SC won’t reduce juvenile age to 16
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to reduce the age for being considered a juvenile from 18 to 16 years and also upheld that minors accused of heinous crimes will continue to be tried by a juven
Rights activists welcome verdict
Adolescent behaviour experts and child rights activists have welcomed the Supreme Court’s verdict striking down the plea to reduce the age of juvenile from 18 to 16
Baby dies after rickshaw-puller gives injection
Two days after UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav claimed that his government had put health services back on rails, a shocking incident in Ballia exposed the hollowness of his claims.
Hafiz tweet to Pak: Don’t stay silent
With allegations flying high between Indian agencies over the credibility of intelligence inputs and the alleged fake encounter of Ishrat Jahan, 26/11 mastermind and LeT founder Hafiz Saeed has prodde
Bag didn’t contain explosives
Investigations into the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case have revealed that a gunny bag containing 17 kilograms of yellow powder recovered from the Indica car, used to bring all four victims to the cr
TMC worker killed, CPM leader held
A Trinamul Congress worker Nazrul Molla was gunned down at his home a little after midnight on Wednesday in Bhangar area in South 24 Parganas.
Students’ racing car to compete in Germany
Triumphant Racer, a team of 23 engineering students from Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, Kharghar, launched their third racing car “tvaSka” on Wednesday.
India emerges as a hub for surrogacy
India has emerged as a hub for surrogacy, with Delhi alone reporting more than 2,000 cases annually.
Two held with 99 ‘Munger’ pistols
The special cell of the Delhi police has arrested two persons in connection with supplying illegal guns in the capital. The police has seized 99 pistols from their possession.
Steep hike in NDMC parking rates
Driving to areas under the jurisdiction of New Delhi Municipal Council would soon be dearer.