British police investigating allegations of widespread child sex abuse at soccer clubs dating back to the 1970s said on Friday they had identified 83 potential suspects and possible links to 98 clubs, including some from the Premier League.
Padmarajan's Thoovanathumbikal has become a part of Malayali mythology, just as its maker himself now possesses mythological status.
Hazare began his fast on January 30 at his native Ralegan Siddhi village in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, demanding appointment of anti-corruption watchdogs at the Centre and in Maharashtra and resolution of farmers' issues.
'The first person who started beating these men was Nitin, a college president, and the other was Deepak, who is currently absconding.' 'After that, two more joined the mob.' 'The last one who we arrested was a passerby who was going with cremation material to prepare for his father's funeral.' 'He stopped by and he too started beating these men.'
The superstar tells Kerala's CM, 'don't let politics affect your governance.'
'The humanity displayed by ordinary, lower middle class residents of north east Delhi -- Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs -- will be remembered perhaps even more than the evil wrought in the riots,' notes Jyoti Punwani.
'Though it's a story of inspiration, Meghna Gulzar's Chhapaak is not the kind of film you walk out feeling entertained or ecstatic about,' says Sukanya Verma.
In India the routine cruelty is at a more basic level - the state of our abattoirs, and the animal trauma caused there.
Aravindan Balakrishnan , 75, is accused of raping and indecently assaulting two women members of the group.
'We decided that we would fire our rockets and dive into the valley and get away, making it difficult for the missiles to be fired.'
The arrested person, who is a local resident, is being interrogated to get more information about the incident and the persons involved in the attack and some more accused may be identified, he said.
An alleged cow smuggler was lynched by a mob while his four accomplices were apprehended by police with the help of local people after nearly four hours of chase in the forests in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh on Friday.
It will convene an all-party meeting to arrive at a consensus on the issue, Sushma Swaraj told the Lok Sabha.
The top court said the direction to create family welfare committees in every district and the power conferred in them was 'not in accord with the statutory framework'.
The editorial said, "Such posturing will only doom Kashmir to a deadly spiral, where more brutal military tactics will feed more despair and more militancy".
The video shows a man, now dubbed as 'serial dog killer' dressed in shorts and a jacket luring the dogs with food and then stabbing them repeatedly with a knife at the Metro station.
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has told the Kentucky Fried Chicken fast food chain to stay out of Tibet over alleged cruelty to animals, an animal rights group said on Thursday.
Expanding the ambit of rights of animals, the Supreme Court today banned using bulls for Jallikattu events or bullock-cart races across the country and hoped parliament would elevate the rights of animals to that of constitutional rights.
It is this new Muslim who is not burdened by the Pakistan guilt, who is ready to fight it out for the rights enshrined under the Constitution, and who is not defensive about Muslim identity that the BJP and the Sangh Parivar are out to crush, argues Mohd Asim.
'The government failed. The officials chose not to hear the pleas of these helpless children.' 'Nothing can make things right for those girls now.'
Sukanya Verma identifies 10 varieties of desi parents you just can't miss in Hindi movies.
The bill on Prevention of Cruelty to Cow is likely to be introduced in the current session of Parliament.
Hussain will now be deported as his visa expired in August.
The minister said the Centre will soon keep its stand clear in front of SC.
When running with the bulls, injuries are a given and this year was no different. While some question if the centuries-old tradition should continue, with many raising objections about the cruelty to the bulls, the practice, regardless of all the danger and controversy continues to be a crowd-puller of epic proportions. Here are some glimpses from the festival.
A 'curfew-like' situation prevailed on the campus with heavy police security being deployed to prevent any untoward incident.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan dashed off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention for repealing the measure. He said the Centre's decision amounts to an "intrusion" to the rights of the states in the country's federal structure.
'If you want to keep a cow and do business you can keep it in your compound or your home, but not tie them up at public places.' Taking up this problem by its horns, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is planning to take action against all those who illegally tie cows to the footpaths and turn it into a business. The civic body has proposed to increase the penalty for tethering cows, bulls and horses to poles on roads and footpaths to Rs 10,000 from Rs 2,500. The proposal follows a request by Matunga corporator Nehal Shah, who said that at various places -- temples, footpaths and roadside corners -- cows are tied up to poles and passers-by pay owners to feed the animal. Speaking to Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com, she says that tying up animals on the streets is tantamount to cruelty and that the steep fines will act as a deterrent.
The 9th phase of the Lok Sabha elections has 119 candidates, out of the 601 contesting, facing IPC charges registered against them.
She is a woman who loves lifting weights and adores her muscles!
In his letter, Khan stated that he has 'run out of patience' of issuing clarifications to the public pleading innocence over a number of allegations levelled against him and his family members.
The Pakistani mother of 15-year-old Ramzan on Monday declined India's offer of assistance to her in travelling to the country to identify her son.
Flavia Agnes, lawyer and founder of women's legal aid group Majlis, provides a contrary view to criminalising marital rape.
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
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