Jaipur: Man arrested for raping 6-year-old girl
by IANS
Jaipur: A man was arrested in Rajasthan's Karauli district on Tuesday for raping a six-year-old girl during a wedding function, said police. The girl was admitted to a hospital with serious injuries, they added. According to police, the incident occurred late on Monday night in a village near Masalpura town in the district, some 200 km from Jaipur. "The girl had come with her parents to participate in the wedding....  
02:06 AM, May 01, 2013

Meerut: 4 youths allegedly gangrape minor girl Meerut: Four youths allegedly gangraped a minor girl when she was going to relieve herself in a jungle near a village in Meerut, police said on Tuesday. A report has been lodged against the four youths, who are all absconding, police said. The girl has been sent for medical examination, they said. Locals have alleged that efforts are being made to hush up the matter. They have claimed that the...  
12:45 AM, May 01, 2013

Nagpur rape victim's mother demands harsh punishment for accused Nagpur: The mother of the five-year-old girl, who died after being brutally raped at Ghansaur town in Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday said the accused should be given a "harsh punishment" so that no one in future dares to carry out such a heinous act. "The rape accused deserves harsh punishment and should be burnt to death publicly," said the emotionally choked mother of the deceased girl to...  
02:10 PM, Apr 30, 2013

Snapshot: Viaan poses with mom Shilpa Shetty for the cover of 'Hello' This one should be framed. 11 months old Viaan Kundra posed with his mother, actress Shilpa Shetty for the cover of 'Hello' magazine. The mother-son duo wore white and looked like a happy pair. Shilpa, after losing 20 kgs, looked gorgeous in a white top and pants while Viaan wore a white blazer and blue jeans. ...  
01:02 PM, Apr 30, 2013

Australia's Woodhill named Pakistan batting coach
by AFP
Lahore: Pakistan on Monday appointed Australian coach Trent Woodhill to help solve their perennial batting problems during June's Champions Trophy in England. The 42-year-old was involved with the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League in Australia and is part of the Delhi Daredevils' support staff in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). He was also New Zealand cricket team's assistant until last year. Pakistan Cricket Board's director of international...  
09:33 AM, Apr 30, 2013

Jaipur: School warden threatened me, says teen Jaipur: A 35-year-old hostel warden in a Jaipur school for visually impaired children has been accused of seeking sexual favours from a 15-year-old student. He has also been accused of harassing the girl who is the daughter of the school's sanitation worker and threatening her with expulsion. While school authorities have denied the allegations, the police have arrested the accused warden and have detained a teacher. The teen survivor said,...  
07:59 AM, Apr 30, 2013

Great scope to develop religious tourism in Bihar: Nitish Patna: Stating that Bihar has treasure trove of all religions, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said there is tremendous scope to develop religious tourism in the state and exhorted industrialists to invest in the sector, particularly in hotel and transport sectors. "Bihar has many religious and historic tradition which people from across the world wish to see," Kumar said addressing a convention of industrialists at Rajgir. He mentioned Buddhist...  
01:46 AM, Apr 30, 2013

Maharashtra: Youth arrested for raping 14-year-old sister Thane (Maha): A 19-year-old youth was arrested for allegedly raping his 14-year-old sister, who is reportedly seven months pregnant, police said on Monday. The accused raped the girl around a year ago and repeatedly thereafter, police said. The matter came to light, when the 14-year-old girl was rushed to a hospital in Kalwa after she started feeling uneasy and vomited, they said. "Doctors who examined the girl concluded that she...  
11:40 PM, Apr 29, 2013

Delhi CM requests Shinde not to transfer her officials New Delhi: With Assembly polls just months away, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday requested Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde not to effect any unilateral transfer of senior officials of her government by his Ministry as it may hamper implementation of a number of key schemes. In a meeting with Shinde, Dikshit also urged him to fill the vacant posts at senior level at the earliest. "I have...  
11:10 PM, Apr 29, 2013

Shame continues: Ghansore minor rape victim dies in Nagpur hospital Nagpur: A five-year-old girl, who was raped by a 35-year-old man in Ghansore town of Seoni, died in hospital in Nagpur on Monday evening. She had been admitted in Nagpur hospital for a week. The hospital said the minor died at 7.45 pm after suffering a cardiac arrest. Her body has now been sent to the Nagpur government hospital for post-mortem. The hospital has also informed the Madhya Pradesh government....  
10:47 PM, Apr 29, 2013

