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Are foreign tourists safe in India? In less than two weeks, many safety concerns about female foreign tourists have come to notice. A few days after a Swiss tourist was gang-raped in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh, another shocker wad…

After the departure of DMK, the Congress-led UPA was hoping to get the support of Mayawati and Mulayam to survive the acid test in Lok Sabha. However, Mulayam has gone aggressive and demanded the resignation of Union Minister Beni Prasad…

The Union Cabinet cleared the National Food Security Bill to provide food grains at subsidised price under the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS). Around 67 per cent population including 75 per cent rural and 50 per cent urban…

The Lok Sabha cleared the anti-rape bill on Tuesday evening with major amendments to stop rape and other sexual crimes against women. The bill will be introduced in Rajya Sabha today. Once passed by the members in Upper House, the draft…

Congress President Sonia Gandhi broke her silence on the Italian marines issue and warned Italy saying no country should take India for granted. For the first time, Sonia took on the Italian government talking tough on the diplomatic row.…

In a big development today, the DMK has withdrawn its support to the Congress-led UPA Government at the centre on the issue of Sri Lankan Tamils. DMK has also decided not to extend outside support to the government, putting the government…

After strong objections raised by various political parties over the age of consensual sex in the proposed anti-rape law, the government took U-turn from its decision and raised it back to 18. The main opposition BJP and other parties…

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has a new, yet strong rival in his quest to become the Prime Minister of India aftermath 2014 elections. JD(U) leader and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar showed off his strength by holding the 'Adhikar Rally' at…

A Swiss woman was allegedly gangraped by seven men in Madhya Pradesh. She had visited India with her husband. She was raped near Jhadia village. The couple was also looted by unidentified people when they were cycling in a forest area. A…

Dozens of Hindu temples and and hundreds of homes have been vandalised in Bangladesh since the verdict against an Islamic leader last month. The violence erupted after Delwar Hossain Sayedee was sentenced to death for war crimes committed…