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Hyderabad, Sept 15: In a case of ‘(dis)honour killing’, 23-year-old Dalit man was hacked to death in broad daylight in the Miryalaguda division of Nalgonda district in Telangana yesterday. The victim, Peramalla Pranay Kumar, was exiting a private hospital with his mother Premalatha and wife Amrutha Varshini at 1.30 p.m., when a tall man in safari suit approached him from behind and slashed his

New Delhi, Sept 14: Delhi's Saket Court on Friday ordered framing of charges against environmentalist and former TERI director RK Pachauri in connection with an alleged sexual harassment case. The charges will be framed under sections 354A (outraging modesty of a woman), 354 (sexual harassment), 509 (words used to outrage the modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The next hearing of

New Delhi, Sept 14: Petrol and diesel prices Friday scaled new highs as rates were increased on account of rupee depreciation and rise in international oil rates. While petrol price was increased by 28 paise a litre, diesel rates went up by 22 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned oil marketing companies. Petrol in Delhi now costs Rs 81.28 per litre and diesel is priced at Rs 73

Riyadh, Sept 14: A Riyadh-based airlines will be recruiting Saudi women as co-pilots and flight attendants for the first time. Carrier Flynas has opened this new career opportunity for women in Saudi, who were barred from driving cars a few months ago. "Flynas is keen to empower Saudi women to play an important role in the kingdom's transformation," Al Jazeera quoted the carrier as it opened its

Indore, Sept 14: Praising the Dawoodi Bohra community for its honesty in trade and business, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said the concept of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', the world is one family, gives India an identity different from all other countries. The prime minister was speaking at a function organised by the community at the Saifee Mosque where its religious head, Syedna Mufaddal

Rewari: A 19-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by four to five people at Kanina in Haryana's Mahendergarh district, police said on Thursday. She was allegedly kidnapped on Wednesday by the accused who arrived in a car and taken to a secluded place where she was gang-raped after being offered a drink laced with sedatives, they said. The accused later left her near a bus stop in Kanina

New Delhi, Sept 14: The Supreme Court on Friday held that former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan was "arrested unnecessarily, harassed and subjected to mental cruelty" in a 1994 espionage case and ordered a probe into the role of Kerala police officers. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra awarded Rs 50 lakh compensation to 76-year-old Narayanan for being subjected to mental cruelty in the case

New Delhi, Sept 14: The CBI said on Thursday the change in a 2015 Look Out Circular against liquor baron Vijay Mallya from "detain" to merely informing about his movements was an "error" in judgment because he was cooperating in the probe and there was no warrant against him. Three years later as the controversy surfaced again on Thursday, the CBI sources said when the first Lookout Circular (LoC)

United Nations, Sept 14: India, China, Russia and Myanmar are among several countries named in a report by UN chief Antonio Guterres that details an "alarming" level of harsh reprisals and intimidation against those who cooperate with the United Nations on human rights issues. The ninth annual report of the Secretary-General details the level of retaliation against human rights defenders on a

Mumbai, Sept 13: Gowd Saraswat Brahman (GSB) Ganesh mandal, which is believed to be Mumbai's richest mandal, has taken an insurance cover of Rs 264.75 crore. The GSB Ganpati mandal has installed as many as 65 CCTV cameras in the premises, which are directly connected to the police control room. Speaking to ANI, GSB Ganesh mandal spokesperson RG Bhat said the idol has been decorated with 70