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Now Kejriwal joins protests against Delhi rape

Now Kejriwal joins protests against Delhi rape

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2012

Setting up of more fast track courts and speedy trial with high conviction rate will act as a deterrent to the increasing incidents of rape in the country, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal has said.

Anti-Sikh riots: HC reserves order on plea of Sajjan

Anti-Sikh riots: HC reserves order on plea of Sajjan

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2012

The Delhi high court on Friday reserved its order on a plea of senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar against a trial court order framing charges against him in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case related to the killings of six persons.

Gangrape: Committee formed to monitor girl's treatment

Gangrape: Committee formed to monitor girl's treatment

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2012

The government on Thursday constituted a committee of five eminent doctors to monitor the treatment of the 23-year-old paramedical student, who was brutally gangraped, and to ensure she gets the best possible medical attention.

Four IM operatives arrested for Pune blasts

Four IM operatives arrested for Pune blasts

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2012

Four alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives, already in Delhi police custody, were on Thursday arrested in connection with Pune serial blasts and remanded in police custody until January 1, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad said.

Delhi HC blast accused killed in encounter in Kashmir

Delhi HC blast accused killed in encounter in Kashmir

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2012

Top Hizbul-Mujahideen commander Chota Hafiz, an accused in the 2011 Delhi high court blast, was on Thursday killed in an encounter with security forces in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.

SP member who snatched quota bill regrets conduct

SP member who snatched quota bill regrets conduct

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2012

Controversial Samajwadi Party member Yashvir Singh on Thursday sought to bring down the curtain on the issue of snatching a copy of the quota bill in the Lok Sabha from Minister V Narayanasamy by expressing regret.

Samjhauta Express accused remanded in NIA custody

Samjhauta Express accused remanded in NIA custody

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2012

Dhan Singh, a prime suspect in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case, was on Thursday remanded in the custody of National Investigation Agency till December 28 in the 2008 Malegaon blast case by the special National Investigation Agency court in Mumbai.

Dikshit announces measures to ensure safety of women

Dikshit announces measures to ensure safety of women

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2012

As protests erupted over the gang rape of a 23-year-old, the Delhi government on Thursday announced a raft of measures including setting up of a round-the-clock control room for women in distress and proposing a stringent law to check crime against them.

Gujarat poll: Modi beats odds, scores a hat-trick

Gujarat poll: Modi beats odds, scores a hat-trick

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2012

Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday led the Bharatiya Janata Party to a decisive win in Gujarat for a third time in a row with the party securing majority clinching 103 seats of the 162 results declared for the 182-member assembly and leading in 13 seats.

UK to withdraw 3,800 troops from Afghanistan by end-2013

UK to withdraw 3,800 troops from Afghanistan by end-2013

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2012

Britain will withdraw 3,800 troops, almost half of the current force serving in Afghanistan's troubled Helmand province, by the end of 2013, Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Wednesday.

Dikshit writes to Sonia opposing memorial at India Gate

Dikshit writes to Sonia opposing memorial at India Gate

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2012

With Defence Minister A K Antony rejecting her opposition to build a national war memorial at the India Gate, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has sought United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi's intervention on the issue.

Sonia visits hospital to inquire about rape victim

Sonia visits hospital to inquire about rape victim

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2012

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday night visited Safdarjung Hospital to inquire about the condition of the 23-year-old gang-rape victim and asked the government to take the strictest possible measures to ensure that there is no recurrence of such a barbaric incident that has shaken the country.

Charges dropped against girls held for FB post

Charges dropped against girls held for FB post

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2012

The police on Tuesday dropped all charges against two girls from Palghar whose arrest over a Facebook post criticising shutdown in Mumbai during Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's funeral last month had sparked an uproar.

Delhi BJP seeks judicial enquiry into security situation

Delhi BJP seeks judicial enquiry into security situation

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2012

The Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday demanded a judicial enquiry to probe the reasons of deteriorating law and order situation of the city and sought capital punishment for those involved in the gangrape of a 23-year-old para medical student.

Land acquisition bill deferred till budget session

Land acquisition bill deferred till budget session

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2012

The controversial Land Acquisition Bill is set for further delay as its consideration was on Tuesday deferred by the Lok Sabha till the next session bowing to the wishes of opposition members.

Quota measure also for a fair deal to Muslims: Cong

Quota measure also for a fair deal to Muslims: Cong

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2012

Seeking to take the sting out of the Samajwadi Party's counter to SC/ST quota in promotion bill, the Congress on Monday said it was also for a fair deal to Muslims but the issue was 'not contrary or contradictory' to the proposed measure.

Girl gangrape: Govt may install CCTV cameras in buses

Girl gangrape: Govt may install CCTV cameras in buses

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2012

In the wake of a widespread outrage over the gang rape and brutal assault of a 23-year-old para-medical student in a bus, the Delhi government on Monday said it would install CCTV cameras inside the buses to ensure safety of women passengers.

French diplomat seeks quashing of case against him

French diplomat seeks quashing of case against him

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2012

French diplomat Pascal Mazurier who was granted conditional bail by the Karnataka high court in connection with the alleged rape of his minor daughter, recently filed a petition before the court seeking quashing of the case against him.

Sadananda gowda, wife file bail pleas

Sadananda gowda, wife file bail pleas

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2012

Former Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda, his wife Datty and another accused Anil appeared before the Lokayukta court on Friday in a complaint filed against them alleging illegal construction on government lands and allotment of sites to them under discretionary quota despite them possessing land.

Defence ministry claims ownership of Adarsh land

Defence ministry claims ownership of Adarsh land

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2012

The defence ministry on Friday filed a title suit before the Bombay high court seeking claim on the land on which the scam-hit Adarsh Housing Society building stands, alleging the residential complex has been constructed 'illegally and unlawfully'.