Emergence of polio cases matter of shame: Imran
Islamabad, Dec 14 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged parents to ensure that their children are administered with the anti-polio vaccine not only …
UP plans 218 courts to fast track cases against women, kid
Lucknow, Dec 9 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government would set up 218 fast-track courts to deal with cases related to crimes against women and children, …
Two more rape cases reported in UP
Auraiyya/Bijnore (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 9 (IANS) Cases of rape continue to be reported in Uttar Pradesh despite the growing public outrage against such heinous acts. …
Hyderabad, Unnao cases have touched my heart: Mamata
Kolkata, Dec 6 (IANS) Stating that the Hyderabad and Unnao incidents of atrocities against women have touched her heart, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee …
Rape cases where SC moved the wheels of justice
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) A raging debate has engaged people from all walks of life after news broke of the encounter on Friday morning …
MPs in LS unanimously seek tough action in gang rape cases
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The Unnao, Malda and Hyderabad rape cases reverberated in the Lok Sabha on Friday with parliamentarians cutting across party lines …
Polio cases in Pakistan rise to 94 this year
Islamabad, Dec 5 (IANS) The total number of polio virus cases detected in Pakistan has increased to 94, with three new ones reported from Sindh …
NCP seeks review of Koregaon-Bhima cases against activists
Mumbai, Dec 4 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party on Wednesday urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to drop charges against human rights activists and civil …
India saw 28% reduction in malaria cases last year: WHO
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Of the 11 countries with the worlds highest malaria burdens, India was one of only two countries to reduce malaria …
MP cases of rape, murder fail to get media attention
Bhopal, Dec 3 (IANS) While the nation is enraged over the rape, murder and burning of the Hyderabad veterinary doctor, two grisly murders of minor …
Jharkhand polls: Cong has 67% candidates with criminal cases in phase 2
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Sixty-seven per cent Congress candidates contesting the phase 2 of the Jharkhand Assembly polls slated for December 7, have criminal …
Thackeray drops cases against Nanar refinery protestors
Mumbai, Dec 2 (IANS) In yet another jolt to the Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray late on Monday withdrew all cases filed …
346 wildlife crime cases, 21 tigers poached in 2018: Govt
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Indian authorities detected 346 cases of wildlife crime, including six elephants’ death due to poaching and 21 cases of tiger …
Cases lodged against Pak Student Solidarity March participants
Lahore, Dec 2 (IANS) Cases have been registered against participants of the Student Solidarity March which was held across the country on November 29, for …
Madras HC directs AV recording of criminal cases’ witnesses
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to move towards implementing audio-visual recording of statements of witnesses …
Spike in injectable drugs use swells AIDS cases in NE
Agartala/Aizawl, Dec 1 (IANS) There has been an increase in number of injectable drugs’ users, which has pushed the HIV prevalence rate up in the …
Growing injectable drug menace swells HIV cases in NE
Agartala/Aizawl, Dec 1 (IANS) Increase in number of injectable drugs’ users has pushed the HIV prevalence rate up in the northeastern states, which is also …
Taxpayers keen to end cases under Sabka Vishwas, but no cash
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The amnesty-cum-dispute resolution scheme – Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019 may be headed for limited success with many …
TV channels aired adult content, action taken in 124 cases
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) In a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Friday, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said that the government has …
Rape, murder cases made Delhi ‘Crime Capital’ (IANS Exclusive)
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The national capital in one year has witnessed an around five per cent rise in the incidents of murder and …
Ajit Pawar off the hook in 9 irrigation scam cases (2nd Lead)
Mumbai, Nov 25 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday closed investigations in some of the cases pertaining to the infamous “irrigation scam” in the …
Congress slams BJP on closing cases against Ajit Pawar
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Congress has slammed the BJP for closing cases against Maharashtra’s newly-sworn in Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Congress spokesperson …
Clean chit for Ajit Pawar in irrigation scam cases?
Mumbai, Nov 25 (IANS) Maharashtra’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday gave a clean chit in some of the around 10-year-old irrigation scam cases allegedly involving …
Ajit Pawar gets clean chit in irrigation scam cases
Mumbai, Nov 25 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday gave a clean chit in some of cases allegedly involving Maharstra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit …
Cases filed against NCP leaders on track: ED
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) NCP supremo Sharad Pawar’s nephew Ajit Pawar might have turned the tables in Maharashtra to form a government with the …
Centre urges HCs to dispose cases pending for over 10 years
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday appealed to the Chief Justices of the High Courts to take proactive measures …
Punjab sees rise in stubble burning cases
Chandigarh, Nov 20 (IANS) Despite strict enforcement and granting a financial incentive to farmers for not burning their crop residue, Punjab this season has crossed …
15.65 lakh cases pending in Odisha courts
Bhubaneswar, Nov 19 (IANS) As many as 15.65 lakh cases are pending in different courts in Odisha, Law Minister Pratap Jena said on Tuesday. Replying …
Vigilance cases against 6,817 govt officers in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Nov 18 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday said 6,817 corruption cases against government officials are under various stages of trial in …
Pakistan dengue cases nearing 50,000
Islamabad, Nov 18 (IANS) Dengue outbreak has set a new record with the number of reported cases surging to 49,587 in Pakistan during the current …
Dengue cases spike in UP, steps prove ineffective
Lucknow, Nov 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh has been witnessing a rise in the number of dengue cases in this season. According to official records, 7,598 …
Withdraw Babri cases: Hindu Mahasabha writes to PM
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Just 72 hours after the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya title suit dispute, Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha has shot …
Seven cases of extinct poliovirus detected in Pak
Islamabad, Nov 8 (IANS) Seven cases of the vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2, a type of the crippling disease for which vaccination in Pakistan were stopped …
CBI searches 187 places in bank fraud cases
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The CBI on Tuesday carried out searches at over 187 locations in several states and union territories in connection with …
CBI conducting searches across the country in bank fraud cases
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The CBI was conducting searches at around 169 places across the country on Tuesday in recent cases of bank frauds …
10-20% dip in stubble burning cases this year: Punjab CM
Chandigarh, Nov 3 (IANS) Action has been initiated against 2,923 farmers in 20,729 cases of stubble burning till November 1, which marks a 10-20 per …
30% rise in stubble burning cases in Punjab
Chandigarh, Nov 2 (IANS) The cases of crop residue fire — a major air pollutant in Delhi-NCR — saw a 30 per cent rise in …
With CJ transferred, cases to get delayed in Tripura HC
Agartala, Oct 31 (IANS) With the transfer of Tripura High Court Chief Justice to Patna High Court and one post of a judge lying vacant …
61 dengue cases reported from Lucknow in 4 days
Lucknow, Oct 31 (IANS) As many as 61 patients of dengue have been reported from Lucknow in the past four days. According to a report …
CBI starts probe in 5 more cases against Chhota Rajan
Mumbai, Oct 29 (IANS) The CBI has initiated probe in five new cases lodged by Mumbai Police against gangster Chhota Rajan, including those related to …
Justice Bobde, the next CJI, handled several key cases
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde, second seniormost judge of the Supreme Court who will be the next Chief Justice of India …