Maharashtra: Journalist arrested for attempt to rape minor Yavatmal (Maha): A 50-year-old journalist of a local vernacular daily was arrested for his alleged attempt to rape a six-year-old girl here, police said on Monday. The accused, Pradeep Laxman Deshmukh, was caught on Sunday by a youth from an isolated spot near Arni state transport bus stand while he was trying to rape the girl studying in first standard. The journalist was handed over to police by the youth...  
09:36 PM, Apr 29, 2013

Chinese troops erect 1 more tent in Ladakh, standoff enters third week Leh/New Delhi: Chinese troops have erected one more tent in Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) sector in Ladakh raising the number of such structures in the area of incursion to five, as the standoff between India and China on Monday entered the third week. With China showing no signs of withdrawing its troops from the Indian territory, sources said efforts to break the impasse over the incursion are yielding no results...  
09:01 PM, Apr 29, 2013

Delhi rape: Police chief may be transferred, say sources New Delhi: Speculation is rife over the fate of Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar in the wake of recent rape of a five-year-old girl and police insensitivity in handling it. There are reports that Kumar may be shifted out of the key post and Special Commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi may be asked to take charge as new Delhi Police chief. Home Ministry sources said Kumar, a 1976 batch IPS officer,...  
08:42 PM, Apr 29, 2013

Zanetti hopes to play 'one more game' after injury Milan: Inter Milan captain Javier Zanetti says he would like to play again despite a potentially career-ending injury. Zanetti ruptured his left Achilles tendon in Sunday's 1-0 loss to Palermo and is likely to be out for six months. The defender turns 40 in August but says "after a career like mine, I'd like to play at least one more game in front of my fans, and I hope it's...  
08:35 PM, Apr 29, 2013

Centre's soft attitude is reason behind China incursion: BJP Jammu: BJP on Monday blamed Centre's soft attitude towards China as a reason behind the latest incursion in DBO sector in eastern Ladakh. "India's defence policy towards China is soft as a result of which China indulges in intrusions every now and then," BJP National Executive Member and former MP, Thupstan Chhewang, told reporters here on Monday. He also alleged that "Congress-led UPA government has adopted complete silence over incidents...  
07:40 PM, Apr 29, 2013

Delhi rape fallout: DCP East transferred to PM Security New Delhi: Nearly two weeks after the horrific Delhi rape, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, East, has been shunted out. DCP Prabhakar has now been transferred to PM Security. The move comes a day after the vigilance department admitted that the SHO at Gandhi Nagar police station had tried to pay off the survivor's family. Prabhakar, a 2003-batch IPS officer, has been replaced by Ajay Kumar, an IPS officer of...  
06:36 PM, Apr 29, 2013

Will Nagarjuna set a new trend with 'Greeku Veerudu'? Nagarjuna, whose upcoming film 'Greeku Veerudu' is releasing on May 3rd, shared the present movie scenario, his son Naga Chaitanya's career about Akhil's entry in films, his views on politics and more... The actor is elated that his film 'Greeku Veerudu' is set to be released on the eve of 100 years of cinema. "I am very happy at it", said the actor. I am very happy that 'Greeku Veerudu'...  
06:28 PM, Apr 29, 2013

Australian faces life sentence for raping, killing Indian student Melbourne: Australian prosecutors on Monday demanded life sentence for a 21-year-old man, who has pleaded guilty of raping and killing Indian student Tosha Thakkar in 2011 before stuffing her in a suitcase and dumping it in a canal. The Sydney based Supreme Court on Monday heard that accused, Daniel Stani-Reginald, who lived next door had been planning his "cold and calculated" crime well before he raped the 24-year-old Thakkar. Daniel...  
05:59 PM, Apr 29, 2013

Bikaner: Driver allegedly rapes minor in school bus Bikaner: A driver of a school bus was arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl here, police said on Monday. The girl, a class X student of a private school here has charged her school bus driver with raping her and lodged an FIR against him with Khajuwala police station on Sunday night. The police have arrested the accused, identified as Rajesh Kumar (35), CO Babu Lal said on Monday....  
04:29 PM, Apr 29, 2013

Rapper Apache Indian sings for Allu Arjun's next Renowned International Pop rap Bhangragga Reggae singer, Apache Indian (Steven Kapur), has lent his voice for Allu Arjun's upcoming film 'Iddharammailatho'. It is the first time he has sung in Telugu and he flew all the way from UK to Hyderabad to sing the song. Devi Sri Prasad, the music director of the film, has confirmed it. However, Puri Jagannadh is the director of this romantic entertainer. Amala Paul and...  
11:41 AM, Apr 29, 2013