The Supreme Court Friday directed West Bengal’s chief secretary to submit a detailed report on the gang rape of a 19-year-old tribal girl in the state’s Birbhum district. A bench of Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice M.Y. Eqbal said that they were not satisfied with the report sent by the Birbhum […]
Mother Dairy, a major distributor of milk in Delhi and its adjoining areas, announced an increase of Rs.2 a litre in prices of its milk with effect from Saturday. Mother Dairy’s full cream milk (poly pack) will now cost Rs.46 a litre against the existing Rs.44, while a litre of toned milk will cost Rs.36 […]
The US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) Friday downgraded the safety ranking of India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The downgrade will hit operations of Indian passenger carriers like Air India and Jet Airways which fly directly to the US, as their aircraft will have to undergo additional safety checks and stringent scrutiny before entering […]
A 20-year-old student from Arunachal Pradesh was allegedly severely assaulted by shopkeepers in Delhi and died Thursday, police said Friday. Nido Taniam died of his injuries while being treated at a hospital. He was beaten up Wednesday. Police said they are questioning the shopkeepers in the capital’s Lajpat Nagar-I area, where the incident took place. […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday named over 20 top politicians including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as “corrupt”, and attacked him and BJP’s Narendra Modi for spending crores on creating a “brand”. Addressing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national executive here, Kejriwal outlined the party’s objective vis-a-vis the Lok Sabha polls: “We have to ensure […]
NSW Local Courts have been the most efficient in the nation for the sixth year running, Attorney General Greg Smith SC said today. “I am delighted that NSW Local Courts and Children’s Courts have again had the lowest backlog for criminal and civil matters in Australia,” Mr Smith said. “I congratulate the court and the […]
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday called for “determined” and “dedicated” participation of youth from the state to bring about a change and work for the country’s progress. She asked the youngsters participating alongwith hundreds of thousands of people in the Martyrs’ Day rally at the Brigade Parade grounds here to join politics. “I […]
The army Thursday rescued eight civilians trapped in an avalanche in Banihal of Jammu and Kashmir, a day after the Indian Air Force rescued 203 people stranded for two days in snow-bound areas of Kishtwar, an official said. “Counter-insurgency Rashtriya Rifles personnel stationed at Mohubal village saved the lives of eight civilians trapped in the […]
Seventy crore Indians – who are above poverty line but continue to be vulnerable – should be brought into the “middle class” over the next 5-10 years, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said Thursday. Interacting with labour representatives and street vendors to seek their feedback for the Congress party manifesto for the 2014 Lok Sabha […]
ULFA leader Anup Chetia, lodged in a jail in Bangladesh since 1997, would be extradited to India once the judicial formalities are completed, Bangladesh’s envoy to India Tariq Ahmad Karim said Thursday. “He (Chetia) will be extradited to India once the judicial formalities against him are completed. He has applied for political asylum and that […]