The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) under the Ministry of Women & Child Development has brought relief to a child who was illegally detained and brutally tortured by the Haryana police for allegedly committing a petty crime.
The Commission took suo-moto cognizance of a report published in national English daily Hindustan Times [...]
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Former DMK minister KPP Samy was on Saturday arrested in Chennai in connection with a case relating to the abduction and murder of two fishermen in 2006.
Samy was taken into custody from his residence at Tiruvottiyur, police said. The former minister had come
under the scanner following suspicion that the two fishermen were abducted and [...]
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Rattan Lal, injured in the September 7, Delhi high court blast succumbed to his injuries. The death toll now stands at 15.
58-year-old Rattan Lal was in a serious condition and both his legs were amputated. Doctors at the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital said he died at
8:20am.
“Yesterday, he had expressed his desire to meet his [...]
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Minutes after anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare ended his fast on Sunday, he declared that electoral reforms will be on top of his agenda next so that corruption can come down. “I have only deferred my fast, not given it up. Only when these reforms are complete will I really end my fast. I will [...]
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On the eve of Independence Day celebrations, an elaborate ground-to-air security apparatus has been put in place in the capital to pre-empt any terror strike. Thousands of Delhi Police and paramilitary personnel were deployed in and around the city, especially near the Red Fort from where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will unfurl the tricolour [...]
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Defence ministry rejected Army chief General VK Singh’s claims on his date of birth and decided his year of birth will be taken as 1950. Singh will now retire next year.
Singh had earlier claimed his year of birth is 1951.
There were two different dates of birth for Army Chief General VK Singh in official [...]
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The Delhi High Court today rejected the interim bail plea of Bollywood producer Karim Morani, an accused in the 2G telecom scam. Rejecting the plea for bail Justice Ajit Bharihoke who has been hearing the case ordered “No case for interim bail, move regular bail as and when you want.”
The Delhi High Court had [...]
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Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea will now share their networks with each other through inter and intra-circle roaming agreements to provide 3G services to their respective customers across India.
When the auction for the 3G spectrum had taken place, Airtel ended up getting 3G spectrum licenses for 13 circles while Vodafone and Idea got them [...]
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The Delhi government is planning to impose “heavy” fine and tougher punishment on those involved in heinous practices such as sex determination in violation of the Preconception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994.
On the occasion of World Population Day on Monday, chief minister Sheila Dikshit said, “The government is mooting heavy fine and strict [...]
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