Category: India News

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Girl gangraped by four men in UP’s Firozabad

Firozabad (UP), Dec 4: A 20-year-old girl was gangraped by four men and thrown at a secluded spot in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad district, police said on Wednesday. The girl, hailing from neighbouring Agra, was on her way to a coaching centre situated under the Hari Parvat police station area. […]

Man wants police to probe `theft’ of his handkerchief

Mumbai, Dec 3: Handkerchief may be a humble accessory, but not for a Nagpur resident who approached police with a complaint after losing one. Harshawardhan Jithe, resident of Manish Nagar locality, landed at Sadar police station in Nagpur on Monday with a complaint of theft of his handerchief. He […]

Not difficult working with Sena compared to BJP: Pawar

New Delhi, Dec 3: NCP chief Sharad Pawar asserted on Tuesday that an alliance with the Shiv Sena was “not difficult”, compared to a tie-up with the BJP, and said his nephew Ajit Pawar had rebelled against the party as he was “totally unhappy” with the way the talks […]

PM Modi pays tribute to Rajendra Prasad on his 135th birth anniversary

New Delhi, Dec 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to India’s first president Rajendra Prasad on his 135th birth anniversary, recalling his contribution in framing of the Constitution. Prasad was born on this day in 1884 in Ziradei, Bengal Presidency (present-day Bihar). “He (Rajendra Prasad) played […]

Rajya Sabha passes bill to amend SPG Act, Shah rejects charge of political vendetta, Cong stages walkout

New Delhi, Dec 3: The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to amend the Act governing the elite-Special Protection Group (SPG) with Home Minister Amit Shah rejecting the opposition’s charge of political vendetta and asserting the government was concerned about security of all 130 crore Indians and not […]

Indians demand swift action against rapists as protests spread after Telangana woman’s murder

NEW DELHI – Protests over the alleged rape and murder of a 27-year-old veterinary doctor spread to cities across India on Monday as people demanded tough and swift punishments, including public lynchings, to stop crimes against women. The woman was raped, asphyxiated and her dead body then set […]

India’s manufacturing growth picks up in November – PMI

BENGALURU – India’s manufacturing activity picked up in November as new orders and output rose at a faster pace, a survey showed on Monday, although factories were less optimistic about the future, shedding jobs for the first time since March last year. That is likely to raise concerns […]

Passengers fume at Kolkata airport after flight delays

Kolkata, Dec 2: Chaos prevailed at the Kolkata airport on Monday morning after delay in flight services by a private airline left passengers in the lurch. At least two flights of GoAir to Guwahati and Ahmedabad were eventually cancelled after being delayed by hours, a passenger at the Netaji […]

Five Naxal-planted IEDs detected in Chhattisgarh

Bijapur, Dec 2: Security forces recovered five improvised explosive devices (IEDs), planted by Naxals, from two places on Monday in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district and a jawan was injured when one of it went off while being defused, an official said. While four of the IEDs were recovered between Sarkeguda […]

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