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Suicide Note Blaming 'Lack of Maratha Quota' Found to be Fake, Says Maharashtra Police
A First Information Report (FIR) for forgery was registered against unidentified persons following a handwriting expert's report, said a police official.
9 People Missing Amid Heavy Floods In Southeastern France
Paris (AP) At least nine people were missing Saturday after almost a year's average rainfall fell in less than 12 hours in the mountainous area surrounding the city of Nice, in southeastern France. Authorities said flooding damaged houses, bridges and r...
Healthcare Services Hit As Docs, Nurse Protest Assault By Cop
Healthcare service here was hit on Saturday after doctors, nurses and other workers went on a sit-in protest seeking action on a policeman and his kin who had allegedly assaulted a duty doctor and a nurse. The protesters resorted to a sit-in agitati...
MP Cop Arrested as Dalit Woman Ends Life After His Refusal to File Rape Complaint
The arrest was made after Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took serious cognisance of the alleged lapse and ordered that a case be registered against the local police official.
On an Average, India Reported 10 Cases of Rape of Dalit Women Daily in 2019, NCRB Data Shows
In 2019, with 11,829 cases, UP saw the highest number of cases of crime against Dalits, followed by Rajasthan with 6,794 cases, and 6,544 cases in Bihar.
India To Waive Certain Interest Levies On Loans In COVID-19 Relief
The Indian government has told the Supreme Court it will waive certain interest levies on loans up to 20 million rupees ($272,888) under a COVID19 support plan, a legal filing showed, in a move that will bring relief to millions of borrowers.
'No Power Can Stop Me...' Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi Head to Hathras Again to Meet Rape Victim's Family
In a tweet in Hindi using the hashtag 'Hathrashorror', Rahul Gandhi said the behaviour of the UP government and police towards the woman’s family has been "unacceptable”.
Dr Reddy's Seeks DCGI Nod for Conducting Phase-3 Clinical Trial of Russian Covid-19 Vaccine Sputnik V
Sources said it would be multi-centre, observer-blind, randomised controlled study. The phase-3 trial of Sputnik V is underway in Russia since September 1 on around 40,000 subjects.
Blockade By Truckers At Nagaland Border Lifted After 4 Days
The "indefinite economic blockade" called by five unions of truckers and drivers at the inter-state entry points of Dimapur, the commercial hub of Nagaland, was lifted after four days on Friday evening, after the administration assured the protestors th...
Hathras-type Incidents Happening Everyday In Maha: BJP Leader
Maharashtra BJP leader Pravin Darekar on Friday hit out at those demanding the resignation of his party's government in Uttar Pradesh over the Hathras crime by claiming "such incidents are happening in Maharashtra everyday". A Dalit teen was allegedly s...
Two Arrested For Raping 16-year-old Girl In MP
Two men have been arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district, police said on Friday. Lalla Kol (22) and Indrabhan Kol (25) were booked for gang-rape under section 376 of IPC and also under the Protection Of Children fr...
Samajwadi Party Stages Silent Protest Against Hathras Incident In Mathura
The Samajwadi Party (SP) held a silent protest in Mathura on Friday against the alleged gang-rape and assault of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh. The two-hour silent protest took place in front of the Gandhi statue in the...
Entry and Exit Gates of Delhi Metro Stations Near Hathras Protest Venue Closed, Reopened After 1 Hour
Exit gates for Rajiv Chowk and Patel Chowk are closed," the DMRC tweeted. All three stations fall in the vicinity of the protest venue in central Delhi.
Home Secretary Had Warned That UP Govt Won't Keep Promise: Sharad Pawar on Babri Masjid Demolition Case
Pawar, who was in prime minister P V Narasimha Rao'scabinet when the mosque at Ayodhya was demolished by KarSevaks in December 1992, was speaking to reporters here.
Karnataka CM Yediyurappa's Son Vijayendra Tests Positive for Covid-19, is Asymptomatic
Vijayendra couple of times in the past had gone into home quarantine when his father and BJP MP from Chamarajanagara V Srinivas Prasad were infected, as he had come in contact with them.
7 Indians Abdcuted By Nsgents In Libiya: Claims Relative Of One Kidnapped NRI
PM (14 minutes ago) to me 7 Indians of Kushinagar , Deoria and Bihar kidnapped in Libya by terrorists for 20 thousand dollar ransom Gorakhpur/pti Seven Indians are kidnapped by terrorists in Libya including one Munna Chauhan of Kushinagar district an...