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Is India still 'No Country For Women'? Network18 journalist recounts horror
It's been three years since a 23-year-old paramedical student was brutally gangraped on a moving bus in Delhi. It led to tremendous outrage and the government even came up with a stronger anti-rape law. But the national capital still continues to be unsaf...
Ahmedabad-London flight service commences from today
The flight will operate with a B-787 Dreamliner aircraft on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai-London-Mumbai-Ahmedabad rout, senior Air India official said.
Hurriyat leader meets Basit over Sushma's Pakistan visit
Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani call for a consistent and firm policy over Kashmir issue.
Delhi: Girl abducted on way to school, raped by six youngsters inside car
The girl knew Rahul, who was her neighbour, but could not identify the others, who later turned out to be residents of the same locality, said police.
India ranks 135 on women empowerment index of UN: Centre
Eighty per cent women in India do not receive full ante-natal care during pregnancy: Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi.
In order to curb pollution, NGT directs Centre, state governments against buying diesel vehicles
The NGT order is not applicable to private persons buying a diesel vehicle.
NGT bans camping activity at Rishikesh but allows rafting
The panel also constituted a committee of officials from both various departments of central government and Uttarakhand government to prepare a regulatory regime which should be submitted to the tribunal within three weeks.
Centre has declared Tamil Nadu floods as calamity of severe nature: Jayalalithaa
"Heeding my request, the central government has declared the floods (and resultant) damage as Calamity of Severe Nature," she said in a statement.
David Headley pleads guilty, says ready to turn approver if given pardon in 26/11 case
Dawood Ibrahim's Mumbai assets auctioned; former journalist, Hindu outfit win bids
Journalist-turned-activist S Balakrishnan, who runs NGO 'Desh Sewa Samiti', plans to start a computer education centre for poor children on the premises of the property.
Kerala woman calls off marriage over demands of dowry
Refusing to concede to the demands, Remya decided to break away from the wedding. Her post on Facebook declaring that she will not marry due to dowry demands has been shared over 1,000 times.
SC refuses to entertain PIL to enact Uniform Civil Code, says let Parliament decide
The apex court bench, headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur, has said that it is for Parliament to take a call on the issue.
Massive fire breaks out in Mumbai slum, at least 1 dead, 3 injured
Fire department told CNN-IBN that the fire was caused by a cylinder explosion, but unclear as to how many cylinders exploded.
Flood-ravaged Chennai limps back to normalcy; flight, train services resume
In a major relief for Chennaiites, the MeT department has forecast dry and cloudy weather in the city on Monday.
Indo-Pak NSA talks likely to resonate in Parliament today, Congress calls meeting a 'grand betrayal'
In a sudden breakthrough in the stalled Indo-Pak dialogue, the NSAs of the two countries met on Sunday and discussed terrorism, J&K and other bilateral issues.