What Happened In The Courtroom Where Talwars Were Acquitted Today
India News | Edited by Mala Das | Thursday October 12, 2017
There were nearly 300 people packed into the tiny courtroom where dentist couple Nupur and Rajesh Talwar were waiting to find out if they would spend their lives in prison after being accused of murdering their teen daughter, Aarushi, and domestic help Hemraj.
In Godhra Train Blaze, Alleged Mastermind And 62 Others Acquitted Again
India News | Edited by Mala Das | Monday October 9, 2017
The Gujarat High Court has decided a set of appeals challenging convictions and acquittals in the case of the burning of the Sabarmati Express in Godhra in 2002, which triggered massive communal riots across the state of Gujarat in which more than 1,000 people were killed.
Safety First, Money No Problem, Says Railways Minister After Mumbai Stampede: 10 Points
Mumbai News | Edited by Mala Das (with inputs from agencies) | Sunday October 1, 2017
Passenger safety will be top priority, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal declared on Saturday as he announced a series of measures a day after 23 people were killed in a stampede at a crowded station in Mumbai. After chairing a nine-hour-long high-level meeting, the minister said that he had empowered officials "to spend whatever is necessary on safet...
High Tide In Mumbai Could Make Things Worse, Heavy Rain Due For 48 Hours
Mumbai News | Edited by Mala Das | Tuesday August 29, 2017
The Mumbai Police, which has been tweeting updates as the city dissolves in chaos after heavy rain, has asked people to "avoid waterfronts, sitting on tetrapods or on promenades" with a high tide of 3.32 metres which was expected at 4:40 pm. It has also asked Mumbaikars to cooperate with policemen on duty.
Army Near Dera Sacha Sauda's Sirsa Base, Thousands Of Followers Inside: 10 Points
India News | Edited by Mala Das | Saturday August 26, 2017
A large number of Army troops patrolled near the main base in Haryana's Sirsa town of the Dera Sacha Sauda, a day after its followers went on the rampage over its leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction in a rape case. The situation in Sirsa and Panchkula - where the verdict was announced and there was maximum violence - is "very tense but unde...
'Lucky, Wasn't Raped': Woman Stalked Allegedly By Haryana BJP Chief's Son
Chandigarh News | Reported by Nikhil Pandhi, Edited by Mala Das | Tuesday August 8, 2017
On Friday night, a young woman drove furiously through the streets of Chandigarh as two men allegedly chased her in their white Tata Safari SUV. They allegedly swerved their SUV "just enough to scare me that it might hit me". They allegedly blocked her way twice, forcing her to stop, but she managed to escape. As she called the police, she kept dri...
Pinarayi Vijayan Calls All-Party 'Peace Meet' After RSS Worker Is Killed: 10 Updates
Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy; edited by Mala Das | Monday July 31, 2017
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has called an all-party meet next week after a brutal attack on an RSS worker, whose arm was chopped off. He met leaders of the BJP and its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) this morning. Rajesh Edavakode, 34, died in hospital on Saturday. The BJP has alleged that the attackers were lin...
Kashmiri Separatists Used Money From Pakistan To Pay Stone-Throwers, Court Told
India News | Reported by Tanima Biswas, Edited by Mala Das | Tuesday July 25, 2017
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today told a Delhi court that it has firm evidence that seven Hurriyat Conference separatists arrested yesterday used money got from Pakistan through hawala to pay people to burn schools and throw stones during protests in the Kashmir Valley since last year, fuelling unrest.
Supreme Court Refuses To Reopen 215 Cases In Kashmiri Pandits' Killings
India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Mala Das | Monday July 24, 2017
The Supreme Court today refused to re-open investigation in 215 cases relating to the murder of more than 700 Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir in the 1990s, which led to a mass exodus of people from the community. The petitioner had sought that separatists like Yasin Mailk and Bitta Karate, named in the first information reports (FIRs), be in...
BJP Leader Arrested In Jharkhand Lynching Of Man Accused Of Carrying Beef
India News | Reported by Manish Kumar; edited by Mala Das | Sunday July 2, 2017
A local BJP leader in Jharkhand's Ramgarh has been arrested over last week's mob lynching of a man who was accused of carrying beef in his car. Two others have also been arrested in the case.
As PM Modi Reaches US, President Trump Calls Him 'A True Friend': 10 Facts
India News | Reported by Namrata Brar; edited by Mala Das | Sunday June 25, 2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a "true friend" with whom he had "important strategic issues to discuss," US President Donald Trump tweeted today as the PM arrived in Washington DC for their first bilateral meeting on Monday. Thanking him for the "warm personal welcome", PM Modi, replying to President Trump's tweet, said "Greatly look forward to my...
