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Witchcraft case: NHRC issues notice to Meghalaya authorities

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 19:38

NHRC issued notices to the authorities of East Khasi Hill district in Meghalaya in connection with a case in which a man was allegedly forced to eat human excreta by the village panchayat.

Suspension of legislators `undemocratic`: Gopinath Munde

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 19:35

Terming the suspension of two members from the state legislature over certain remarks as "undemocratic", senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde said the presiding officers should ensure that punishment is proportionate.

Caught in sting operation, 10 cops suspended in UP

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 19:25

Ten policemen, posted in Gautam Buddha Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh, were suspended after they were caught on camera purportedly accepting commissions from private hospitals for bringing accident victims.

E-surveillance to save Indian tigers

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 18:56

India plans to start round-the-clock electronic surveillance of some of the tiger habitats using high definition cameras.

Hope women`s reservation bill gets passed in Parliament: Karuna

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 18:53

DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Monday expressed hope that the Women`s Reservation Bill would be passed in the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament.

Truth will come only after probe: Shivpal Singh on Nagpal suspension

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 19:06

Uttar Pradesh PWD minister Shivpal Singh declined to comment on suspension of IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal, who clamped down on illegal mining in UP, saying that truth will come out only after an inquiry.

Man kills 18-month-old daughter, attempts suicide

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 18:43

A man strangulated his 18-month- old daughter and threw her into a well at a village near here because she was a girl child, police said on Monday.

NSLA militant killed in encounter, four held

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 18:41

A National Santhal Liberation Army (NSLA) militant was killed in an encounter with the security forces and four others were arrested in Assam`s Kokrajhar district on Monday, official sources said.

BJP questions NC, PDP on Article 370

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 18:40

BJP on Monday asked National Conference (NC), Congress and PDP to explain to people how Article 370 helped in progress and development of Jammu and Kashmir.

Five Maharashtra irrigation engineers killed in wall collapse

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 18:39

Five Maharashtra Irrigation department engineers were on Monday killed when a portion of the wall at a barrage caved in near the district`s Chinchve area, about 110km from here.

Bihar mid-day meal tragedy: Should probe if pesticides were made in Gujarat, says JD(U) MLA

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 23:32

JD(U) MLA Manjit Singh said that it should be probed whether pesticides that were found in the mid-day meal in a Chhapra school were made in Gujarat.

DA case: Jagan`s judicial remand extended till August 12

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 16:35

A special CBI court here today extended till August 12, the judicial remand of YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy and other accused in connection with the case pertaining to quid pro quo deals involving the Kadapa MP.

After blast, Guwahati bazar calm but tense

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 16:04

Near normalcy returned on Monday to one of the busiest business areas of Guwahati where a grenade attack one day earlier wounded 15 people but traders said they remained worried.

Comply with SC order, withdraw cases against KNPP agitators: HC

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 15:58

The Madras High Court on Monday directed the Tamil Nadu government to comply with the Supreme Court order and withdraw criminal cases against anti-Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant protestors.

Woman techie ends life in Andhra

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 15:56

Apparently under depression, a woman software engineer allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at a lodge in Lakdi-ka-Pul area here, police said on Monday.