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`487cr fund to help victims

Six months after the finance minister announced a `1,000 crore “Nirbhaya fund” for the safety and empowerment of women, the women and child development (WCD) ministry seems to have made a headway.

‘Divine’ rock to be part of temple?

Kedarnath temple may don a new look as locals find divine intervention in the huge rock which fell at the temple site protecting the shrine and many devoteed who hid behind it when the June calamity h

CBI set to auction assets of accused

Having failed to nab her even after launching a year-long manhunt, the CBI has now initiated the process of auctioning the properties of Indira Bishnoi, key accused in the infamous Bhanwari Devi murde

Girl dresses as a boy to avoid rape

In a grim reminder of the plight of girls in our country, a seven-year-old girl from Punjab, whose 14-year-old elder sister was raped in 2012, has started dressing up like Sikh boy in order to feel sa

‘TV viewer data must have 20K homes’

In an effort to streamline television ratings in the country, broadcasting sector regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has recommended that TV rating agencies should have a minimum o

$144m line of credit for Liberia

In a significant step towards fostering closer ties with the west African nation of Liberia, India has decided to extended a $144 million line of credit to it.

11-year-old dies due to ‘ragging’

Ragging and alleged medical negligence resulted in the tragic death of an 11-year-old girl, while two students of Jadavpur University were expelled for ragging an IT student from Darjeeling.

‘330 rebels set to infiltrate J&K’

The civilian establishment in Pakistan may be interested in talks with India but the Pakistan Army seems hell-bent on fomenting trouble in Jammu and Kashmir.

Tobacco use to be stopped with firm resolve, says PM

The rampant use of tobacco in the country has the Prime Minister concerned.

‘Advani wall’ is still trying to stall Modi

The “Advani wall” continues to delay the BJP’s attempts to name Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 general election.

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