The condition of the 20-year-old woman who was allegedly raped by more than a dozen men following orders of a kangaroo court in West Bengal is stable, an official of the hospital where she is admitted said Friday. The alleged rape took place Monday night in Subalpur village in Birbhum district, 180 km from Kolkata. […]
bihaThe Bihar government has decided to dismiss 70 corrupt officers, and more will be sacked in the coming weeks, an official said Friday. Chief Secretary A.K. Sinha has given the go ahead for the dismissal of the 70, an official in the Chief Minister’s Office said. Official sources told IANS that most officers facing the […]
Conservationists here have opposed a government proposal to open the Taj Mahal on its weekly off Friday to those who pay $100 or Rs.5,000. Agra Divisional Commissioner Pradeep Bhatnagar said a new proposal has been forwarded to allow entry to the protected monument on a holiday at a meeting of officials Thursday evening. The ASI […]
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading 198.74 points or 0.93 percent down in the pre-noon trade Friday. Selling pressure was seen in the banking index (bankex) and in the capital goods, metal, consumer durables, auto and healthcare sectors. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened […]
blastTwo people were killed when a bomb exploded in a car in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, police said Friday. Police said the incident took place late Thursday at Sat Kilo area in the hill district. Police found the damaged car with two burnt bodies Friday morning. “It appears the two were carrying the bomb to […]
Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf’s medical reports were presented to a special court Friday, a media report said. The court, formed to try Musharraf for high treason, resumed its hearing Thursday, Dawn online reported. The bench comprises three high court judges and is headed by Justice Faisal Arab of the Sindh High Court. During the […]
India’s Sania Mirza and her Romanian partner Horia Tecau beat defending champions Jarmila Gajdosova and Matthew Ebden of Australia to enter the final of the Australian Open mixed doubles final at the Melbourne Park Friday. Sania and Tecau won 2-6, 6-3, 10-2 in an interesting contest against the Australian duo that lasted an hour and […]
Three states – Tripura, Rajasthan and Delhi – will be awarded by the Election Commission for best management during the recent assembly polls, officials said here Friday. “President Pranab Mukherjee would hand over the awards to the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of Tripura, Rajasthan and Delhi at a function at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi […]
The public-private partnership model should be adopted to ensure financial inclusion by assisting the vast population across India to open bank accounts, a United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) report released Friday said. The report, which evaluated the Madhya Pradesh model of financial inclusion, said inclusion pertaining to setting up branchless banking and banking correspondent models […]
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday expressed shock over the army’s decision to close a case of killing five locals after branding them foreign guerrillas. “Extremely disappointed with the decision of the army… Will ask the law department and advocate general to examine options,” Abdullah tweeted. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had […]