Trade union strike cripples transport, banking services in many cities
Millions of workers across India went on a 24-hour strike on Wednesday to protest against changes in labour laws and privatisation of PSUs, affecting life in many cities. More than 15 crore workers from 10 central trade unions, including those in the banking, manufacturing, construction and coal... read more »
Sheena’s biological father comes out in open, FSL gets samples
A day after gory details of Sheena Bora murder case were revealed by police in court, her biological father today came out in the open for the first time while skeletal remains purportedly of the 24-year-old unearthed in Raigad were sent to Forensic Science Laboratory in Mumbai. Siddharth Das today... read more »
Manipur: 4 killed, 13 hurt, curfew in Churachandpur after mob fury
At least four people were killed and 13 others injured in violence that broke out in Churachandpur district in Manipur late on Monday over three bills passed in the state assembly, prompting authorities to impose indefinite curfew in Churachandpur town. Three bodies were found in Churachandpur town... read more »
JD (U) backs Hamid Ansari, says minorities being targetted by NDA governmen...
The Janata Dal (United) on Tuesday backed Vice President Hamid Ansari’s comments on minorities, saying they are being targetted by the present NDA regime. “The minorities are being targetted since this government assumed power. There is discrimination on the basis of religion, because... read more »
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Jammu and Kashmir : Heavy firing on BSF posts in Hiranagar sector, one woman killed
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Bihar: Cop shot dead in train by criminals
A policeman was killed and another injured after they were shot at on the Farakka-Delhi Express train in Bihar’s southern Munger district early Friday. Santosh Kumar, a jawan of the... read more »
Maoists attack Kerala stone quarry, paste posters
Suspected Maoists attacked a stone quarry in north Kerala’s Kannur district early on Friday weeks after they carried out a string of attacks signalling an intensification of their... read more »
Make Delhi safe for women this year: Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday appealed to make Delhi a safer place for women this year, as in 2014 Delhi’s trial courts witnessed an “alarming rise” in cases of sexual... read more »
