Quoting Lala Lajpat Rai, Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Thursday said the baton charge on Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi’s cavalcade will prove to be the last nail on the Yogi government’s rule in Uttar Pradesh. “Lala Lajpat Rai had said that every baton on my body will prove to […]
Key witness surfaces in Balrampur gang-rape case, 2 arrested
A key witness in the case of alleged gang-rape of a 22-year-old Dalit woman from Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh, who later succumbed to her injuries, has surfaced. He is a local doctor, who was first called to treat the victim by the two accused at a room behind a […]
Hathras-like incidents won’t be tolerated in Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said that Hathras-like incidents will not be tolerated in the state and those who are indulging in crimes against women would be dealt with severely. “Hathras-like incidents will never be tolerated in Maharashtra. For that matter, any kind of crime against women, including […]
Rahul Gandhi, sister Priyanka detained; not allowed to march to Hathras
Rahul Gandhi, his sister Priyanka were detained by the Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday near Yamuna Expressway when the duo, after being stopped on the highway, decided to march to Hathras to meet the family of Uttar Pradesh woman who was gang-raped and died in a Delhi hospital earlier this […]
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka set off on foot for Hathras after police stop them
Rahul Gandhi and sister Priyanka Gandhi have set off on foot to meet the family of Hathras gangrape victim after the Uttar Pradesh Police stopped them at Yamuna Expressway, citing imposition of Section 144, which prohibits assembly of four or more people. Congress workers milled around the two leaders as Rahul Gandhi, […]
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka to meet Hathras rape victim’s family today
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his sister and party general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will visit the family of the 19-year-old Dalit woman, who died in a Delhi hospital on Tuesday a fortnight after she was gang-raped at Hathras in Uttar Pradesh. The woman was cremated in the […]
India’s Covid-19 tally crosses 6.3 million mark with 86,821 fresh cases, 1,181 fatalities
India on Thursday reported 86,821 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), taking the case tally to 6,312,584 , according to Union health ministry. The country also reported 1,181 new fatalities due to the virus in last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 98,678. India has 9,40,705 active cases […]
Dalit woman gang-raped in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur dies; two arrested
A 22-yr-old Dalit woman died after she had allegedly been gang-raped by two youths in a Balrampur village in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, said police. The victim was cremated on Wednesday night itself after post-mortem by a panel of four doctors. The incident occurred on Tuesday when the girl had […]
14 states report less than 5,000 Covid-19 cases: Health ministry
At least 14 states in the country currently have less than 5,000 active coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases each, highlighting the need to focus on states with a high case load to cut the transmission cycle of the viral infection, according to government officials. They are Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, […]
India moves terrain-hugging Nirbhay missiles with 1,000-km range to defend LAC
India will formally induct the Nirbhay subsonic cruise missile into the Indian Army and Navy after the seventh trial scheduled next month but has already moved a limited number of the missiles to the Line of Actual Control where Indian soldiers are locked in a tense standoff with China’s PLA. The […]
Covid-19: Delhi’s recent serological survey shows drop in antibodies
The prevalence of Sars-Cov-2 virus antibodies in Delhi dropped by over four percentage points in a month, officials told the Delhi high court citing the recent serological survey, throwing up an epidemiological finding that now distorts estimates of how many people may have been exposed to Covid-19 in the national […]
Babri verdict: In 2,300-page judgment, court picks holes in CBI’s evidence
The 2,300-page verdict by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court, which acquitted all 32 persons accused of conspiring to demolish the Babri Masjid in 1992, largely focused on the lack of credible evidence provided by the probe agency. Judge Surendra Kumar Yadav determined that in the absence of this, it could […]
Unlock 5 guidelines out; multiplexes, pools to partially open from Oct. 15
The ministry of home affairs has announced a detailed guideline for Unlock 5, or for reopening to be effective from October 1, shortly. Despite a steep rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country, the home ministry has made it clear that there would be more relaxations and […]
CM Yogi Adityanath speaks to UP gangrape victim’s family via video link
Amid nationwide outrage and calls for his resignation over a 19-year-old Dalit’s gangrape and death in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras and the manner in which the state police cremated her in the dead of night yesterday against her family’s wishes, chief minister Yogi Adityanath spoke to the family via video-link. The […]
WhatsApp starts rolling out new storage UI to beta users
WhatsApp has been working on new storage optimisations for its users. The storage section is revamped with new features for better storage management. This feature has now started rolling out to WhatsApp beta users on Android. WhatsApp beta users should start seeing the new storage feature soon, WABetaInfo reported. Those who […]