Bilkis Bano moves SC challenging the release of 11 convicts

Bilkis Bano moves SC challenging the release of 11 convicts

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Bilkis Bano has moved the Supreme Court against the release of 11 men convicted of gang-raping her in the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Advocate Shobha Gupta,…

Two local trains collide near Kolkata's Sealdah rly station, no casualties reported

Kolkata (IANS) Two local trains collided near Kolkata's Sealdah railway station on Wednesday morning, sources said.

However, no casualties were reported.

According to railway sources, one local train started from platform number…

Frontier areas being developed to help people remain in border villages: Arunachal CM

Itanagar (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said that the bordering areas of the state would be developed to facilitate the people to remain in their villages and not migrate while the Centre would invest Rs 50,000 crore to construct…

India more conscious than ever about its data usage: Jaishankar

New Delhi (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday said that the country is now more conscious of the fact that where and who processes its data.

Speaking at the 7th Global Technology Summit, Jaishankar said that India's…

Class 10 student gang-raped by five classmates in Hyderabad

Hyderabad (IANS) In a shocking incident, a Class 10 girl was allegedly-gang raped by five of her classmates and also blackmailed by video recording of the sexual assault under Hayathnagar police station limits on the outskirts of Hyderabad.

Though…

TN Police crackdown on perpetrators of caste-based violence in Tirunelveli

Chennai (IANS) Tirunelveli district police have commenced crackdown on people who were responsible for the recent caste-related violence in the district in which two persons lost their lives.

The police have arrested two accused in this case…

Covid vaccines manufactured by third parties, govt can't be held liable for deaths: Centre to SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the vaccines in use under the Covid vaccination programme are manufactured by third parties and they are recognised as safe and effective, and there is no material to suggest how the state…

No ransom demand brought to notice by AIIMS authorities: Delhi Police

New Delhi (IANS) After some reports surfaced on Monday evening claiming that hackers have allegedly demanded around Rs 200 cr in cryptocurrency from AIIMS-Delhi, whose server is out of order for six days now, Delhi Police said in a statement that…

Calcutta HC seeks affidavit from Bengal govt on PIL alleging MGNREGA irregularities

Kolkata (IANS) A division bench of Calcutta High Court on Monday sought an affidavit from the West Bengal government in connection with a PIL filed by the leader of opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, alleging irregularities and…

Assam's Dibrugarh University rusticates 18 students for ragging

Dibrugarh (Assam) (IANS) The authorities at Assam's Dibrugarh University on Monday rusticated at least 18 students for their alleged role in ragging a student who eventually jumped off a two-storey building of the varsity hostel "to save himself…