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Railways plan helpline to secure women commuters

Rolling out the scheme on an all-India basis would cost about Rs 25.17 crore and it will be utilised from the Nirbhaya Fund, a railway ministry official said.

Snoopgate: Gujarat HC adjourns matter by a week

Pune bus rampage: Driver again sentenced to death

Mane had been awarded death sentence by Additional Sessions Judge V K Shewale in April also, but Bombay High Court had referred the case back as his lawyers had pleaded that he was not given proper hearing.

Execute schemes on time, give no lame excuses: Gogoi tells officials

Chief Minister's Special Package funds allocated and sanctioned to six Tribal Autonomous Councils, Bodoland Territorial Council, 18 Development Councils were also reviewed.

Security forces gun down two NDFB insurgents, spark off protest

The All-Bodo Students Union, Bodo Peoples Front and the All-Bodo Welfare Federation have protested against the incident and demanded an inquiry.

Ranchi: Maoists blow up jeep, 4 policemen injured

Four policemen were injured in a landmine blast in Jharkhand's Latehar district on Wednesday, police said.

Over 6,000 Indians languishing in foreign jails

Khurshid said some Indians have also been jailed for grave offences like drug trafficking, murder and rape.

Manipur: Militants killed in encounter

Three suspected Kuki militants were today killed in an encounter with a combined team of police commandos and 21st Para troopers personnel in Manipur's interior Thoubal district, police said.

Huge blow to LGBT rights: SC declares gay sex illegal

In a surprising judgement, Justice GS Singhvi of the Supreme Court has set aside a landmark judgement by the Delhi high court that decriminalised homosexuality.

Uttarakhand calamity claimed over 4,300 lives: Centre

The Union minister said the state government has prepared a housing policy for disaster-hit families.

An India-Pak nuclear war can kill two billion people: study

A nuclear war between India and Pakistan would result in a global famine that could kill over two billion people — a quarter of the world's population — and end human civilisation, a study warned today.

Two most wanted Maoists held in Odisha

According to police the duo had joined the Maoist organisation four years back.

Over 1.6 lakh people throng Hornbill Festival venue in Nagaland

The festival inaugurated by the President Pranab Mukherjee on 1 December last will conclude on Tuesday.

PM holds public darbar at residence

The prime minister received petitions from these groups who came from various states and listened to their grievances and complaints, the sources said.

Efforts on to pass Insurance Bill in winter session: minister

Seelam also said the government in association with the industry can make India an investor friendly country.

Odisha passes anti-witch hunting Bill

The Orissa High Court last year asked the state to make a legislation to deal with such crimes.

GoM tried to do an honest job on Telangana: Jairam Ramesh

Union minister Jairam Ramesh, one of the key authors of draft bill on Telangana, today said the Group of Ministers (GoM) tried to do an "honest job" and its report should be seen in its totality.

DRDO promotes scientific research work in Hindi

DRDO chief Avinash Chander said major contributions have been made by ancient Indian scientists and all the work was in Hindi and Sanskrit.

Retired dairy firm official held for molesting reporter

The victim's claim of working for a TV news channel was being checked as per the documents she submitted, the ACP said.

Police arrest 11 for spreading Naxal ideology in Chhattisgarh

A team of local police was on a combing operation on Tuesday in restive Bhairamgarh forest, located around 450 km away from state capital Raipur.

Sushma Singh to take over as Chief Information Commissioner

Sushma Singh, the seniormost Information Commissioner, will be the next Chief Information Commissioner of India and will succeed Deepak Sandhu, who completes her term.

Paid news, liquor seizure: Delhi records highest poll code violations

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Delhi Wednesday recorded the highest number of violations of the Model Code of Conduct in the history of assembly elections, the Election Commission said. The number of First Information Reports (FIRs) against political parties this time was the highest at 346.

Delhi elections: BJP far ahead of Cong, AAP, says Harsh Vardhan

"I can tell you very categorically that we are far ahead of Congress and the new entrant in Delhi politics. I am 100 per cent confident about our victory. I think nobody can make any dent in our vote bank," he said after casting his vote in Krishna Nagar constituency.