India

Lucknow, December 24: Even as the fog receded in most parts of Uttar Pradesh Monday, 26 people have died in the last 24 hours because of the extreme cold, officials said. The deaths were reported from Basti (6), Jaunpur (4), Ballia (4), Mirzapur (2), Varanasi, Bhadohi and Chandauli (1 each). Dense fog has also caused road accidents, in which as many as six have died. With mercury falling below 11

New Delhi, December 24: Breaking his silence over the unprecedented outpour of protests and anguish over the horrendous gang-rape of a 23-year old woman in the national capital, the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh sought to reach out to all concerned with an assurance that the government would make all possible efforts to ensure security and safety to all women in this country. Dr. Singh’s

New Delhi, December 24: A month before the Republic turns up at India Gate, with all its pomp and glory, people incensed by its attempt to silence their voice marched all over the place, making a bonfire of the wooden barricades that keep them off Rajpath. The mild ones who advocated peace and didn't wish to stoke the fire were soon running for cover as the heavy hand of the state descended on

New Delhi, December 23: Anticipating more protests on the gang-rape of a young girl, seven Delhi Metro stations near Raisina Hill and India Gate were on Sunday closed for public. On Saturday night it was decided to close four stations —— Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat, Udyog Bhawan and Race Course —— but this morning it was extended to three more —— Barakhamba, Mandi House and Khan Market

New Delhi, December 23: Police on Sunday evacuated a number of protesters from Raisina Hill and outside Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s residence where they had stayed put since last night to protest against the gang-rape of a 23-year-old girl. The protesters, most of them students who spent a chilly night in the open after they fought pitched battles with police throughout the day on Saturday at

New Delhi, December 23: Dalit czarina Mayawati ridiculed as "drama" Sonia Gandhi's pursuit of the Samajwadi Party MP, who tore up the 'promotion quota' bill in the Lok Sabha. In an interview with TOI, she said that the Congress took up the quota issue six years too late after the Supreme Court order in Nagaraj case and lacked the sincerity that it displayed on women's reservation bill in the Rajya

New Delhi, December 22: In an important update in the Delhi gangrape case, the victim gave her statement to the sub-divisional magistrate on Saturday. Her statement is now admissible in court. She narrated the entire incident to the SDM. The 23-year-old paramedical student has been off ventilator support since Friday evening. The victim was earlier communicating through writing. Though she has

Kochi, December 22: Two Italian marines, arrested ten months back for shooting dead two Indian fishermen, today flew back home for Christmas in a chartered flight, but will have to return within two weeks as per the court order. The marines boarded the plane at 5:00 am, the Kochi airport authorities said. The marines -- Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone -- secured their passports from

Hollidaysburg, December 22: A man shot a woman decorating for a children's Christmas party at a tiny church hall and killed two men elsewhere in a rural township on Friday before he was shot dead in a gunfight with state troopers. Three troopers in patrol cars were injured in a pursuit that began after the gunman, driving a pick-up truck, fired at them, police said. One trooper injured a wrist and

New Delhi, December 22: Delhi Police on Saturday used water cannons to disperse protesters who were marching towards Rashtrapati Bhavan demanding justice for the 23-year-old gang rape victim. Hundreds of young students on Saturday marched towards Rashtrapati Bhavan as protests demanding justice for the 23-year-old gangrape victim continued for the sixth day, with former Army Chief V K Singh