53 Indian 'lost' Jews reach in Israel
The Indian Jews, recognised by an Israeli rabbi in 2005 as a lost tribe of Bnei Menashe, are descendants of Jews banished from ancient Israel to India in the 8th century BC.
View ArticleIAF gets two AW 101 choppers, rest ten likely by mid-2013
India had signed a Rs 3,550 crore deal in 2010 with the Anglo-Italian firm Agusta Westland for buying 12 of these three-engined choppers.
View ArticleHC suo motu junks cops closure report in 2008 gang-rape case
The two accused had also sought registration of criminal case against the alleged victim of the gang rape case for purportedly levelling false allegations of rape against them.
View ArticleI laud the courage, tenacity of gang-rape survivor, says President
In a message on the eve of Christmas, the Pranab Mukherjee expressed "anguish and distress" over the horrific attack on the 23-year-old girl in the national capital on December 16.
View ArticleDelhi gang-rape: VK Singh, Ramdev named in FIR for violence at Jantar Mantar
The former Army Chief had shared dais with Ramdev at Jantar Mantar on Sunday and were prevented from marching towards India Gate, the epicentre of the protests.
View ArticleAnna Hazare writes to PM, asks for stronger laws to protect women
The activist said there was a lot of anger among the youth of the country and government needs to understand that there was a need for change.
View ArticleDelhi gang-rape: PM's wife expresses outrage, calls for severe punishment
Gursharan Kaur also said any protest against the "ghastly" crime should be peaceful as it would yield more results than violent demonstrations.
View ArticleTwo teenaged sisters raped for six-months; two arrested
The siblings, aged 16 and 13, were with their grand-mother who died six months ago and since then were working as servants at the house of one 59-year-old Nagasamy.
View ArticleDelhi gang-rape: Prez keeps in touch with PM, Home Minister
Concerned over the brutal gang-rape incident in Delhi, Pranab Mukherjee has been keeping himself abreast about the health condition of the victim and related developments.
View ArticleSchedule of over 120 flights changed, 18 diverted due to fog at Delhi airport
A total of 18 flights, three international and 15 domestic ones, were diverted to Jaipur, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Lucknow, Bangalore, Hyderabad.
View ArticleFormer Assam speaker sentenced to imprisonment
The case was filed in 2006 alleging massive irregularities in the appointment of teachers in various high schools at Barkshetri in 1996.
View ArticleCourt restrains Gujarat BJP MLA from entering his constituency
An FIR had been registered against Jetha Bharwad in connection with firing at a polling booth in Tarsang village, which falls under Sahera Assembly segment.
View ArticleMy boy sacrificed his life, but authorities are still asleep: Keenan Santos's...
Amid the protests against a woman's gang-rape in Delhi, an anguished father, who lost his son to mob violence in Mumbai, has asked for the PMs intervention seeking harsher laws to tackle such matters.
View ArticleNine injured as labourers clash with guards of Tata Steel
The trouble started when the security guards, in accordance with a new company circular, asked the labourers to board company buses instead of riding bi-cycles to the site, which the labourers resisted.
View Article4-year-old raped by Nepali youth in Andhra
The accused Dhanusri alias Dhan Bahadur, who works in a hotel at Madhapur in Hyderabad, lured the four-and-half-year old girl from Nepal by offering chocolates and later raped her on Saturday evening.
View ArticleRussia-India sign defence deals worth $4 billion
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh undertook an extensive review of bilateral cooperation, especially in the field of nuclear energy.
View ArticlePussy Riot member punished for oversleeping
Pussy Riot members Alyokhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova was sentenced to two years in August for her part in a controversial protest at Moscows Christ the Savior Cathedral.
View ArticleDelhi Lt Guv rejects call for removal of city police chief in gangrape case
Tejendra Khanna, who is the administrative head of Delhi Police, said there was no need for removal of the officer and praised him for his expertise and experience.
View ArticleStart of 'Santa rally' dampened by budget cut worries
Sharp moves like that highlight how headlines from Washington can whipsaw markets, especially during the thinly traded period over the Christmas holidays.
View Article52-year-old arrested for raping minor girl in Mumbai
Ten days after Kandivli resident Babulal Patel, 52, was arrested for allegedly molesting a six-year-old neighbour and he secured bail, the Samta Nagar police arrested him again after the medical report...
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