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No marital rape on minor wife conviction in cases before 2017

PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 16 -- The Allahabad high court, in its recent order, has held that a man can be convicted for having sexual intercourse with a minor wife of over 15 years age, only after Supreme Court... Read More


Air India announces 166 more flights to meet poll and festive rush in Bihar

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- As Bihar prepares for assembly elections, domestic airlines are, for the first time, adding extra flights to the state to meet rising travel demand during the twin peaks of the "... Read More


'Ekjut NDA, Ekjut Bihar': Modi's Bihar poll mantra

NEW DELHI/Patna, Oct. 16 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cadre in Bihar to not only present a report card of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ... Read More


Abduction, rape accused held after evading arrest for a yr

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Over a year after a 17-year-old girl was kidnapped from her house in north Delhi's Swaroop Nagar area and sexually assaulted by a man, the Delhi Police on Wednesday said they hav... Read More


Violence as police transfer accused in Zubeen's death

GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI, Oct. 16 -- Violence broke out outside a district jail in Assam on Wednesday during the transfer of five people arrested in connection with singer Zubeen Garg's death, as an agitate... Read More


Festive rush gridlocks key link roads in city

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Traffic across the Capital came to a grinding halt on Wednesday, as festive rush in the run-up to Diwali and Bhai Dooj led to vehicles lining up bumper-to-bumper on key arterial ... Read More


SAU students protest for third day, demand arrest of suspects

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Students at the South Asian University (SAU) continued their protest for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, accusing the university administration of inaction in the alleged... Read More


Bihar battle lines drawn

Patna, Oct. 16 -- Even as the Grand Alliance was yet to reach a consensus on seat sharing, the Congress on Wednesday distributed official party symbols to at least ten prospective candidates for the B... Read More


Defer local body polls till voter list is rectified, says Maha oppn

Mumbai, Oct. 16 -- Maharashtra's top opposition leaders, including Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, on Wednesday reiterated their demand that the upcoming elections to local bodies across the state be postpo... Read More


Reading the Delhi walls

India, Oct. 16 -- The historic Walled City of Old Delhi is barely left with its original stone walls. No worries. The much larger modern-day megapolis of New Delhi has hundreds of thousands of individ... Read More