Women groups support Andhra police chief's comments
A day after he came under attack from some women's organisations for his comments hinting at a link between women's dresses and the increase in number of rape cases, Andhra Pradesh Police chief Dinesh
Toll in Andhra hooch tragedy rises to 13
The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district rose to 13 with three more people succumbing on Sunday.
Hours before the dawn of New Year, the tragedy struck Poratanagar in K
Hockey player killed in New Year celebration
A hockey player was stabbed to death early on Sunday by his junior with a knife meant to cut a cake to mark the New Year in Andhra Pradesh's port city Visakhapatnam.
Police said 21-year-old Bhaskar R
Chhattisgarh carves out nine more districts
Nine more districts came into existence in Chhattisgarh on Sunday, taking the total number to 27, Chief Minister Raman Singh said.
The new districts, a new year gift to people, were carved out to spe
Raja, Kalmadi relish paneer, kheer, halwa in Tihar 2012
Disgraced politicians A. Raja and Suresh Kalmadi welcomed 2012 in Tihar Jail with a special lunch: paneer, kheer, halwa and more.
Iran test-fires new missiles
Iran on Sunday successfully test-fired its new surface-to-air missiles during an naval exercise in the Strait of Hormuz, the official media reported.
The 10-day exercise, dubbed Velayat 90, was launc
Man kidnaps one-year-old, arrested
An abducted one-year-old girl was rescued and her kidnapper arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur, police said on friday.
A team of Delhi Police arrested Data Ram, a resident of Punjabi Basti near Ana
Comment on dresses, rapes twisted: Andhra police chief
Andhra Pradesh police chief Dinesh Reddy has blamed some TV news channels for misinterpreting his comments on friday that hinted at a link between women's dresses and the increase in number of rape ca
Major fire in Chandigarh multiplex, no casualty
A major fire broke out in the food court area of the Fun Republic multiplex in Chandigarh's Mani Majra area on Saturday afternoon.
Fire services officials said five tenders were rushed to the spot to
Unreturned library book found after 123 years
A library book that was borrowed 123 years ago but was never returned has finally been found. The book, however, could not be deposited back as by now the library has been shut down.
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