India
Law Commission likely to recommend scrapping of death penalty, except in terror cases
98 countries have abolished the death penalty for all offences, 7 have abolished it for ordinary crimes, and 35 others have imposed an effective moratorium against the death penalty.
Sheena Bora's grandfather disputes Indrani's claim
He named Sheena's father as one Siddarth Das.
Two more former soldiers join fast-unto-death for OROP as two others are taken to hospital
Jharkhand tribal bodies resent Census data on religion
The tribal organizations on Thursday described the latest Census data on religion published by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner as "faulty and unauthentic"
ISRO to launch GSAT-6 advanced communication satellite into space today
One of the advanced features of GSAT-6 satellite is its S-Band Unfurlable Antenna of 6 m diameter. This is the largest satellite antenna realised by ISRO.
Mumbai Police claims Sheena Bora killed by Indrani Mukherjea, her driver and ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna
The police said Sheena was strangulated to death on April 24, 2012 and her body was also set on fire.
Supreme Court suspends proceedings against Italian marines over killing of Indian fishermen in 2012
A three-judge bench comprising justices AR Dave, Kurian Joseph and Amitava Roy allowed the joint request of India and Italy that the proceedings here be stayed.
Six killed, Army called in as Patel stir turns violent in Gujarat; Modi appeals for calm, Hardik Patel blames police
About 5,000 paramilitary personnel were on Wednesday rushed to Gujarat in the wake of violence.
Odisha: 3 BSF personnel, 1 civilian killed in landmine blast allegedly by Naxals
The BSF jawans went to the Chitrakonda area of Naxal-infested Malkangiri district in south Odisha on Tuesday evening. The incident happened while they were returning on Wednesday morning.
Cartoon of the day: PM Modi voices concern over call drop
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has voiced serious concern over call drops and directed officials to resolve the problem urgently besides ensuring that it does not extend to data connectivity.
Accused threatens to rape again, asks victim to withdraw case
An accused has allegedly threatened a rape victim of sexually assaulting her again, if she refused to withdraw case against him, police said on Tuesday.
Punjab: Bharatiya Kisan Union protests against anti-farmer policies
Farmer unions on Monday launched a five-day agitation in 12 district headquarters in Punjab to protest against alleged anti-farmer policies of the Centre and the state government.
Smriti Irani questions land sale to Rajiv Gandhi Trust
She claimed that 65 acres of farmers' land, which was acquired for setting up Samrat Bicycles factory, was sold to Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust on February 24 this year
Implement 25% quota for poor children: Delhi government to play schools
n November last year, the Delhi High Court had slammed the state government for failing to devise any mechanism to ensure 25 per cent reservation to poor children in play schools.
20,000 Railway coaches to have CCTV cameras with Rs 700 crore Nirbhaya Fund
To strengthen security on trains, Indian Railways is expediting the process of installing CCTV surveillance cameras in 20,000 coaches at a cost of Rs 700 crore, which will be derived from Nirbhaya Fund.
Assam flood situation worsens, 12 people dead, over 6.5 lakh affected
The worst hit is Bongaigaon district with over 1.68 lakh persons affected, followed by Kokrajhar with more than 1.64 lakh people bearing the brunt, ASDMA said.
