Women safety a high priority, says govt, lists measures

New Delhi (IANS) In the backdrop of the Hyderabad gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old veterinarian and several other similar cases of sexual violence against women being reported, the government on Tuesday said women's safety is a high priority…

UP police escorts for women travelling alone at night

Lucknow (IANS) Police Response Vehicles (PRV) in Uttar Pradesh will now escort unaccompanied women to their destination between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Any unaccompanied woman, who is out on road during these hours could call a PRV to escort her…

Karnataka votes for stability, rejects opportunistic politics

Bengaluru (IANS) The landslide victory of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka's 15 Assembly by-elections proved that the electorate voted for stability and rejected the opportunistic politics of the Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular…

Those who back stab mandate, people teach a lesson them : Prime Minister Modi

Barhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a blistering attack on the Congress party and said that the party has old habit of snatching away the mandate of the people from the back door and also accused the party for using its allies as ‘Kathputlis’…

K'taka victory boosts BJP morale amid Jharkhand polls

New Delhi/Bengaluru (IANS) At a time when the BJP is losing footprint in states, the recent being in Maharashtra, it has got a major boost with the thumping victory in Karnataka by-elections. The Karnataka result would not only determine whether Yeddyurappa…

Russia banned for 4 years from all major sporting events

Lausanne (IANS) Russia has been handed a four-year ban from all major sporting events by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), including next year's Tokyo Olympics and the FIFA World Cup in 2022.

After the development, the Russian flag and…

JNU students lathi-charged, march to Rashtrapati Bhavan foiled

New Delhi (IANS) Hundreds of JNU students attempting to march towards Rashtrapati Bhawan over the fee hike issue were lathi-charged by police for the second time in the day on Monday as they scuffled with police when JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh was…

Karnataka bypolls: Congress faces rout, concedes defeat

Bengaluru (IANS) The opposition Congress is facing rout again in Karnataka, as it is leading only in 2 of the 15 assembly segments where it contested in the December 5 by-elections in the southern state, a party official said on Monday.

"We…

K'taka bypolls: BJP leads in 10, Congress, JD-S in 2 each

Bengaluru (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 10 out of 15 Assembly segments while the opposition Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) are leading in 2 seats each, a poll official said here on Monday.

By-elections…

Shiv Sena to back Citizenship Amendment Bill

New Delhi (IANS) A move that may embarrass the NCP-Congress-Shiv Sena alliance in Maharashtra, the Sena have decided to back the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), which the Congress brands as "unconstitutional".

On Monday, Shiv…