Dhaka, July 7 (IANS) In a span of nine days, 24 women, including an infant, were raped in Muhammad Yunus-led Bangladesh, according to the Awami League, which added that over 281,000 complaints have piled up and are still "unresolved."
Chandigarh, July 6 (IANS) A Mohali court on Sunday remanded senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Punjab Minister Bikram Singh Majithia to 14-day judicial custody in a disproportionate assets case.
Dehradun, July 5 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday took a tough stand in cases where some people were found wrongly taking advantage of government schemes. In this matter, two separate cases have been registered at Kotwali Nagar and Thana Rajpur, on the instructions of the Chief Minister.
Patna, July 5 (IANS) Bihar Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav met the family members of slain industrialist Gopal Khemka in Patna, expressing solidarity and assuring them that the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) stands with them in their fight for justice.
Dhaka, July 5 (IANS) Bangladesh on Saturday sought the identities and case details of 36 Bangladeshi nationals recently arrested in Malaysia for their involvement in a radical movement and bringing extremist beliefs based on the Islamic State (IS) ideology into the Southeast Asian country.
Patna, July 5 (IANS) The murder of prominent businessman and BJP leader Gopal Khemka in the heart of Patna has triggered a political storm in Bihar, with Opposition leaders on Saturday accusing the Nitish Kumar government of presiding over a “Maha Jungle Raj.”
Patna, July 5 (IANS) Following the murder of prominent industrialist Gopal Khemka near a police station in Patna, Bihar, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha has admitted to lapses in policing, assuring strict action against officers found negligent in the case.
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The CBI's investigation into the bribe-for-medical college accreditation scam has turned the focus on six illegal monetary transactions that took place across the country to subvert the statutory inspection processes governing medical education, an official said on Saturday.
Bhopal, July 5 (IANS) Ravi Shankar Maharaj, at the centre of a medical education scam involving bribes for granting accreditation to sub-standard medical colleges, may have thrived all these years with help from influential followers, including politicians and bureaucrats, and his efforts to painstakingly nurture a network spanning religion, education and politics across central India.
Patna, July 5 (IANS) In the wake of the murder of prominent businessman Gopal Khemka in Patna on Friday night, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar swung into action on Saturday and held a high-level law and order review meeting with top police officials and directed strict measures for crime control in the state.
