Cases related to sexual assault and other crimes against women continued to pour in twin states of Punjab and Haryana including those allegedly involving cops, even as police claimed to have become "over sensitive" to gender-related offences in the wake of Delhi gangrape episode.
Two days after his dismissal for allegedly showing apathy in handling case of a gangrape victim, the assistant sub inspector of police was arrested on Saturday near urban estate area.
Law and order has worsened in Punjab which is on the decline economically and socially, making the state a fit case for bringing it under President's rule, former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said in Amritsar on Tuesday.
A jawan of the Central Reserve Police Force was killed and another critically injured in a militant attack at Nowgam on the outskirts of Srinagar on Wednesday afternoon.
Three cops, including an officer, and a civilian were wounded in a powerful hand grenade blast in downtown Khanyar locality of the summer capital Srinagar on Wednesday evening.
Contradicting TV reports about discontinuation of the gold hunt inside the ruins of an 18th century fort in Daundiya Kheda village of Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh, a senior Archaeological Survey of India official said in Lucknow on Tuesday that the excavation in search of gold will go on.
While describing LeT's plan to project the 26/11 attack as "Hindu Terror", Maria wrote, "If everything went according to plan, Kasab would have died as Chaudhari and the media would have blamed 'Hindu terrorists' for the attack."
'As a person who has seen the treasure, I am worried about its safety.'
The tally of 114 includes two fatalities and 17 foreigners as well as 13 people who were discharged after they recovered from the infection.
Construction of a mosque near the historic Jama Masjid was on Friday stopped by the Delhi high court which directed the local civic authority to immediately hand over the site to the ASI to ascertain if there were any remains of Mughal era structure there.
Over a month after calamity hit Uttarakhand, the state government has finally prepared a roadmap for clearing tonnes of debris left over by the destruction at Kedarnath and extricating bodies still trapped underneath the rubble at the Himalayan shrine and adjoining areas.
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Maharashtra has a rich wealth of forts, more than any other state in the country. 'If nothing is done, some of the small forts may simply disappear in the next 50 years.'
As thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, braved water cannons and teargas to camp at the national capital's borders to demand a rollback of the laws and their representatives held talks with the government, the songs flowed, speaking of pride of the land, strength in unity and the rights of the people fighting a mighty establishment.
The policemen, holding the rank of Inspector, Sub-Inspector and Assistant Sub-Inspector, were arrested on Friday for their alleged involvement in the killing of Singh in Jaipur on October 23, 2006, police sources said.
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Foreign visitors to the world heritage site Taj Mahal will now get the facility to wrap their shoes using a machine before they enter the mausoleum.
A Delhi police team on Saturday visited the residence of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi to enquire about an incident in which some policemen had sought details of his appearance in a case of alleged profiling.
Maoists on Monday unconditionally released the three abducted Bihar policemen in Lakhisarai district, bringing an end to the nine-day-old hostage crisis.
Now you can book online your entry tickets to the Taj Mahal in Agra and Humayun's Tomb in the national capital.
'Instead of doing reforms and restructuring, the present government is busy with the perception that everything is fine and the economy is hunky-dory.' 'Such hollow perceptions are very dangerous for the Indian economy in the long run.' 'The real risk to India is the lack of decent employment opportunities for youth in general and educated youth in particular.'
After raping the child, the man threw her on the ground from a height and she died, police said.
A teenage girl was allegedly abducted and gang raped by three police personnel in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district.
Only Rs 10,720 crore of the junked currency notes did not return to the banking system, rest 99.9 per cent was deposited raising question mark over the government's effort of curbing black money through the demonetisation.
After installing audio-guide system for tourists in Qutub Minar, the Archaeological Survey of India has now decided to extend the facility to all ticketed monuments in the national capital in view of the Commonwealth Games next year.
The officials said the scattered remains of the bus, reduced to blackened bare frames after the blast, does not reflect that an improvised explosive device (IED) was used to target it.
A senior police official who was allegedly shot at by his deputy inside a police station in suburban Mumbai, has died.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's surprise visits to check on various government departments have heads rolling with the suspension of an assistant sub inspector of a police station in the city.
Joseph, a Dalit Christian, was abducted on Sunday and killed by a gang of criminals allegedly engaged by his fiancee's family.
An admission of the Archeological Survey of India's failure to conserve and maintain the heritage sites in the country is reflected in the Union Cabinet's decision on Thursday--to set up a new National Commission for Heritage Sites by bringing a legislation in Parliament's session next month.
'Akahara' apprised a 5-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, of its stand following a direction whether it opposes the plea of the deity in view of the fact that its right as 'shebait' (devotee) over the property can only stand if the lawsuit of 'Ram Lalla Virajman' is allowed.
"A fresh survey was conducted to know the requirements, including manpower. The CISF has to make sure that proper deployment is made," ASI Director General Anshu Vaish said.
Subir Chowdhury, chairman and CEO of ASI Consulting Group, LLC, has been named for the 'Outstanding American by Choice Award' by the USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) in recognition of his work and contributions to the US.
The Indian Council of Historical Research will undertake a two-month pilot project on 'Ram Setu' later this year to archaeologically "ascertain" if the structures were built naturally or were "man-made".
Suspected militants fired grenade and opened fire at a police camp in Shopian township of South Kashmir on Tuesday killing a police officer and injuring three others, making it a major offensive in the town that had just returned to normalcy after weeks of unrest following the alleged rape and murder of two women in May.
Two Border Security Force personnel were killed while four others injured when militants opened fired at their vehicle just outside the Awantipora IAF airfield in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. Officials said a squad of BSF personnel was changing guard at the airfield in Pulwama, 33 kms from Srinagar, on Saturday afternoon when a group of militants opened fire at them from automatic weapons.
Infamous bikers gang leader Om Prakash alias Bunty, who spread terror in Delhi by allegedly shooting and robbing people, was killed in a gun battle with the police early on Monday morning.The action came after police received information that Bunty and his associates were hiding in a building in Badarpur. "On seeing the police team, the accused started firing from inside and in retaliatory firing, two were killed," a official said.
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India are overwhelming favourites in Saturday's Asia Cup clash, but Bangladesh are known to stun fancied teams once in a while, which has prompted India's captain to remind his players of the perils of taking the opposition lightly.
With banks struggling to cope with rush to get alternative currency, the government has extended use of old defunct Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes for paying household utility bills, fuel, taxes and fees and purchases from co-operative stores till November 24.
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