Delhi govt to launch helpline for women on Monday
Delhi government will launch a round-the-clock helpline '181' on Monday for offering help to women in distress that will operate from the CM's office .
View ArticleMaharashtra drought situation alarming: Sharad Pawar
A Central team has recommended an assistance of Rs778 crore to Maharashtra Government for setting up fodder and cattle camps and the State Government would get the amount in a week, the NCP leader said.
View ArticleOver one million hit by winter vomiting in Britain
More than a million people in Britain have contracted the norovirus or winter vomiting bug this season, official figures show.
View ArticlePoliticians laud Ratan Tatas achievements as he retires
Politicians lauded the contribution of Ratan Tata to India's growth and development as he retired on Friday as the chairman of the Tata Group.
View ArticleRML officials submit cop Subhash Tomar's medical reports to police
The reports were submitted at the Crime Branch's Inter-State Cell which is investigating the case as the constable's death triggered a controversy with eye-witness accounts and Medical Superintendent's...
View ArticleCentral, state govts not allowed to run TV channels: TRAI
TRAI said that it had in its earlier recommendations in 2008 held that political bodies should not be allowed to enter broadcasting activities.
View ArticleAnother Punjab rape victim's family allege police inaction
The 13-year-old girl was found murdered in a sugarcane field at Hassanpur village on December 5 after she did not return home after schooling. A medical examination had confirmed that the victim was...
View ArticleDelhi to have 5 fast track courts for sexual assault cases by January 3
Five special fast-track courts to deal with cases of sexual assault on women will be set up in the city by January 3, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said.
View ArticleIllness forces Rafael Nadal to miss Australian Open
Nadal has been forced to withdraw from next month's Australian Open due to a stomach virus that has disrupted his recovery from a knee injury, the world number four said.
View ArticleDelhi gang-rape survivor's condition worsens
The 23-year-old's vital signs are deteriorating with signs of severe organ failure, doctors from Mt Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore said.
View ArticleWorld stocks dip as US pushes to avoid 'fiscal cliff'
US lawmakers make late effort to avoid fiscal crisis; MSCI all-world index dips as US stocks open lower; Yen hits 2-year low vs dollar before Japan stimulus
View ArticleDelhi doubles night service buses
Delhi Transport Minister Ramakant Goswami flagged off 47 more night service buses, a move intended to provide safe public transport in the wake of the Dec 16 gang-rape.
View ArticleMost public places not women friendly, activists tell govt
The need for police reforms such that accountability is fixed on erring officials speedily and to prevent political interference and intervention in cases of violence against women, was also suggested.
View ArticleYoung bowlers handled pressure well: MS Dhoni after T20 win
Yuvraj Singh top scored with 72 off 36 balls and smashed seven sixes and four fours and was also adjudged as Man of the Match.
View ArticlePak court seeks report on missing Indian-origin woman
Sikandar Gill told the court that his daughter arrived in Pakistan on August 25 to attend an exhibition of diamonds in Lahore.
View ArticlePublic should cooperate with police to make Delhi safe: Sheila Dikshit
Dikshit said her government in cooperation with the Delhi Commission for Women will organise a Women Dignity March from Pragati Maidan to Rajghat on January 2.
View ArticleCase registered against municipal employee for raping 40-year-old widow
Police on Friday registered a case against an Ambala municipal corporation employee for allegedly raping a 40-year-old widow on December 5.
View ArticleTeacher raped in UP
A woman teacher was allegedly raped by two youths in Said Nangli area of the distric
View ArticlePutin signs ban on US adoptions of Russian children
Ban, other sanctions retaliate against new US human rights law; Putin's spokesman says US policy of reset in ties "in doubt"; move will blacken Putin's image abroad, analysts say.
View ArticleI don't think about hitting a six: Yuvraj Singh
Man of the match Yuvraj Singh said that Mohammed Hafeez's strategy to give Umar Gul an extra over earlier turned out to be decisive as it helped him target Saeed Ajmal at the death.
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