10 girls drown in Bihar
In a tragic incident, ten girls drowned in water bodies in Bihar’s Gaya and Patna districts on Friday, police said. As many as 21 girls slipped in deep water in a dam in Barwadih village under Barachatti police station area in Gaya district where they were taking bath on a festive occasion,... read more »
‘77% of girls in India face sexual violence by partner’
India tops the list of countries where adolescent girls are subjected to sexual violence by an intimate partner, says a report ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’ released by the United Nations Children’s Fund on Friday. According to the report, 77 per cent of girls aged 15 to 19 years in India have... read more »
7 die as house collapses due to landslide in Udhampur
Seven people were killed and a woman was seriously injured in two separate incidents of house collapse due to landslide triggered by heavy rains in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. Seven people have died and one woman critically injured in two incidents of house collapse in Udhampur district... read more »
Key IM worker held in Saharanpur
Indian Mujahideen terrorist Ejaz Sheikh, wanted in several cases including a terror strike in Jama Masjid here, was arrested on Friday night from Saharanpur area of western Uttar Pradesh by the Special Cell of Delhi Police. “IM operative Ejaz Sheikh has been arrested. He was nabbed from... read more »
