Kerala school teacher gets life term for raping 10-year-old student

A court on Saturday sentenced a school teacher, who was also a Bharatiya Janata Party activist, to life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl at Palathayi in Kerala's northern district Kannur.......

Goa nightclub fire: Accused owners fled to Phuket at 5.30 am

Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, the owners of the Goa nightclub wanted in connection with the fire tragedy that claimed 25 lives at the facility, have fled to Thailand, prompting police to seek the help......

'Peace Is Fragile, Remains Vulnerable To Provocations'

'You cannot 'clear' your way to peace.''You need intelligence, calibrated force, impartial law enforcement, political neutrality, humanitarian returns and a sustained reconciliation plan.' IMAGE:......

'A Domestic Dispute That Became A National Dispute'

'I wanted to go for the heart, and at the same time, open the audience's mind.' IMAGE: Yami Gautam with Director Suparn S Varma on the sets of Haq. Photograph: Kind courtesy Suparn Varma Does......

Ex-Air India CMD won't be prosecuted; CBI closes corruption case

The CBI has closed a case against former Air India CMD Arvind Jadhav and others over alleged corruption in the appointments of general managers after the central government refused to grant its......

IT dept to prosecute 300 bank account holders abroad

The Income Tax department is likely to initiate prosecution against close to 300 people whose names have been submitted to the Supreme Court in connection with the probe into alleged black money......

'Nobody's Asking Where Money Will Come For Freebies'

'The prime minister's comment on 'revdi culture' was welcome. But I am disappointed he did not follow up on that.' 'All political parties, including the BJP, have been guilty of this.' 'Now, Modi's......

GST Authority Summon Insurance Intermediaries

Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Widening its probe in the bogus invoicing case against insurance intermediaries and aggregators, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) authorities issued......

'Insaaf Ke Sipahi stands with protesting wrestlers'

IMAGE: Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat at a press conference during their protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. Photograph: Shrikant Singh/ANI Photo Former Union law......