Jodhpur A Jodhpur court on Wednesday convicted Asaram, two others in 2013 rape case on all the charges under the POCSO Act and Juvenile Justice Act and sentenced Asaram to life imprisonment. The other two convicts- Shilpi and Sharad, have been awarded a 20-year sentence. Two of the five accused were acquitted by the court. Speaking […]
New Delhi Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury on Tuesday said that the casting couch culture was not just restricted to the film industry and that Parliament too was affected by it. The remark comes hours after ace choreographer Saroj Khan said that casting couch culture was a way of “livelihood” in the film industry. “It’s not […]
50 Alumni students of prestigious Indian Institute Technology quit their fancy jobs and formed a political party . A group of 50 IITans across the country have quit their jobs and formed their own political party to fight for the rights of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. The group have submitted their […]
NEW DELHI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that the latter’s new slogan will be ‘Beti Bachao, BJP ke logon se bachao‘ (Save the daughter, save them from the BJP’s people). The Gandhi scion said this while addressing the launching event of ‘Save The Constitution’ […]
Shahjahanpur With a special SC/ST court in Jodhpur all set to pronounce its verdict in a 2012 rape case against self-styled godman Asaram, the district administration here has stepped up security around the house of the victim. “The security of the victim’s family is continuously being monitored…Five policemen have been deployed at the house and […]
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday wrote a strongly-worded blog on the judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya death case, calling it an instance “that almost created a judicial mutiny”. The Union minister posted the blog on his Facebook page on Friday afternoon, a day after the Supreme Court of India rejected a batch of petitions […]
New Delhi The CBSE today informed the Delhi High Court that the decision not to conduct re-examination of the Class 10 mathematics paper, which was allegedly leaked, was taken after doing a trend analysis of Science, Maths and English papers. The CBSE said it was a considered decision and they cannot put lakhs of students in difficulty just […]
New Delhi A 12-year-old boy from Surat, Gujarat, son of a Diamond merchant has taken a unique decision to quit the luxuries of material life and become a Jain monk. Bhavya Sachwani, son of a diamond merchant, is all set to receive Diksha and join the order of Jain monks in Surat on Thursday. The […]
New Delhi Legendary Indian boxer M C Mary Kom, who is also a sitting Rajya Sabha MP, said the alarming increase in the number of rapes in the country has left her feeling “hurt and helpless” while star shuttler Saina Nehwal condemned the “ghastly crimes”. After the 2012 Nirbhaya case, the Kathua and Unnao rape […]