Pramod Kumar, PTI

Stories by Pramod Kumar, PTI

Chhattisgarh: Panchayat orders boycott of rape-victim's kin

Chhattisgarh: Panchayat orders boycott of rape-victim's kin

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2013

A village panchayat in Korba district of Chhattisgarh has ordered boycott of a rape victim and her family, the police said on Monday.

Indian Army to DNA profile its soldiers

Indian Army to DNA profile its soldiers

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2013

The Indian Army soldiers will have their DNA profile stored in a data bank under a project launched by the Armed Forces Medical Services that will facilitate identification of bodies during any operation, attack or mishap.

INS Viraat can continue for another 3 years: Antony

INS Viraat can continue for another 3 years: Antony

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2013

The navy's sole aircraft carrier INS Viraat can continue its service for another three years, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.

 Boston suspect posted car pic with 'Terrorista #1' plate

Boston suspect posted car pic with 'Terrorista #1' plate

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2013

One of the two Chechen-origin Boston bombings suspects, arrested after a massive manhunt, had tweeted a picture of a car with a licence plate that read 'Terrorista #1', a month before the attack.

Child rape case: Women's organisations march to Parl

Child rape case: Women's organisations march to Parl

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2013

Women's organisations on Monday took out a march towards Parliament demanding removal of Delhi police commissioner and other officers in the wake of rape of a five-year-old girl here, but were prevented by police.

Post Bangalore blast, Shinde pushes for setting up NCTC

Post Bangalore blast, Shinde pushes for setting up NCTC

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2013

In the wake of the Bangalore blast, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Monday pushed for setting up the National Counter-Terrorism Center to strengthen intelligence gathering.

Sushma seeks death penalty in child rape cases

Sushma seeks death penalty in child rape cases

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2013

Expressing anguish over the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj on Saturday demanded capital punishment in child rape cases and those involving brutality and barbarity and said the new anti-rape law be made more stringent.

Four die in suicide bomb attack in Pak tribal region

Four die in suicide bomb attack in Pak tribal region

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2013

A woman suicide bomber on Saturday detonated a bomb outside a hospital in a lawless tribal area of northwest Pakistan, killing at least four people and injuring five others.

President Pranab confers Padma awards 2013

President Pranab confers Padma awards 2013

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2013

President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday conferred the Padma awards on several eminent personalities including industrialist Adi Godrej, Olympic medal winners Yogeshwar Dutt and Vijay Kumar, actor Nana Patekar and designer Ritu Kumar.

Shake-up at topmost level of Delhi police likely

Shake-up at topmost level of Delhi police likely

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2013

Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Saturday hinted that there may be a shake-up at the topmost levels in the Delhi Police in the wake of recent incidents, including protesters entering his house and their conduct against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Azad meets family of rape victim at AIIMS

Azad meets family of rape victim at AIIMS

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2013

Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday met the family of the five-year-old rape victim at All India Institute of Medical Sciences and enquired about her health.

Minor's condition stable, protests against rape in capital

Minor's condition stable, protests against rape in capital

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2013

The condition of the five-year-old girl, who was raped allegedly by a 22-year-old man after holding her captive in New Delhi, was stable even as protests erupted in the capital on Saturday against the grisly crime.

Child rape case: Pranab shocked and anguished

Child rape case: Pranab shocked and anguished

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2013

Shocked and anguished at the rape of a five-year-old girl here, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday called for urgent introspection to identify causes behind repeated failure of society to ensure security of women and children.

Delhi 5-yr-old child rape accused arrested in Bihar

Delhi 5-yr-old child rape accused arrested in Bihar

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2013

A 25-year-old youth allegedly involved in the rape of the five-year-old girl in the national capital was arrested in Muzaffarpur early on Saturday morning, the police said.

Warrant against SHO for not filing report in Thackeray case

Warrant against SHO for not filing report in Thackeray case

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2013

A court has issued a bailable warrant against a Delhi police official for failing to file a status report regarding lodging of an FIR against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray for allegedly branding north Indian Muslims as insurgents and threatening to throw them out of Maharashtra.

PM candidate should be declared in advance: Jethmalani

PM candidate should be declared in advance: Jethmalani

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2013

Senior advocate and suspended Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ram Jethmalani on Friday said any party, which wants to come to power after the next Lok Sabha elections, should declare its prime ministerial candidate in advance.

Yasin held for leading demostration on Guru's remains

Yasin held for leading demostration on Guru's remains

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2013

The police arrested Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, who led a protest march in Srinagar, on Friday.

Delhi police ACP slaps girl protester, suspended

Delhi police ACP slaps girl protester, suspended

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2013

An assistant commissioner of police on Friday slapped a young girl inside a hospital where she and others were protesting against the brutal rape of a five- year-old girl and was immediately suspended. Delhi Health Minister A K Walia was also heckled inside the Swami Dayanand Hospital when he arrived there to meet the victim.

Mayawati meets UP Gov

Mayawati meets UP Gov

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2013

Claiming that there was constitutional crisis in Uttar Pradesh due to poor law and order, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati today met Governor B L Joshi and asked him to recommend President's rule in the state.

JPC critical of NDA govt

JPC critical of NDA govt

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2013

The draft report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on 2G scam is critical of the decision taken by the then National Democratic Alliance government to grant concessions to telecom operators over non-recovery of "huge amount" of licence fee despite opposition by then Telecom Minister Jagmohan.