Woman’s clothes, behaviour also responsible for rapes: NCP leaderR...
Nagpur, Maharashtra – Maharashtra politician Asha Mirje has generated shock-waves with her comment that women are also to be blamed for rape. Ms Mirje, a leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) that partners the ruling Congress in the state, questioned at a party meet why the young... read more »
Alagiri said brother Stalin would die, reveals father M Karunanidhi
Chennai – It was, once again, laundry day for the first family of Tamil Nadu politics. DMK chief M Karunanidhi, elaborating on his decision to suspend his elder son from the party said that “Alagiri had complained against Stalin using harsh language. He even said Stalin would die in a... read more »
JK CM Omar to meet PM over Army acquitting accused in Pathribal encounter
New Delhi – Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is of the opinion that the acquittal of five army men in the Pathribal encounter case has put the Indian Army’s goodwill at stake. He spoke to CNN-IBN’s Suhasini Haidar and expressed his displeasure with the... read more »
Concern as Malala book launch cancelled
An event in north-west Pakistan to launch activist Malala Yousafzai’s memoir was cancelled after pressure from local officials, organisers say. Tuesday’s book launch in Peshawar could not go ahead after “direct intervention by the provincial government”, Dr Khadim Hussain... read more »
The Reserve Bank of India guv Rajan surprises with policy rate hike; home loan EMIs may go...
In an unexpected move, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday raised the repo rate – its key lending rate – by 0.25 percentage points to 8%, raising fears of yet another... read more »
BJP counters Rahul Gandhi’s claims, says 1984 riots were ‘planned genocideR...
New Delhi – The BJP has dismissed Rahul Gandhi’s declaration that while the 2002 riots in Gujarat were abetted by the state government, the Congress government in Delhi tried... read more »
Delhi CM Mr. Arvind Kejriwal’s election should be cancelled, says BJP
New Delhi – Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Law Minister Somnath Bharti have been asked to explain whether they spent more on their recent election to the Delhi... read more »
Syria talks offer Homs deal
Geneva – The Syrian government said women and children could leave the besieged rebel city of Homs on Sunday as negotiators from the warring sides discussed humanitarian gestures on... read more »
Andhra Pradesh assembly adjourned after row over Telangana bill, ...
Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy’s decision to move a resolution in the state assembly seeking a rejection of the Telangana bill has put a question mark over... read more »
