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  • 1.05 crore pilgrims visit mata vaishno devi shrine in 2012

    1.05 crore pilgrims visit Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in 2012

    January 02, 2013 17:07 IST

    Jammu, Jan 2 :  Over 1.05 crore pilgirms visited the Vaishno Devi cave shrine at Trikuta Hills in Jammu and Kashmir last year.“The pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine has set a new milestone with

  • vital changes needed in ipc to help women say police

    Vital changes needed in IPC to help women, say police

    January 02, 2013 17:02 IST

    New Delhi, Jan 2: Calling the Delhi gang-rape "the worst in the world", police officers are calling for urgent amendments in the archaic Indian Penal Code (IPC) to provide justice to women in distress.Even police

  • damini gangrape protesters observe black day

    Damini gangrape: Protesters observe black day

    January 03, 2013 18:01 IST

    New Delhi, Jan 3: The Delhi Police Thursday filed a 33-page charge-sheet in a city court against five accused in the brutal gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old paramedical intern, whereas protesters at Jantar Mantar

  • sc notice to centre states on women s safety issue

    SC notice to Centre, states on women's safety issue

    January 02, 2013 17:23 IST

    New Delhi, Jan 2:  Amid nationwide outrage over the Delhi gangrape, the Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre and states within a month on providing adequate security to women.It also decided to take

  • sc upholds justice mehta s appointment as gujarat lokayukta

    SC upholds Justice Mehta's appointment as Gujarat Lokayukta

    January 02, 2013 14:00 IST

    New Delhi, Jan 2: In a setback to the Gujarat government, the Supreme Court today upheld the appointment of Justice (retd) R A Mehta as state Lokayukta by Governor Kamla Beniwal, saying it was done

  • cold wave hits normal life in punjab haryana

    Cold wave hits normal life in Punjab, Haryana

    January 02, 2013 13:11 IST

    Chandigarh, Jan 2:  Normal life was thrown out of gear as intense cold conditions prevailed in most parts of Punjab and Haryana with mercury dropping by up to three notches below normal in the two

  • no respite from cold as mercury stays below normal

    No respite from cold as mercury stays below normal

    January 02, 2013 12:24 IST

    New Delhi, Jan 2: There was no respite from cold and dense fog for Delhiites today as mercury dipped two degrees below normal to stay at 4.8 degree Celsius.  A thick blanket of fog accompanied

  • naming anti rape law after girl will be an honour family

    Naming anti-rape law after girl will be an honour: Family

    January 02, 2013 16:57 IST

    Ballia/New Delhi, Jan 2: The family of the Delhi gang-rape victim today said it had no objection to naming the proposed new anti-rape law after the girl, a day after Union Minister Shashi Tharoor mooted

  • three key isro centres get new chiefs

    Three key ISRO centres get new chiefs

    January 02, 2013 11:58 IST

    Bangalore, Jan 2: The state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has appointed three new directors for its various operational centres at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu and spaceport Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.In a

  • ai cancels singapore flight passengers stranded

    AI cancels Singapore flight, passengers stranded

    January 02, 2013 11:58 IST

    Mumbai, Jan 2: As many as 260 passengers of a Singapore-bound Air India flight from Mumbai were stranded after the airline cancelled it citing non-availability of cockpit crew.The flight, which was scheduled to take-off at

  • fog at igi disrupts schedule of over 30 flights

    Fog at IGI disrupts schedule of over 30 flights

    January 02, 2013 11:59 IST

    New Delhi, Jan 2: Operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here were affected today after dense fog partially disrupted the schedule of over 30 flights, including diversion of an international flight to Mumbai.Air India's

  • rape item on menu card ncp workers ransack bandra bar in

    Rape item on menu card: NCP workers ransack Bandra bar in Mumbai

    January 03, 2013 9:47 IST

    Mumbai, Jan 2 : Furious NCP (Nationalist Congress Party) workers on Tuesday night ransacked the Bonovo beer bar in Mumbai's Bandra, after they objecting to the serving of a special item named  'Balaatkar' (rape) on

  • 840 caught for drunken driving during new year celebrations

    840 caught for drunken driving during New Year celebrations

    January 02, 2013 8:11 IST

    Mumbai, Jan 1: Mumbai traffic police have caught 840 people, who were allegedly indulged in drunken driving during the New Year celebrations in the city.The arrests were made till 6 am today starting last night,

  • low intensity earthquake hits assam

    Low intensity earthquake hits Assam

    January 02, 2013 7:52 IST

    New Delhi, Jan 2: A slight intensity earthquake struck the Kabri Anglong district of Assam tonight.The quake, measuring 3.5 on the Richter Scale struck around 8.15 pm, a statement by the Meteorological Department said here.

  • ncert panel on minorities suggests separate schools for

    NCERT panel on minorities suggests separate schools for girls

    January 01, 2013 23:07 IST

    New Delhi,Jan 1: An advisory committee of NCERT set up for promotion of education of religious minorities has suggested establishing separate schools for girls to check their dropout rates and a comprehensive scholarship criterion for

  • flights trains delayed as cold grips north india

    Flights, trains delayed as cold grips north India

    January 01, 2013 21:33 IST

    New Delhi, Jan 1: Most parts of north India reeled under bitter cold conditions on the New Year's day, temperatures dipping below freezing point in Jammu and Kashmir and fog delaying flights and trains in

  • delhi gangrape spl public prosecutor not to speak to media

    Delhi gangrape: Spl Public Prosecutor not to speak to media

    January 01, 2013 20:57 IST

    New Delhi, Jan 1:  Lawyer Dayan Krishnan, who has been appointed as the Special Public Prosecutor in the case of gangrape of a 23-year-old student, today made it clear that he would not speak to

  • pak judicial panel to arrive in india by end of january

    Pak judicial panel to arrive in India by end of January

    January 01, 2013 20:35 IST

    New Delhi, Jan 1: The Pakistani Judicial Commission, which will cross examine four witnesses in 26/11 terror attack case, is expected to arrive here by the end of January after approval of the Bombay High

  • earth will be closest to sun on jan 2

    Earth will be closest to Sun on Jan 2

    January 01, 2013 20:17 IST

    New Delhi, Jan 1 : The Earth will be closest to the Sun tomorrow at 10:10 am IST at a distance of 147 million kilometres, Planetary Society of India General Secretary N Sri Raghunandan Kumar

  • let s turn jantar mantar into tahrir square

    'Let's turn Jantar Mantar into Tahrir Square!'

    January 02, 2013 16:33 IST

    New Delhi, Jan 1: It has been four days since the gang-rape victim passed away. But the anger refuses to melt away in the very heart of the Indian capital.Within stone's throw distance of the

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