Foreign student at Hyderabad University alleges rape attempt by professor

Hyderabad (IANS) A foreign student at the University of Hyderabad has alleged that a professor of trying to sexually assault her.

The victim, who is from Thailand, lodged a complaint with the Gachibowli Police Station under Cyberabad Police…

Indian Navy to become 'Aatmanirbhar' by 2047, assures Navy Chief

New Delhi (IANS) Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral R. Hari Kumar, said on Saturday that the Indian Navy has assured the government that it will become 'Aatmanirbhar' (self-reliant) by 2047.

Addressing a press conference on the eve of Navy…

Sexual relationship on pretext of marriage: SC grants anticipatory bail to accused

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to an accused facing rape charge, where the victim alleged that the accused established sexual relationship with her on the pretext of marriage.

A bench comprising justices Sanjiv…

Minister's slur on Supriya Sule: Governor sends women's plea to Shinde-Fadnavis govt

Mumbai (IANS) Taking cognizance of a complaint pertaining to a Maharashtra Minister's slur against Nationalist Congress Party MP Supriya Sule last month, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has sent a complaint by women leaders to the state government…

ISRO espionage case: SC sets aside anticipatory bail granted by Kerala HC to accused

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the Kerala High Court's orders granting anticipatory bail to former police and intelligence bureau officers in the case connected with the framing of scientist Nambi Narayanan in the 1994…

Moosewala murder mastermind Goldy Brar detained in California: Sources

New Delhi (IANS) Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar who masterminded the killing of famed Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, has been detained in California, sources said on Friday.

He has been in police custody for the last seven days, the sources…

Anti-Brahmin-Baniya slogans on walls of JNU spark controversy

New Delhi (IANS) A controversy has once again erupted at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), this time over the walls of several buildings on the university campus being defaced with anti-Brahmin and anti-Baniya slogans.

Slogans against…

Centre directs FM radio channels not to play songs glorifying drugs

New Delhi (IANS) The Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry has issued an advisory cautioning FM radio channels against playing songs which glorifies drugs and gun culture.

The ministry has said that strict action will be taken against…

Gujarat polls phase-1: Voting underway for 89 seats

Ahmedabad (IANS) Polling for the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly polls started at 8 a.m. on Thursday as 788 candidates fight for the 89 seats in 19 districts.

The voting will continue till 5 p.m. Long queues were visible in the rural as…

1.9 mn attacks on Indian healthcare network from Pak, China this year: Report

New Delhi (IANS) As AIIMS struggles to get its servers back to life after a massive ransomware attack, nearly 1.9 million cyber attacks have been recorded on the Indian healthcare network this year, especially from countries like Pakistan, China and…