Atharv Sarup, an 18-year-old management student, had a habit of misplacing the keys of his bike. Last week, he forgot where he had kept his wallet and then missed an important test in his college because he forgot the date.

A photographer with a well-known magazine was gangraped by four-five men in the deserted Shakti Mill Compound at Mahalaxmi in south Mumbai on Thursday evening. She had gone there with a male friend.

Sexual crimes against children have increased 336 per cent in the last decade. Unicef released data based on data collated by the National Crimes Record Bureau, which states that 48,338 child rape cases were recorded between 2001-11.

Here is a good news. There has been a significant decline in the incidences of cervical cancer in the country, government data has revealed. While the experts opine that factors like later age at marriage, fewer children could be responsible for decline in the incidence of cervical cancer. Ironically, these are the factors which have contributed to increase in breast cancer.

The demand for the Prime Minister’s statement over the coal files issue was raised in the Upper House by members from the BJP, CPI-M, AIADMK and other parties. A similar demand was voiced in the Lok Sabha by the BJP, CPI, CPI-M, JD (U), SP, and AIADMK.

After getting isolated on the motion to suspend agitating MPs from Andhra Pradesh in the Lok Sabha, the Congress is giving conflicting signals whether the national food security bill would be passed in din or only after a debate or the party may “explore other options” if the bill remained in limbo.

Congress MPs from Andhra Pradesh raising the issue of “United Andhra” in the Lok Sabha since the Monsoon Session want the House to “suspend them” as they realise that this would ensure their victory in the coming Lok Sabha elections.

Three months after the CBI wrote to it about the untraceable coal scam files, the coal ministry on Thursday responded by saying that it has already supplied a substantial number of files and is trying to locate the other files too as sought by the agency.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes has expressed concern over instances of untouchability in the implementation of mid-day meal programme.

Faced with opposition by Tamil parties to Prime Minister’s participation in Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka, external affairs minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday said no decision has yet been taken on level of India’s participation in the summit scheduled in November.