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Unnao rape case: Life imprisonment for ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar

Today, Delhi's Tis Hazari court handed over life imprisonment to expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in connection to the infamous Unnao rape case.

20 Dec 2019

Assam

Assam: Messages flood phones as internet resumes after 10 days

In Assam, mobile internet services were restored on Friday after a ten-day blackout following violent agitation across the state over the Citizenship Amendment Act.

20 Dec 2019

India

CAA protesters attack cops in Ahmedabad, seven youths save them

Currently, those who are protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act are seeing police personnel as villains. Across India, cops, tasked with maintaining law and order, are being targeted.

Delhi air quality 'severe' amid cold wave; flights disrupted

Early Friday morning, Delhi's air quality fell to 'severe' as weather conditions made the environment conducive to trapping pollutants.

20 Dec 2019

Mumbai

#CAAProtests: 2 die in Karnataka, 1 in UP; several injured

Yesterday, thousands defied prohibitory orders and took to streets to protest against the newly-implemented Citizenship Amendment Act, which is seen as discriminatory towards Muslims by its critics.

19 Dec 2019

Lucknow

#CAAProtests: Vehicles torched in Lucknow, cops use tear gas

The protest against Citizenship Act took a violent turn in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Thursday as vehicles were torched forcing cops to resort to firing tear gas shells.

19 Dec 2019

Yogi Adityanath

UP: Teen rape victim, set on fire by accused, dies

In Uttar Pradesh, little is being done to save women from rapists. Earlier this month, a rape survivor in Unnao succumbed to her injuries after her rapists allegedly set her on fire.

19 Dec 2019

Delhi Police

Man possessing Jamia violence videos arrested to maintain 'communal harmony'

A man was arrested by Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday after he was found possessing videos from violent protests at Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia.

19 Dec 2019

India

Delhi: Airtel shuts voice, data in few areas; deletes tweet

The protests against Citizenship Amended Act brought Delhi to its knees. Amid tensions, Airtel confirmed that voice, SMS, and data services have been suspended in some parts of the national capital.

19 Dec 2019

Bengaluru

Bengaluru anti-CAA protest: Historian Ramachandra Guha detained

Noted Historian Ramachandra Guha was on Thursday detained by the police during a protest at the Town Hall in Bengaluru.

19 Dec 2019

Delhi Police

CAA: Section-144 imposed at Delhi's Red Fort, across UP, Bengaluru

As nationwide agitation over the Citizenship Amendment Act continues to grow, authorities moved to foil protests planned for Thursday.

Hyderabad rape convicts confessed to 9 similar crimes: Police

In a shocking development in the gang-rape and murder of a 26-year-old Hyderabad veterinarian, Dr. Disha (name changed), last month, the police have claimed that two of the four accused had confessed to being involved in nine similar crimes.

Supreme Court rejects Nirbhaya convict's plea seeking death penalty review

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the review petition filed by one of the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya rape and murder case.

Supreme Court refuses to stay implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court refused to stay the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

18 Dec 2019

Section 144

Day after Seelampur violence, Section 144 imposed in Northeast Delhi

Early on Wednesday morning, the police imposed Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in the North East Delhi district of the national capital.

18 Dec 2019

India

SC to hear nearly 60 pleas against Citizenship Act today

Today, the Supreme Court will hear nearly 60 petitions challenging the newly-implemented Citizenship Act, which has created a storm across India.

17 Dec 2019

India

Inspiring stories of five acid attack survivors to know about

Acid attacks are the most horrendous and gruesome crimes that not only cause physical trauma but emotional and psychological trauma to victims.

17 Dec 2019

Delhi Police

Stone-pelting in Delhi's Seelampur over CAA; cops use tear gas

Agitation against the Citizenship Act turned violent in New Delhi, again, after protesters allegedly pelted stones at cops and they used tear gas to disperse them away.

Jamia violence: 400 students, studying in Harvard, Yale condemn it

The violence unleashed on the students of Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University by the cops has been called out by one and all.

17 Dec 2019

India

Everything you need to know about organ donation in India

Organ donation is the greatest act of kindness as it gives the gift of life to someone. It is the process of donating organs to those needing a transplant.

