KOLKATA: Three people were arrested for allegedly raping a woman near a deserted suburban railway station in the city’s Park Circus area, police said yesterday. According to the victim’s complaint at the Sealdah GRP, the three accused persons forced themselves on her when she was relieving herself near the Park Circus railway station in Sealdah South … Read more
KOCHI: Kerala High Court judge Justice B Kemal Pasha today criticised the manner in which High Court judges were appointed, saying appointment of judges was not a family property to be partitioned. In a full court reference held on the eve of his retirement, Justice Kemal Pasha said, “I do not believe that judgeship should be … Read more
JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Three police personnel, including an SHO, were injured in a grenade attack by suspected terrorists at a bus stand in Jammu on Thursday night, while a similar attack took place at a CRPF camp in Srinagar in which no one was injured, police officials said. A grenade was thrown at a police vehicle at the … Read more
NEW DELHI: The soon-to-be-opened Janakpuri West-Kalkaji Mandir section of the Delhi Metro’s Magenta line will provide people easy access to the domestic terminal of the Indira Gandhi Airport and will also reduce the commuting time between Noida and Gurgaon to about 50 minutes. The Janakpuri West-Kalkaji Mandir section of the Magenta line will be the longest stretch to … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Netherlands on Thursday reaffirmed its support to building consensus among members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) over India’s bid to be part of the elite grouping. A joint statement released after the talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte said the two sides reaffirmed their commitment to … Read more
AHMEDABAD: As water levels in reservoirs across Gujarat are dipping rapidly, the state government has decided not to take any chances with the vagaries of monsoon. The Gujarat government is going to organise ‘Parjanya Yagna’, which, it believes, will ensure good rains. These rituals will be performed at 41 places in 33 districts and eight major … Read more
MUMBAI: Sanitation workers sacked by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as their names were misspelt in documents submitted to the Supreme Court that sought permanent status for their jobs, on Thursday held a protest against the civic body’s decision. They were joined at Azad Maidan, the protest venue, by sanitation workers from Thane and Navi Mumbai … Read more
