Kathua rape-murder case: Six of 7 convicted

Pathankot (IANS) A Special Court in Pathankot in Punjab on Monday convicted six out of the seven in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua.

The trial began in a court here a year back. Arguments on quantum…

BJP-called shutdown in Bengal's Basirhat, normal life affected

Kolkata (IANS) Train services were disrupted and normal life in West Bengal's Basirhat sub-division was affected on Monday due to a 12-hour general strike called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in protest against the killing of their party…

Law and order under control in Bengal: Mamata govt

Kolkata (IANS) Iterating that the law and order situation was "under control", West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee government has told the centre that "firm and appropriate actions" were initiated in case of a few "stray post-poll…

Veteran Film And Theatre Personality Girish Karnad Dies At 81

Bengaluru (IANS) Jnanpith award winner, multi-lingual film actor and noted theatre personality Girish Karnad passed away here on Monday, an official said. He was 81.

"Karnad died at home at around 8:30 a.m. due to age-related symptoms,"…

Top Delhi surgeons under police scanner in international kidney racket

New Delhi (IANS) Over a dozen leading private surgeons, including top urologists of Delhi are under the scanner of Uttar Pradesh Police in connection with a sensational international kidney transplant racket, spread across Turkey and the Middle East…

Sri Lanka can't be cowed down by terror, says Modi

Colombo (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid his tribute to the victims of the horrific Easter Sunday suicide bombings, saying "cowardly acts of terror cannot defeat the spirit of Sri Lanka".

"I am confident…

The new Modi NITI, how to take on China with 'AIM'

New Delhi (IANS) Eyeing the global revolution in tech-innovations, the Modi government, in its second avatar, is all set to redefine the scope of 'Knowledge and Innovation' at NITI Aayog. Before leaving for his foreign visit to the Maldives,…

Govt to move full steam ahead on labour reforms with new Bill

New Delhi (IANS) In what could be a significant improvement over existing wage rules, the government is likely to extend the applicability of the Minimum Wages Act to all forms of employment and workers in both the organised and the unorganised sectors.

Some leaders sold poll tickets, claims Telangana Congress leader

Hyderabad (IANS) Differences within the opposition Congress in Telangana once again came to the fore on Saturday when senior party leader V. Hanumantha Rao claimed that some leaders had sold party tickets in the recent Assembly election.

He…

Two school kids among 3 die in fire at Faridabad school

Faridabad (IANS) Three people, including two children, died in a major fire that broke out at a private school in Haryana's Faridabad on Saturday.

According to Fire Department officials, the fire started from a cloth godown inside the school…