Ayodhya, July 20 (IANS) Jagadguru Paramhans Acharya, the head of Tapasvi Chhawani in Ayodhya, has reiterated his demand for an impartial investigation into the Ram temple donation row. He said that if the Opposition has called for a probe, the Prime Minister should consider it.
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Delhi Police have launched a multi-pronged investigation into the violence that erupted during the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) "Chalo Sansad" protest on Monday. Police sources say that apart from identifying those involved in the clashes, investigators will also probe whether there was a larger conspiracy behind the unrest.
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The bodies of two individuals were found under suspicious circumstances in Delhi's Amar Colony area on Monday, officials said.
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) A 40-year-old man was arrested in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl after luring her with a mobile phone, police said on Monday.
Patna, July 20 (IANS) A Class 12 student was shot dead by unidentified assailants while on her way to school in Bihar's Samastipur district on Monday, triggering shock and panic in the area.
Hyderabad, July 20 (IANS) An IPS trainee officer undergoing training at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) in Hyderabad allegedly attempted suicide on Monday, a day after police booked him on charges of sexually harassing a fellow woman trainee officer.
Palakkad, July 20 (IANS) The Palakkad Additional Sessions Court in Kerala on Monday sentenced Chenthamara to death for the sensational Nenmara double murder, holding that the convict posed a continuing threat to society and showed no possibility of reform.
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) The South 24 Parganas district administration is considering a reinvestigation into how the party office of the Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee was constructed over the land of an erstwhile bakery, which was suddenly gutted by a devastating fire in the closing quarters of 2014.
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) has filed its status report in a sealed cover before the Supreme Court, which is slated to hear on Monday a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged financial irregularities in the handling of donations and offerings received by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.
Islamabad, July 19 (IANS) The ongoing discourse about the legal and social protections of minors reflects that the current framework for protecting children in Pakistan is fundamentally inadequate. By calling for a more robust implementation of children's rights, Pakistan is admitting that a child's welfare should not be an issue of familial discretion but a guaranteed legal entitlement, a report has detailed.