Men Beaten To Death In Front Of Cops In Jharkhand, Horror On Camera
India News | Reported by Anant Zanane; edited by Mala Das | Sunday May 21, 2017
As he lies almost lifeless, a violent mob that kept kicking and thrashing him is still not done. It doesn't end until he stops moving. More horror is unleashed as two others are beaten brutally as policemen try unsuccessfully to control the raging crowd in horrific visuals that have emerged of the killing of three men in Jharkhand on Thursday.
Judge Who Granted Bail To Rape-Accused Samajwadi Party Leader Gayatri Prajapati Suspended
India News | Reported by Kamal Khan, Edited by Mala Das | Saturday April 29, 2017
A judge of a Lucknow court has been suspended by the Allahabad High Court which questioned the "haste" shown in granting bail to rape-accused Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati. The judge, Om Prakash Mishra, is set to retire tomorrow.
3 Days After 'Donkeys Of Gujarat' Insult, PM Narendra Modi Responds
India News | Edited by Mala Das | Thursday February 23, 2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi used a rally in Uttar Pradesh today to address being somewhat opaquely referred to as a "donkey of Gujarat" by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. "The people of this country are my master, I take inspiration from the donkey because I work for people day and night," said Mr Modi on the state's fourth of seven rounds of votin...
'Will All Who Worked At Her Home Become Amma?' O Panneerselvam's Dig At VK Sasikala
Tamil Nadu News | Edited by Mala Das | Monday February 13, 2017
The VK Sasikala versus O Panneerselvam duel in the ruling AIADMK for the post of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has seen bitter words traded publicly by the two leaders as they await the Governor's decision on who will get a chance first to prove majority support of party legislators on the floor of the state assembly.
What Happened In The Courtroom Where Talwars Were Acquitted Today
India News | Edited by Mala Das | Thursday October 12, 2017
There were nearly 300 people packed into the tiny courtroom where dentist couple Nupur and Rajesh Talwar were waiting to find out if they would spend their lives in prison after being accused of murdering their teen daughter, Aarushi, and domestic help Hemraj.
In Godhra Train Blaze, Alleged Mastermind And 62 Others Acquitted Again
India News | Edited by Mala Das | Monday October 9, 2017
The Gujarat High Court has decided a set of appeals challenging convictions and acquittals in the case of the burning of the Sabarmati Express in Godhra in 2002, which triggered massive communal riots across the state of Gujarat in which more than 1,000 people were killed.
Safety First, Money No Problem, Says Railways Minister After Mumbai Stampede: 10 Points
Mumbai News | Edited by Mala Das (with inputs from agencies) | Sunday October 1, 2017
Passenger safety will be top priority, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal declared on Saturday as he announced a series of measures a day after 23 people were killed in a stampede at a crowded station in Mumbai. After chairing a nine-hour-long high-level meeting, the minister said that he had empowered officials "to spend whatever is necessary on safet...
High Tide In Mumbai Could Make Things Worse, Heavy Rain Due For 48 Hours
Mumbai News | Edited by Mala Das | Tuesday August 29, 2017
The Mumbai Police, which has been tweeting updates as the city dissolves in chaos after heavy rain, has asked people to "avoid waterfronts, sitting on tetrapods or on promenades" with a high tide of 3.32 metres which was expected at 4:40 pm. It has also asked Mumbaikars to cooperate with policemen on duty.
Army Near Dera Sacha Sauda's Sirsa Base, Thousands Of Followers Inside: 10 Points
India News | Edited by Mala Das | Saturday August 26, 2017
A large number of Army troops patrolled near the main base in Haryana's Sirsa town of the Dera Sacha Sauda, a day after its followers went on the rampage over its leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction in a rape case. The situation in Sirsa and Panchkula - where the verdict was announced and there was maximum violence - is "very tense but unde...
'Lucky, Wasn't Raped': Woman Stalked Allegedly By Haryana BJP Chief's Son
Chandigarh News | Reported by Nikhil Pandhi, Edited by Mala Das | Tuesday August 8, 2017
On Friday night, a young woman drove furiously through the streets of Chandigarh as two men allegedly chased her in their white Tata Safari SUV. They allegedly swerved their SUV "just enough to scare me that it might hit me". They allegedly blocked her way twice, forcing her to stop, but she managed to escape. As she called the police, she kept dri...
