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CJP protest: 600 detained as police crack down on Mumbai protest

India, Oct. 11 -- As chants of "Vote chor, gaddi chhod" ("Vote thief, vacate your seat") rang out, the old and historic neighbourhood of Nana Chowk in South Mumbai spontaneously turned into a fortifie... Read More


Don't blame survivors of sexual crimes, UP Police tells investigators

LUCKNOW, Oct. 11 -- A woman's clothing, past relationships, marital status or social media activity cannot be used to blame her for a sexual offence allegedly committed against her, the Uttar Pradesh ... Read More


Maharashtra bars PG medical, dental seat blockers for two years

India, Oct. 11 -- The state government is cracking down on students who block seats in post-graduate (PG) medical and dental admissions. Under new rules, candidates who fail to fill seats allotted to ... Read More


Having lost power, Congress has resorted to 'anarchy': Jai Ram

Shimla, Oct. 11 -- Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday said that those ousted from power have now resorted to anarchy and seek to vitiate t... Read More


2 staffers suspended, 4 inmates booked over contraband supply in Borstal Jail in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, Oct. 11 -- An assistant superintendent and a warder at Ludhiana's Borstal Jail have been suspended over their alleged involvement in a racket supplying mobile phones, drugs and other prohibi... Read More


Will join Congress' protest march to Supreme Court tomorrow: Sukhu

Shimla, Oct. 11 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, along with state party leaders, will be joining the Congress' proposed march to the Supreme Court on Monday against "vote theft". "The Congre... Read More


No HC relief for woman seeking abortion on grounds of husband's 'deception'

India, Oct. 11 -- The Bombay high court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by a 33-year-old married woman seeking an abortion under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, observing th... Read More


Gulshan Devaiah says violence dominating Bollywood is an 'illusion': 'Amitabh Bachchan, Amol Palekar coexisted' | Interview

India, Oct. 11 -- Gulshan Devaiah has played some of the most memorable villains on screen, from the destructive Kulasekhara in Rishab Shetty's Kantara: Chapter 1 to the brutal Four-Cut Atmaram in Raj... Read More


'DSP's caste atrocity complaint': SC panel seeks report from Himachal govt, DGP on its recommendations

Shimla, Oct. 11 -- The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has asked the Himachal Pradesh government and the state director general of police (DGP) to submit an action taken report (ATR) o... Read More


Discrepancies flagged in Ludhiana East electoral rolls: Eyebrows raised over Bhagat Singh's photo in voter list

Ludhiana, Oct. 11 -- Former Ludhiana east MLA and District Congress Committee (Urban) president Sanjay Talwar has flagged alleged discrepancies in the constituency's electoral rolls after a photograph... Read More