwad sent the retired cop to jail. Saiyed was posted as a police inspector with the DCB crime during the time of th

INDORE: National Investigative Agency (NIA) has reportedly picked another man from Depalpur area here on Monday. However, his identity is still not clear. SDOP, Depalpur, Shaligram Sankhedia confirmed that NIA team visited Depalpur. However, he expressed unawareness about the development. He said

Based on the candidates’ affidavits, which has been analysed by the Gujarat Election Watch, as many as 57 newly elected MLAs in the Gujarat Assembly have criminal cases against them while 134 MLAs are crorepati. "In the new assembly, 57 members or 31% have declared criminal cases against them out of

The 23-year-old gang-rape victim, who is battling for life for the past 10 days at Safdarjung hospital, was tonight shifted and headed to a hospital in Singapore. Safdarjung hospital sources said the physiotherapy student was being shifted to Singapore. The name of the hospital was not known imme

[caption id="attachment_18419" align="aligncenter" width="550"] Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh before a meeting at his residence in New Delhi on Monday. (Reuters)[/caption] NEW DELHI: Russia and India signed weapons deals worth billions of do

Constable Subhash Tomar, who had suffered serious injuries when a protest against the gang-rape of a young medical student turned violent at India Gate on Sunday, died this morning. Mr Tomar, 45, had also suffered a heart attack after being injured on Sunday. His son had told NDTV yesterday that