Marital ‘rape’ not crime says Central Govt. to High Court
Representational pic New Delhi: So again, with the Central Government's blessings, Indian men, are let off the hook and a sensitive issue for women, specially married women, has been dealt a rude blow. Making marital rape a crime will make husbands vulnerable...
Maharashtra govt issues orders to allow employees to leave office early
Mumbai: The Met Department today warned of more "heavy intermittent spells" in the next few hours in Mumbai and its satellite cities where incessant downpour has threw normal life out of gear. India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General K J...
Godman Rampal acquitted in 11-year-old rioting case
Haryana court has acquitted self-styled god-man Sant Rampal in an 11-year-old conspiracy case. Rampal's lawyer said that there were two cases registered against the god-man -- one on November 17, 2014 and another on November 18, 2014. Rampal, 67, was dodging...
Heavy Rain Throws Life in Mumbai Out of Gear, Trains Delayed; High Tide Expected
Mumbai: Incessant rains have thrown life in Mumbai completely out of gear with traffic moving sluggishly and the local trains delayed. Trains coming from other places are also delayed due to rains. Water-logging on tracks and on city roads are...
SC relieves Guj govt from reconstructing shrines damaged in 2002 riots
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today set aside the Gujarat high court order asking the state government to pay for the reconstruction and repair work of religious structures damaged during the 2002 post-Godhra riots. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra...
Day 1 in jail: Ram Rahim drank milk, remained silent in special cell
Gurmeet Ram Rahim has not stopped weeping since a special court sent him to jail for 20 years on Monday evening. The 50-year-old chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda, convicted for raping two women 15 years ago, had broken down...
Rape allegations defamed Rahul Gandhi, says Supreme Court; CBI may explore ‘foreign angle’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed a case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who had been accused by another politician of kidnapping a girl in Uttar Pradesh and gang-raping her with his friends. The court said that Mr Gandhi's reputation...
Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim sentenced to 20 years in jail, not 10 years
Rohtak: The CBI court which sentenced Gurmeet Ram Rahim, chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda, has clarified that he has been sentenced to 20 years and not 10 years to prison. The court said that he will have to serve two...
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim sentenced to 10 years in jail
Rohtak: CBI special court judge Jagdeep Singh has sentenced Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh to 10 years in jail for rape and criminal intimidation of two female disciples in 2002. The Dera chief was held guilty by...
By election results: AAP wins Bawana, BJP leads Goa
Panaji/ New Delhi: In an intense three sided battle, Aam Admi Party has managed to win the Bawana assembly seat defeating the two main warriors BJP and Congress. While AAP's Ram Chander got 59886 votes, BJP's Ved Prakash polled 35834 votes....
India, China Agree To End Sikkim Stand-Off, Troops Being Withdrawn
New Delhi: China and India have agreed to end a lengthy stand-off at the Sikkim border that began in June, said the government today. The breakthrough was reached by diplomatic talks, India said. "On this basis, expeditious disengagement...
Justice Dipak Misra sworn-in as 45th CJI
Justice Dipak Misra was today sworn in as the 45th Chief Justice of India. At a brief ceremony in the Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan, President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office to Misra. Justice Misra, 64, assumes office following...
Goa by-polls: Parrikar wins Panaji seat by a margin of 4,803 votes
The former union defence minister and current Goa Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar, has registered a landmark victory in the Panaji by-polls by a margin of 4,803 votes. The by-polls in Panaji were necessitated after Parrikar's return to state politics in March...
‘He is PM of India, not BJP,’ says furious high court after Haryana riots
Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not spared as a furious court today reprimanded Haryana and the central governments over the deadly rioting by self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim's followers after his conviction for rape. "He is the Prime Minister...
HC blasts Khattar govt for letting Panchkula burn, says it surrendered to rioters
New Delhi: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has lashed out at the Manohar Lal Khattar government in Haryana, saying it let Panchkula burn for political gains. It says the government seemed to have surrendered to violent followers of the Dera...
30 dead, 250 injured in violence in Haryana after Dera verdict
Panchkula: At least 30 people were killed and 250 injured on Friday in widespread violence, arson and police firing in Haryana triggered by the rape conviction of self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. While 28 people were killed in Panchkula, the...
Dera followers set train on fire; death toll increases to 13
Delhi: The chaos caused by supporters of Ram Rahim is getting accelerated with the passage of time. At least 13 people have been killed and more than 70 injured as Dera Sacha Sauda followers have gone on a rampage in...
Ram Rahim’s verdict ignites violence in Panchkula; 5 dead
Panchkula: As soon as the self proclaimed Messenger of God, Ram Rahim has been convicted by the court, his adherents have started aggressive arsons and clashes, just as what was feared. As of now, 5 people, all Dera Sachha followers,...
The verdict’s out! ‘Rockstar Baba’ Ram Rahim held Guilty of rape charges
Panchkula: A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Panchkula has pronounced the verdict in a rape case involving Dera Sacha Sauda supremo Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. The quantum of punishments on the ‘God man’ will, however, will be announced...
Police start evicting Dera followers; Army to be deployed in Panchkula
Chandigarh: After a rap from the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the police on Thursday night started a massive exercise to evict over two lakh followers of Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh from Panchkula and Chandigarh,...
Infosys bows to Murthy; Nilekani returns as chairman
New Delhi: Infosys co-founders led by N R Narayana Murthy on Thursday had their way as they got their peer Nandan Nilekani appointed the chairman of the IT major in place of R Seshasayee, who quit under their pressure. Nilekani, 62,...