17 Dec 2019

Delhi Police

Jamia violence: 10 arrested, none of them are students

Two days after Jamia Millia Islamia University witnessed a never-seen-before clash between cops and students, Delhi Police arrested 10 people in connection to the violence.

17 Dec 2019

Assam

Citizenship Act protests: Curfew lifted in Assam, broadband services resume

The curfew imposed in Assam's capital Guwahati was lifted on Tuesday, but with a rider. The restrictions will remain in place during the night, state finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced yesterday.

16 Dec 2019

Karnataka

RSS-run Karnataka school stages play where students 'demolish' Babri Masjid

Over a month after the Supreme Court ended the decades-old Ayodhya land dispute case, a school in Karnataka staged a play that re-enacted the 1992 demolition of Babri Masjid.

16 Dec 2019

India

5 resolutions every student needs to take and stick to

With 2019 drawing to a close and only a few days left to ring in the 2020 New Year, it's time to think about new beginnings and take new resolutions for a better life.

16 Dec 2019

Lucknow

IITs to DU: Protests spread across nation after Jamia violence

After violence broke out at Jamia Millia Islamia University campus on Sunday, student-led protests spread to other parts of the country.

16 Dec 2019

India

Unnao rape case: Delhi court convicts ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar

More than two years after she was assaulted, the Unnao rape survivor has finally got some relief.

16 Dec 2019

Delhi Police

Violence in Jamia: V-C wants high-level inquiry, calls incident unfortunate

The Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University, Nagma Akhtar, is upset with how things shaped up yesterday and wants a high-level inquiry.

Jamia violence: SC to hear plea tomorrow, if rioting stops

After a violent clash at the Jamia Millia Islamia campus on Sunday evening, the Supreme Court on Monday said that it will hear a plea against police action at the university.

16 Dec 2019

Delhi Police

Cops unleash horror on Jamia students, V-C stands with them

On Sunday, the Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi turned into a war-zone as cops beat students, who were protesting the newly-implemented Citizenship Act.

15 Dec 2019

Assam

Porting your mobile number? These new rules apply from tomorrow

From December 16, the new set of guidelines for mobile number portability (MNP) issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will take effect.

15 Dec 2019

Delhi Police

#CitizenshipAct protests in Delhi turn violent; buses set on fire

As protests against the newly-enacted Citizenship Act entered the third day in the national capital, a protest march in South Delhi organized by students of Jamia Millia Islamia turned violent on Sunday evening.

15 Dec 2019

ICICI Bank

What's a FASTag, how to get one, and other details

Starting today, the government has enforced the system of electronic toll collection on national highways using FASTags.

14 Dec 2019

Gurugram

Women who wear short dresses should be killed: Gurugram cop

While the subject of sexual crimes against women has once again hit the national spotlight, a sting operation has raised questions about the complicity of our law enforcement.

14 Dec 2019

West Bengal

After violent student-police clash, Jamia Millia Islamia postpones exams

A day after Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia students clashed with police forces during a protest over the Citizenship Act, the university postponed its semester examinations.

14 Dec 2019

Assam

#CitizenshipAct: Amid Northeast violence, UK and US issue travel advisories

As of now, the Northeast has turned into nothing short of a battleground. As citizens are violently protesting the Citizenship Act, the United States and the United Kingdom issued travel advisories on Friday.

13 Dec 2019

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh passes Disha Bill; rapists to get death penalty

The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Friday passed two bills to expedite the delivery of justice in cases of sexual crimes.

13 Dec 2019

Crime Against Women

UP: Dancer, shot for stopping performance, will need multiple surgeries

She was performing at a wedding function on November 30, paused to catch a breath, and her life took a deadly turn as she was shot at.

13 Dec 2019

Delhi

Nirbhaya's parents' plea seeking death warrant of convicts adjourned

A petition filed by Nirbhaya's parents, seeking the issuance of the death warrant of four convicts who raped their daughter in 2012, was adjourned by a Delhi court on Friday.

13 Dec 2019

Assam

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill becomes Act with President Kovind's assent

President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, on Thursday, making it an Act.

12 Dec 2019

Narendra Modi

Why is Assam protesting the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill?

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has caused quite a stir in the Northeastern state of Assam. Since Wednesday, when the Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha, protests have intensified, triggering curfews, the suspension of internet services, and utter mayhem.