A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in Odisha for killing a girl half his age after she resisted his rape attempt, police said Saturday. The incident took place in Rangahudi village of Odisha’s Jajpur district. Police Inspector Jyoti Prakash Panda told IANS that the teenager was arrested after the girl’s father lodged a complaint Thursday […]
Police enhanced security and stepped up vigil to ensure peaceful celebrations of the 65th Republic Day Sunday in the city and across the state. “We have deployed about 2,000 of our personnel across the city and are keeping a close watch on the movement of people and vehicles to prevent any untoward incident and maintain […]
The National Commission for Women (NCW) Saturday condemned Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti’s statement that the Delhi Women’s Commission’s move against him was politically motivated. Condemning the minister’s statement, NCW member Nirmala Samant Prabhawalkar said: “It is his political fight, he cannot drag the commission (into this) for political motives.” The member added that it […]
Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti Saturday once again courted controversy for his loose remarks in which he accused the media of being bought off by BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi – and then retracted. “How much have you been paid by Modiji,” Bharti answered when faced a volley of questions over why he was […]
Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, a Sinai-based Al Qaeda-inspired group has claimed responsibility for the series of bomb attacks targeting Egyptian police in Cairo since Friday, the group said in a statement Saturday. Late Friday, the group also warned Egyptians against holding any pro-military rallies Saturday, the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled former president […]
Three women were arrested here with 17.5 gm of heroin in possession, the narcotics department officials said Saturday. “During a raid by the officials of excise and narcotics department, three women – V. L. Kapi (53), Lalunghnemi (29) and Nitiali (45) were arrested from a house Friday night,” an official told reporters. “The officials seized […]
Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai Saturday reiterated his preconditions for inking a Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the US, saying he will not sign unless the peace process begins and security is ensured in the country. “We want to sign the BSA with US but in return we want peace and security for the people of […]
China’s moon rover, Jade Rabbit, has experienced a mechanical control problem and scientists are organising repairs. The problem occurred due to “complicated lunar surface environment”, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND) said Saturday. According to SASTIND, the rover faced problems when it entered its second dormancy in the morning […]
kejChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday defended his 32-hour agitation in the heart of Delhi, saying the constitution did not stop a chief minister from holding an agitation. “The central government has called my protest against the constitution but there is no provision which says that a CM cannot sit on a dharna (sit-in),” he said […]
China’s third-seeded Li Na beat Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 7-6(7-3), 6-0 to win her first Australian Open women’s singles title here Saturday. Both players broke each other’s service twice and forced a tiebreak in the first set. Mini-breaks were exchanged in the tiebreak before Li served out to win the first set. Cibulkova failed to […]