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17-Year-Old Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting Minor Girl Outside Garba Pandal in Palghar

India, Oct. 21 -- A 17-year-old girl was allegedly dragged out of a garba pandal and assaulted during a Navratri event in Maharashtra's Palghar district, following which police arrested an 18-year-old... Read More


Several Houses Torched in Abandoned Manipur Village Amid Ethnic Tensions

India, Oct. 21 -- Several houses were set on fire in an abandoned village in Manipur's Kamjong district early Wednesday, triggering fresh concerns amid continuing tensions between the Kuki and Naga co... Read More


CBI Takes Over Probe into Anti-Drug Activist Parvinder Singh Jhota's Murder

India, Oct. 21 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the investigation into the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Mansa, Punjab, and re-registered the case, o... Read More


Kolkata Durga Puja Stampede: 17 Dead, 25 Injured; Government Orders Probe.

India, Oct. 19 -- At least 17 people were killed and 25 others injured in a stampede at the Chorebagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata on Saturday evening, October 17, as heavy rain trig... Read More


Kolkata Durga Puja Stampede: 17 Dead, 25 Injured; Government Orders Probe

India, Oct. 18 -- At least 17 people were killed and 25 others injured in a stampede at the Chorebagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata on Saturday evening, October 17, as heavy rain trig... Read More


Press Council of India Issues Safety Guidelines for Journalists Covering Protests and Demonstrations

India, Oct. 16 -- The Press Council of India (PCI) has issued a comprehensive set of safety guidelines for journalists covering protests, demonstrations and periods of civil unrest, stressing the impo... Read More


J&K IAS Officer Row: CM Omar Seeks Protection for Woman Officer; JKAS Association Calls Pen-Down Strike

India, Oct. 16 -- A controversy has erupted in Jammu and Kashmir after senior IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan allegedly abused a woman JKAS officer and threatened to recommend her dismissal during an ... Read More


Uttar Pradesh Man Accused of Biting Wife, Attacking Her With Stone Over Potato Curry

India, Oct. 15 -- A man in Uttar Pradesh has been booked for allegedly brutally assaulting his wife after becoming angry over being served potato curry for dinner, police said on Thursday. The woman s... Read More


Congress Slams Detention of Ankita Bhandari's Parents, Calls It 'Height of Cowardice'

India, Oct. 15 -- The Congress on Thursday criticised the Modi government over the detention of Ankita Bhandari's parents during a protest near India Gate in New Delhi, describing the action as the "h... Read More


Supriya Sule Urges Amit Shah to Release CJP Leaders, Says Dissent Is Essential to Democracy

India, Oct. 14 -- Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) working president Supriya Sule on Wednesday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to intervene and secure the immediate release of Cock... Read More