Islamabad, Sep 23 (IANS) As violence against the Ahmadiyya community continues unabated in Pakistan, another Ahmadi Muslim man was attacked in Punjab province, leaving him seriously injured, a leading minority rights organisation highlighted on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of a Patna High Court judgment that acquitted a man convicted of attempted rape, after observing that the allegations -- including an attempt to remove the victim’s salwar, undressing himself and physically molesting her -- constituted an offence of outraging a woman’s modesty under Section 354 of the IPC rather than an attempt to commit rape.
Lucknow, Sep 23 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has busted a gang involved in large-scale rigging of an online examination conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), arresting two directors of Aces Infra Private Limited, the company responsible for selecting examination centres.
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Congress leader Abhishek Dutt on Wednesday reacted to Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR) shifting classes online following the alleged gang rape of a minor in Delhi’s Aastha Kunj Park, saying the move sends a 'big message' about women’s safety in the national capital.
Mumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) The Mumbai Police on Wednesday stated that the investigation into the IIT Bombay student's suicide case is being conducted "impartially", exploring all possible angles, while also urging people to refrain from spreading misinformation regarding the incident.
Patna, Sep 23 (IANS) Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav on Wednesday said the state government would not tolerate people involved in activities that create disorder in society and asserted that women’s safety remains a priority.
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the huge disparity between the price at which medicines are sold by manufacturers to retailers and the maximum retail price (MRP) printed on them, observing that allowing a cancer medicine bought for Rs 2,700 to be sold at an MRP of Rs 27,000 amounted to “broad daylight dacoity”.
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Months before Assembly elections are due in Punjab, concerns remain despite crackdowns over a section’s amoral engagement with narcotics that refuses to end, with regular reports of drugs being confiscated and narco-terrorism busted.
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of building 'Viksit Bharat@2047' cannot be achieved with a youth power and future generation hollowed out by narcotics addiction.
Patna, Sep 22 (IANS) Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder and Bankipur MLA Prashant Kishor on Tuesday condemned the Jamui molestation incident that has sent shockwaves across Bihar and beyond, and questioned why the government was focusing more on taking action against social media handles that circulated the video of the incident, instead of cracking down on the main culprits.
