Karnataka rights panel asks police to probe 14 NGOs
2016-06-20
Most rights violation cases are against policeContinue Reading
Three foreigners detained using satellite phones in Odisha
2016-06-19
Three foreigners, including a captain of a ship and two of his associates, have been taken into official custody by the Coast Guard Police for using satellite phones at Dhamra Coast in Odisha on Thursday. According to the sources, the Coast Guard officials arrested one Australian and two Philippines forContinue Reading
Indian Air Force inducts first batch of women fighter pilots
2016-06-19
NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar formally commissioned India’s first three women fighter pilots – Bhawana Kanth, Avani Chatuvedi and Mohana Singh – along with flight cadets of various branches of the Indian Air Force at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal on Saturday. Flight cadets Avani Chaturvedi of MadhyaContinue Reading
Witch hunt victim narrates harrowing tale
2016-06-18
Tonto: Four men were sent to jail on June 17 for branding a middle-aged woman, mother to two school-going children, a witch at a West Singhbhum village only 100 km from Jamshedpur. The men were part of a group of six who had on the night of June 10 forcedContinue Reading
Horror movie kills man in Tamil Nadu
2016-06-17
Tiruvannamalai: A 65-year-old man died while watching a horror movie in a cinema theater in Tiruvannamalai, a town in the southern Indian state o Tamil Nadu. According to police, two persons, both native of Andhra Pradesh, on June 16 went to watch the night show of the newly released horrorContinue Reading
Tripura tops in voluntary blood donation
2016-06-17
The state has maintained its position for eight yearsContinue Reading
Kerala diocese declares blood donation as church offering
2016-06-17
On the first day, there were 100 donorsContinue Reading
Three Gir lions condemned to life in captivity for killing humans
2016-06-16
New Delhi: Three lions will spend the rest of their lives in captivity after authorities found them “guilty” of killing three people last month at Gujarat’s Gir National Park amid mounting concerns over rising man-animal conflict across India. Officials analysed the pug marks and faeces of 17 lions during aContinue Reading
5 women die every hour during childbirth in India: WHO
2016-06-16
New Delhi: Nearly five women die every hour in India from complications developed during childbirth, with heavy blood loss caused by haemorrhage being a major factor, WHO has said. Nearly 45,000 mothers die due to causes related to childbirth every year in India which accounts for 17 per cent ofContinue Reading
Manipur insurgent groups join peace talks
2016-06-16
New Delhi: Manipur’s two insurgent outfits Kuki National Organization (KNO) and United People’s Front (UPF) on Wednesday joined in parleys with the Centre to bring lasting peace in their area of influence. The first round of talks was held here after the central government decided to hold tripartite talks betweenContinue Reading