India summons Pak diplomat over abduction of Hindu girls

New Delhi (IANS) A senior official of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi was summoned by the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday to lodge strong protest and share serious concerns about the recent cases of abduction of minor girls belonging…

Nirbhaya convicts' hanging now set for February 1

New Delhi (IANS) The Nirbhaya convicts will now be hanged to death at Delhi's Tihar Jail at 6 a.m. on February 1.

Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora on Friday issued fresh death warrants against the four convicts in the case…

Train derailment near Odisha injures 20 passengers

Cuttack (IANS) At least 20 passengers were injured on Thursday after the Bhubaneshwar-Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Express hit a goods train near Salagaon in Odisha, resulting in the derailment of eight coaches, railway officials said.

R.D. Bajpai,…

India supports US-Taliban negotiated peace deal: CDS

New Delhi (IANS) Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat on Thursday said that he supported a negotiated peace deal between the US and Taliban in Afghanistan.

Gen. Rawat was speaking along with other world leaders at Raisina dialogue…

HC refuses to set aside death warrant against Nirbhaya convict

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to set aside the death warrant issued against Nirbhaya death row convict Mukesh.

A division bench of the court presided by Justices Manmohan and Sangita Dhingra Saihgal asked counsel…

Railways signals cadre merger process on despite protests

New Delhi (IANS) The Railway Board has withdrawn its request to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for recruiting Group A officers under various cadres, suggesting it has set the ball rolling for merging eight railways cadres into one in line…

Thousands take dip in Himachal rivers on Makar Sankranti

Shimla (IANS) Braving winter chill, thousands of devotees across Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday took holy dips in rivers to mark Makar Sankranti, a Hindu festival dedicated to the deity Surya.

Since early morning the devotees were seen congregating…

SC dismisses two Nirbhaya convicts' curative pleas

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the curative petitions filed by two Nirbhaya gang rape and murder convicts - Vinay Kumar and Mukesh - who questioned the death sentence handed down by trial court and upheld by the High Court…

PoK has been ours & will always be: Ajmer Dargah Diwan

Jaipur (IANS) Ajmer Shareef Dargah Divan Syed Zainul Abedin Ali Khan has openly welcomed the statement of Army chief M.M. Naravane and has appealed to the Indian government to direct the Indian Army to take whatever measure they think is right for…

Kashmir DSP may be stripped of gallantry award

Srinagar (IANS) The nexus between a decorated Jammu and Kashmir Police officer and the terrorists is likely to ruffle many a feather as the past of the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Devinder Singh is going to haunt the intelligence agencies…