India

Karnal, Sept 28: Vishwas Gupta, the former husband of Dera Sacha Sauda chief's "adopted" daughter Honeypreet Insan, today filed a complaint here alleging threat to his life, the police said. In his complaint, Gupta alleged that an unidentified person threatened to kill him, the SHO at the Karnal City Police Station, Inspector Rajbir Singh, said. "Gupta filed a complaint with the Sector 4 police

Sept 28: The Uttar Pradesh police have arrested a self-proclaimed godman, Baba Siya Ram Das, for allegedly raping a teenaged girl repeatedly. The fake godman allegedly confined the girl illegally for over 8 months and raped her on several occasions. According to the victim, she was raped by other disciples of the fake godman as well. Cops said that the victim was allegedly sold by her relatives to

Meerut Sept 28: The couple was at the court to get their interfaith marriage registered when the Bajrang Dal activists barged in and stopped the proceedings to be conducted. Later on the police intervened into the matter and took the girl and the boy to a police station. The police also called their parents to ascertain the facts in the case.

New Delhi, Sept 28: BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday came out in support of his party colleague Yashwant Sinha over his criticism of the state of economy, saying he was a true statesman and had shown the government the mirror. The Bihar MP, who has been at variance with the BJP’s stand on a host of issues, also targeted his party leaders for dismissing the former finance minister’s views

New Delhi, Sept 28: Amid an ongoing row over the alleged police crackdown on girls at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), a fresh 'night out' rule framed by the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University for its female students has now triggered a fresh controversy. The new rules framed by Delhi's central university requires its female students to ask their parents – preferably their fathers – to send

Chotila/Kagvad, Sept 28: Apparently seeking to showcase the Congress's soft Hindutva, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday offered prayers at four temples in Gujarat before wrapping up his three-day visit to the poll-bound state, a move his party said was aimed at countering the hardline Hindutva of the BJP and RSS. However, the ruling BJP took a dig at Gandhi, saying the Congress vice president was visiting

Srinagar, Sept 27: Militants tonight barged into the residence of a BSF constable in Hajjan in north Kashmir and shot him dead, besides injuring four of his family members, police said. The constable, Rameez Parrey, had come home on holiday a few days ago, they said. The militants, after forcing their way into the house at Parrey Mohalla, fired indiscriminately at the family. The jawan died on the

New Delhi, Sept 27: Five acid attack victims and a transgender today joined their jobs in the Delhi High Court, which, in a unique gesture, gave them employment after their plight was brought to the notice of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal. A source close to Justice Mittal's office said this was a "path-breaking initiative" by the high court, which could be an example for other institutions in

New Delhi, Sept 27: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former finance minister Yashwant Sinha launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led central government’s economic policies,saying that the economy is headed for a downward spiral. In an opinion piece for the Indian Express, Sinha lambasts the government’s decisions on the economic front. “I shall be failing in my national duty if I did not

New Delhi, Sept 27: The Army inflicted "heavy casualties" on the insurgent NSCN(K) group during "retaliatory" fire along the India-Myanmar border in the early hours of the morning, the Eastern Command said today. Indian troops suffered no casualties, officials maintained. According to a statement by the Eastern Command, a column of the Indian Army operating along Indo-Myanmar border was fired upon