Pinarayi Vijayan Calls All-Party 'Peace Meet' After RSS Worker Is Killed: 10 Updates
Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy; edited by Mala Das | Monday July 31, 2017
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has called an all-party meet next week after a brutal attack on an RSS worker, whose arm was chopped off. He met leaders of the BJP and its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) this morning. Rajesh Edavakode, 34, died in hospital on Saturday. The BJP has alleged that the attackers were lin...
Kashmiri Separatists Used Money From Pakistan To Pay Stone-Throwers, Court Told
India News | Reported by Tanima Biswas, Edited by Mala Das | Tuesday July 25, 2017
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today told a Delhi court that it has firm evidence that seven Hurriyat Conference separatists arrested yesterday used money got from Pakistan through hawala to pay people to burn schools and throw stones during protests in the Kashmir Valley since last year, fuelling unrest.
Supreme Court Refuses To Reopen 215 Cases In Kashmiri Pandits' Killings
India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Mala Das | Monday July 24, 2017
The Supreme Court today refused to re-open investigation in 215 cases relating to the murder of more than 700 Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir in the 1990s, which led to a mass exodus of people from the community. The petitioner had sought that separatists like Yasin Mailk and Bitta Karate, named in the first information reports (FIRs), be in...
BJP Leader Arrested In Jharkhand Lynching Of Man Accused Of Carrying Beef
India News | Reported by Manish Kumar; edited by Mala Das | Sunday July 2, 2017
A local BJP leader in Jharkhand's Ramgarh has been arrested over last week's mob lynching of a man who was accused of carrying beef in his car. Two others have also been arrested in the case.
As PM Modi Reaches US, President Trump Calls Him 'A True Friend': 10 Facts
India News | Reported by Namrata Brar; edited by Mala Das | Sunday June 25, 2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a "true friend" with whom he had "important strategic issues to discuss," US President Donald Trump tweeted today as the PM arrived in Washington DC for their first bilateral meeting on Monday. Thanking him for the "warm personal welcome", PM Modi, replying to President Trump's tweet, said "Greatly look forward to my...
Men Beaten To Death In Front Of Cops In Jharkhand, Horror On Camera
India News | Reported by Anant Zanane; edited by Mala Das | Sunday May 21, 2017
As he lies almost lifeless, a violent mob that kept kicking and thrashing him is still not done. It doesn't end until he stops moving. More horror is unleashed as two others are beaten brutally as policemen try unsuccessfully to control the raging crowd in horrific visuals that have emerged of the killing of three men in Jharkhand on Thursday.
Judge Who Granted Bail To Rape-Accused Samajwadi Party Leader Gayatri Prajapati Suspended
India News | Reported by Kamal Khan, Edited by Mala Das | Saturday April 29, 2017
A judge of a Lucknow court has been suspended by the Allahabad High Court which questioned the "haste" shown in granting bail to rape-accused Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati. The judge, Om Prakash Mishra, is set to retire tomorrow.
3 Days After 'Donkeys Of Gujarat' Insult, PM Narendra Modi Responds
India News | Edited by Mala Das | Thursday February 23, 2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi used a rally in Uttar Pradesh today to address being somewhat opaquely referred to as a "donkey of Gujarat" by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. "The people of this country are my master, I take inspiration from the donkey because I work for people day and night," said Mr Modi on the state's fourth of seven rounds of votin...
'Will All Who Worked At Her Home Become Amma?' O Panneerselvam's Dig At VK Sasikala
Tamil Nadu News | Edited by Mala Das | Monday February 13, 2017
The VK Sasikala versus O Panneerselvam duel in the ruling AIADMK for the post of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has seen bitter words traded publicly by the two leaders as they await the Governor's decision on who will get a chance first to prove majority support of party legislators on the floor of the state assembly.
RBI Amends Rs 5,000-Deposit Order After Backlash, No Questions For KYC Accounts
India News | Reported by Sandeep Phukan; edited by Mala Das | Wednesday December 21, 2016
In its 60th notification since the notes ban was announced, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today made an important change in how outlawed 500- and 1,000-rupee notes can be deposited in banks after a huge backlash over the rule that required an explanation from people for deposits above Rs 5,000. No questions will be asked for deposits above Rs 5,0...
