The police said the girl's father and the accused know each other. A 10-year-old girl was kidnapped near her house and raped by a 36-year-old man in Gujarat's Bharuch, the police said. The accused, a native of Jharkhand, was arrested. The incident took place in the Jhagadia industrial area of …...Read More
Man Rapes 10-Year-Old Girl, Inserts Rod In Her Genitals: Gujarat Police
New Landmark: Tamil Nadu To Get India's 1st Vertical Lift Sea Bridge Soon
India's first vertical lift sea bridge at Pamban in southern Tamil Nadu will be opened in January to restore rail connectivity to Rameswaram island from the country's mainland. The 2.08-km-long bridge, constructed by the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), is expected to allow the Indian Railways to operate trains at …...Read More
Telangana Assembly Passes Bill To Increase Backward Classes Reservation To 42%
The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday passed two bills to increase the reservation to backward classes to 42 per cent in educational institutions, employment and also elections to rural and urban local bodies. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, who thanked the members of all parties for supporting the bills, said …...Read More
Tabla Maestro Zakir Hussain, A Legend In World Of Music, Dies At 73
Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, battling heart-related problems, died at a US hospital today. He was 73. His manager, Nirmala Bachani, said he was admitted to a hospital in San Francisco. "Zakir Hussain, the peerless North Indian tabla player, favors an impish strain of virtuosity. He's a fearsome technician but also …...Read More
Rupee Settles On Flat Note, Up 1 Paisa At 84.90 Against US Dollar
On Monday, the rupee depreciated 11 paise. The rupee consolidated in a narrow range and settled for the day higher by 1 paisa at 84.90 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, weighed down by disappointing trade balance data and weak domestic markets. Forex traders said the rupee is likely …...Read More
BPSC Protest: Case Against Pappu Yadav, 7 Others For Disrupting Railway Operations
The Government Railway Police (GRP) at the Patna Junction has registered an FIR against Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav and seven others for their role in blocking railway operations at Sachiwalay Halt on Friday. The protest, led by Pappu Yadav, aimed to express solidarity with the agitating BPSC candidates demanding …...Read More
Actor Mohan Babu Visits Journalist After Assault, Personally Apologises
Actor Mohan Babu visited the journalist in the hospital. Veteran Telugu actor Mohan Babu, who was booked for attempt to murder for assaulting a video journalist last week, visited the victim to personally apologise to him and his family, in a Hyderabad hospital on Sunday. The TV9 video journalist, Muppidi …...Read More
"Will Do Something About It": Supreme Court On Caste Discrimination In Colleges
Terming it as a sensitive issue, the Supreme Court on Friday said it will devise an effective mechanism to combat caste-based discrimination in educational institutions in the country. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan directed the University Grants Commission (UGC) to notify draft regulations to ensure no …...Read More
On CCTV, 2 Dead As Speeding Bike Hits Divider, Bursts Into Flames In Hyderabad
Two people, a rider and the pillion, died after their bike crashed into a divider, throwing them off on the road in Hyderabad's Madhapur district. The incident took place on Friday night when the rider, supposedly under the influence of alcohol, was speeding on a 100-feet road near Ayyappa Society. …...Read More
"1 Family...": PM's Multi-Generational Attack On Congress Over Constitution
PM Modi said India's journey since the adoption of the Constitution in 1948 has been "extraordinary". Launching a no-holds-barred attack on the Congress, PM Narendra Modi said on Saturday that while the makers of the Constitution understood the importance of unity in diversity and championed it, some people chose not …...Read More
