Girl who complained of molestation set on fire in Aligarh
Lucknow, March 8 (IANS) A Class 11 student was set on fire by family members of her harasser in Aligarh, police said on Tuesday. The severely burnt girl, who was set on fire late Monday,…
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Five key lessons about women and work in India
By Rohini Pande, Charity Troyer Moore and Jennifer Johnson While marginally more women work in India than in Pakistan (27 percent and 25 percent, respectively), Pakistans female labour-force participation rate is growing and Indias is…
Congress protests at Punjab assembly on water-sharing
Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) The opposition Congress held a protest at the Punjab assembly complex just ahead of the start of the budget session of the state assembly here on Tuesday. Congress legislators, carrying black…
CBI questions staff of Kerjiwal’s principal secretary
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The CBI on Tuesday called the staff of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s principal secretary Rajendra Kumar for questioning in connection with its probe into an alleged corruption case against…
Partly cloudy Tuesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning here on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 20 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The sky would remain partly cloudy during the…
Two injured as security force fire in Kashmir
Srinagar, March 8 (IANS) Two people were injured when security personnel opened fire at protesters in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday after being attacked by people while laying a cordon to trap separatist…
CBI calls staff of Kejriwal’s ex-secretary for questioning
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The CBI on Tuesday called the staff of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s principal secretary Rajendra Kumar for questioning in connection with its probe into an alleged corruption case against…
Sensex gains 44 points in early trade
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Tuesday was trading 43.88 points, or 0.18 percent up during the morning session. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of…
‘Justice Vishnu Sahai Commission prima facie illegal’
Lucknow, March 8 (IANS) The single-member Justice Vishnu Sahai Commission, which probed the 2013 Muzaffarnagar communal riots and whose report was tabled in Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Sunday has come under cloud after a social…
Pakistan, the original Islamic State?
By Vikas Datta Title: Pakistan – Between Mosque and Military; Author: Husain Haqqani; Publisher: Penguin; Pages: ; Price: Rs.599 ‘Conventional’ wisdom has it Pakistan, though planned and achieved as an Islamic nation-state, began its worrying…
Centre’s efforts towards developing women ‘unwavering’: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government’s efforts towards the development of women “are unwavering”. “Saluting the accomplishments of all women on…
Saudi foreign minister arrives in India
Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister, Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir arrived here late on Monday on a one-day visit to India as…
LF should have been more patient, says miffed Bengal Congress chief
Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) Soon after the Left Front announced its partial list of candidates, the Congress’s state chief appeared miffed over the combine finalising its nominees in…
NHRC notice to health ministry, Safdarjung hospital
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The NHRC on Monday issued notice to the health ministry and Safdarjung hospital following the death of a minor due to negligence in the hospital. According to the rights panel,…
Can continue with metal from INS Vikrant for some time: Narang
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) Two wheeler maker Bajaj Auto is working on a number of units of 150cc V brand bikes in which metal from INS Vikrant – Indian navy’s legendary aircraft carrier – could…
314 villages electrified last week: Government
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) A total of 314 villages in nine states were electrified during last week, ending March 6, under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna, an official statement said on Monday….
Gujarat speaker to hand over charge to woman for a day
Ahmedabad, March 7 (IANS) Gujarat State Assembly Speaker Ganpat Vasava on Monday announced that a senior woman legislator would conduct the day’s proceedings on the International Women’s day. Vasava said that senior legislator Neema Acharya,…
Pakistani team apprehensive about players’ security: Official
Dharamsala, March 7 (IANS) A team of security officials from Pakistan were apprehensive about the security of their country’s cricket players during the Pakistan-India match here on March 19, an Indian official said on Monday….
Left Front releases first list, rules out joint campaign with Congress
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) West Bengal’s main opposition Left Front on Monday released its first list of 116 candidates that included former Asian Games gold medallist runner Jyotirmoyee Sikdar, and said talks were on “at…
Aden attack: Mother Superior flown from Yemen to Abu Dhabi
Thiruvananthapuram, March 7 (IANS) The Mother Superior, of the old age home in Aden, which was attacked last week, has been flown out to Abu Dhabi, said Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. Chandy told IANS…