
New Delhi: The main accused in the gangrape of a five-year-old girl in east Delhi, Manoj Sah, has been sent to judicial custody till May 9 by a city court after being grilled by the police for five days. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjay Garg remanded Manoj, 22, in judicial custody after the Delhi Police said he was not required for further interrogation. Co-accused Pradeep, 19, is also in judicial custody...

05:34 PM, May 01, 2013

Purulia: Every second girl in India is married underage, according to UNFPA data. The UNFPA also says that India has the highest number of child brides. Nearly 47 per cent of girls are married under the legal age of 18. The agency adds that nearly 140 million child marriages may take place between 2011 and 2020 across most developing nations. This means that on an average, 39,000 child marriages will...

04:54 PM, May 01, 2013

Ballia: A 12-year-old child bride was allegedy raped by her 60-year-old father-in-law in Nagra area in Ballia, a senior officer said on Wednesday. A person filed a complaint that her niece was raped by her father-in-law following which an FIR was lodged on Wednesday, additional superintendent of police Ashok Tripathi said. The girl, who is currently staying with her parents, had got married in 2012 in November. A medical examination...

04:33 PM, May 01, 2013

Telugu film 'Dhokaradu' starring Sivajji and Gayatri as the lead is inching its completion. The film is directed by Vara Prasad and Sriram Ajay is producing the film under the banner of Chandrakala Arts Creations. The director said in an interview, "This is an action entertainer and it will become one of the landmark films of Sivaji's career. The audio of the film will be released in the second week...

12:39 PM, May 01, 2013

Lucknow: Holding the Samajwadi Party government responsible for the alleged dismal condition of farmers in Uttar Pradesh, the state unit of BJP on Tuesday said it will organise a 'Swabhimaan' rally in Bareilly district on Wednesday to be addressed by party president Rajnath Singh. "The rally will be addressed by senior party leaders, including national president Rajnath Singh, general secretary Varun Gandhi and state president Laxmi Kant Bajpai," BJP's chief...

05:07 AM, May 01, 2013

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: 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: 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

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

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

A five-year-old girl, who was raped by a 35-year-old man in Ghansore town of Seoni, died in a hospital in Nagpur on Monday evening. Her doctor said her condition was deteriorating and she died of a cardiac arrest. ...

08:42 AM, Apr 30, 2013

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

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

Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan, who was briefly detained on Wednesday at a US airport, returned to India on Monday morning. Khan has accused External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid of hatching a "conspiracy" to defame him outside India. ...

11:54 PM, Apr 29, 2013

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

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

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

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

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

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