Upset With Rahul Gandhi Meeting PM Narendra Modi, Some Parties Pull Out Of Protest
India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu; edited by Mala Das | Friday December 16, 2016
Rahul Gandhi's meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning has dealt a big blow to the carefully crafted opposition unity that held fast through the winter session of Parliament, just ahead of a Congress-led march today to presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in protest against the notes ban.
During Debate On Notes Ban, This Punchline Made PM Narendra Modi Laugh
India News | Edited by Mala Das | Thursday November 24, 2016
Prime Minister Narendra Modi couldn't help but laugh briefly during a fierce attack by the opposition on his decision to ban 500 and 1,000-rupee notes.
How Not To Take 'Biggest Economic Decision': Rahul Gandhi On Notes Ban
India News | Reported by Ketki Angre; edited by Mala Das | Monday November 21, 2016
"The biggest economic decision in India's history was taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi without consulting anybody except for 3-4 people," said opposition leader Rahul Gandhi today about the government's withdrawal of 500-and 1000-rupee notes.
Salman Khan Issued Supreme Court Notice On Acquittal In Chinkara Poaching Case
India News | Edited by Mala Das | Friday November 11, 2016
Actor Salman Khan was today issued notice by the Supreme Court on an appeal by the Rajasthan government challenging his acquittal in two poaching cases.
Celebrations, Controversy As Narendra Modi Government Turns 2: 10 Developments
Cheat Sheet | Edited by Mala Das | Thursday May 26, 2016
The government is two today and Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, where he will address a public rally to launch celebrations. The highlight will be a mega show at Delhi's India Gate on Saturday.
After Bajrang Dal's Self-Defence Video, Top Leader Arrested
India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Kamal Khan; Edited by Mala Das (with inputs from Agencies) | Thursday May 26, 2016
Ayodhya's Bajrang Dal chief Mahesh Mishra was arrested late this evening after a video, showing the activists of the right-wing group training with weapons, triggered a police case. The case included charges of inciting hatred between different religious groups.
In Support Of Raghuram Rajan, An Online Petition And A Smart Ad
India News | Edited by Mala Das | Wednesday May 25, 2016
An online petition urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to appoint Raghuram Rajan for a second term as Reserve Bank Governor needs a little over 6,000 more signatures to reach 50,000.
After Arvind Kejriwal's Tweet, Delhi Bans Surge Pricing By Ola, Uber
Delhi News | Edited by Mala Das | Wednesday April 20, 2016
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Twitter today, said a ban on surge pricing by Uber and Ola, introduced for the "odd-even" scheme, will be made permanent, a decision his government later announced.
2 Detained For Murder Of NIA Officer, One Said To Be A Sharpshooter
India News | Edited by Mala Das | Thursday April 7, 2016
Two men, including one described by the police as a sharpshooter, have been detained in connection with the murder of National Investigation Agency officer Mohammed Tanzil Ahmed in Uttar Pradesh last week.
Grey Swift Dzire Has 3 Pak Terrorists And Explosives, Warns Punjab Police
India News | Reported by Anand Kumar Patel; edited by Mala Das | Wednesday April 6, 2016
A grey Swift car with three Pakistani terrorists and "a local" is packed with explosives including a suicide belt, an alert sent out by the police in Punjab warns cops across the state.
Missing Infosys Techie's Last Call Traced, Says Brother, Now In Brussels
India News | Edited by Mala Das | Friday March 25, 2016
Infosys employee Raghavendran Ganesh is still missing in Brussels, three days after the city's airport and subway were bombed in terror attacks.
Offering CD To Parliament, Ghulam Nabi Azad Denies Comparing RSS To ISIS
India News | Reported by Rahul Shrivastava; edited by Mala Das | Monday March 14, 2016
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad waved a CD around in Parliament today after the BJP demanded an apology from him for reportedly comparing its ideological parent to ISIS.
Sanjay Dutt Walks Out Of Pune's Yerwada Jail With A Salute
Cheat Sheet | Edited by Mala Das | Thursday February 25, 2016
Actor Sanjay Dutt, imprisoned in an arms case related to the 1993 Mumbai blasts, was released from Pune's Yerwada Jail this morning. He kissed the ground, saluted the prison and then hefted a large bag on his shoulder to walk away to freedom.
'Who Uses A Child As A Political Tool?': Smriti Irani vs Mayawati In Rajya Sabha
India News | Edited by Mala Das | Wednesday February 24, 2016
Angry exchanges, slogan-shouting and three adjournments in the first hour after the Rajya Sabha convened, blew a big hole today in the agreement between the government and opposition for a "disruption-free" Budget session of Parliament.
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