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While ‘rape’ of the minor girls has recently stirred the nation, in a shocking incident, an 80-year old woman was allegedly raped by a 41-year-old man in Tamil Nadu. As per police, the victim widow woman was living alone at Gopalapuram…

Today was the black Friday for Congress-led UPA government as two of its ministers resigned from their posts after Congress President Sonia Gandhi instructed them to do so. Law minister Ashwani Kumar quit following the resignation of…

Giving no relief to actor Sanjay Dutt, the Supreme Court on Friday rejected dismissed his review petition. The actor is convicted for illegally owning weapons including an AK-56 in a case linked to the 1993 bomb blasts in Mumbai that had…

Now Centre will decide whether the South Korean Steel maker Posco will get iron ore in Odisha, as the Supreme Court on Friday quashed the judgement of Orissa High Court that had set aside the state government's petition to allot iron ore…

Three convicts in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case were sentenced to life term after they were found guilty of murder. Meanwhile, two others were awarded three years imprisonment for their role in the riots. The CBI had demanded death…

Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay, who was in a Chandigarh hospital after being attacked by a fellow inmate in a Jammu’s Kot Bhalwal jail last week, died on Thursday morning. "Sanaullah was declared dead around 7 am due to multiple…

While examining the affidavit submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the coal scam, the Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the agency. It was the most insulting phrase for the CBI when the apex court…

Congress returned to power in Karnataka after seven years defeating the BJP by a huge margin. The party secured a clear majority on its own in 223-member assembly polls. It was a disappointing moment for BJP that stood neck and neck with…

Initial counting for the Karnataka polls indicate that the ruling BJP has suffered a massive blow and is trailing with leads in 37 constituencies while the Congress has taken a huge lead in 119 seats  and set to get a majority out of the…

Despite various programmes for pregnant women, India topped the global list of newborn babies deaths. According to the latest ‘State Of The World’s Mothers 2013’ report, more than 3 lakh newborns die on the first day in India than in any…