New Delhi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday filed a defamation suit against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and sought Rs.10 crore in damages for accusing him of corruption when he headed the DDCA. Kejriwal retorted that he and his Aam Aadmi Party cannot be intimidated. Even as a combative Jaitley defended himself in parliament […]
New Delhi, Child rights activists on Tuesday protested against the the Juvenile Justice Bill that seeks to amend existing law and treat juveniles in the age group of 16-18 as adults for trial in heinous crimes. “We feel one unfortunate Nirbhaya case cannot determine the fate of all the (juvenile accused) boys,” child rights activist […]
Washington, Acknowledging “legitimate terrorism concerns and threats” in South Asia, US says it continues to welcome and encourage efforts by India and Pakistan to work bilaterally to solve very difficult, complicated issues between them. “Every political leader has responsibilities .especially ones that are dealing here with sensitive relations,” State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters […]
New Delhi, The parents of the December 16 gang-rape victim on Tuesday met central minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to demand early passage of the juvenile justice bill in parliament. “We have been assured that the bill will be passed in the Rajya Sabha today (Tuesday),” Nirbhaya’s mother Asha Devi told the media after the meeting […]
Kolkata, A Jet Airways shuttle bus on Tuesday rammed into a stationary Air India flight at the city airport here. However, no casualty or injury was reported, an official said. The incident happened at bay number 32 of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport early Tuesday when the driver lost control of the bus and […]
New Delhi, A chartered plane of Border Security Force (BSF) crashed a few minutes after take-off from the Palam airport here on Tuesday morning, officials said. BSF spokesperson V.N. Parashar said they were yet to confirm the number of injuries and casualties. The Beechcraft Super King plane carrying 10 BSF personnel was bound for Ranchi. […]
Panaji, A man from Jammu and Kashmir was arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping a Canadian tourist at the beach village of Arambol in Goa, police said. The accused Alan, who hails from Ladakh, had befriended the 28-year-old Canadian woman on Friday, before raping her the same night, Devendra Gad, police inspector at the Pernem […]
Hyderabad, Veteran actor Ranganath died here on Saturday, and police said they were investigating the cause of death as they suspect he might have committed suicide. While initial reports suggested that the 66-year-old died after prolonged illness, police suspect that he could have ended his life by hanging himself at his residence. “We have found […]
Panaji, The Goa Police on Friday booked pop star Remo Fernandes on charge of verbally abusing a minor girl, who was injured by a car allegedly driven by his son on December 1. According to the first information report filed by lawyer, Aires Rodrigues, on behalf of the girl, Remo verbally abused her on December […]
Guwahati, Arunachal Pradesh Governor Jyoiti Prasad Rajkhowa on Friday said the state was facing a constitutional crisis as well as a law and order problem, and wondered what wrong he had done. “It is a constitutional crisis and law and order problem. There are a lot of problems there in Arunachal Pradesh),” Rajkhowa told the […]