Madras High Court confirms death sentence of convict in rape & murder of Coimbatore girl

The Madras High court today confirmed the death sentence of a convict in the kidnap, rape and murder of a Coimbatore girl and her younger brother in 2010.Two children from the same family were kidnapped and the girl was killed after being sexually assaulted in Coimbatore. Later, the police arrested ...

Farrukhabad police registers model code violation case against Salman Khurshid & 3 others

In Uttar Pradesh, the Farrukhabad police has registered a model code violation case against external affairs Salman Khurshid and three others. AIR Lucknow correspondent reports that following complaint, police seized a tractor trolley laden with solar light equipment along with three persons. The eq...

Odisha: Scrutiny of nominations for 70 Legislative Assembly & 10 LS seats begins

In Odisha, scrutiny of nomination papers filed by 718 candidates for the 70 Odisha Legislative Assembly and 10 Lok Sabha seats that go to polls on the 10th of next month has begun. 582 candidates have filed nomination papers for 70 Assembly seats for the first phase of polls, while 136 candidates ha...

Scrutiny of nominations in 15 States & 3 UTs today; Last date of withdrawal of nominations for 1st phase in Assam, Tripura & Bihar

Scrutiny of nomination papers will take place today for 15 States and 3 Union Territories for the Lok Sabha polls. These are, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Del...

BJP dumps Pramod Muthalik within hours of his induction into party

Cong, BJP, AAP candidates file nominations from Delhi

Six candidates from Congress, BJP and Aam Aadmi Party contesting Lok Sabha elections from Delhi filed their nomination papers today.The candidates are Congress' Mahabal Mishra, BJP's Harsh Vardhan and Aam Aadmi Party, AAP's, Ashutosh, Rakhi Bidlan, Rajmohan Gandhi and Devendra Sehrawa...

Ladakh

The 65th Republic Day was celebrated across Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir with great enthusiasm. The main function was held at Polo Ground in Leh. The chief executive Councilor ofLadakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Mr Rigzin Spalbar hoisted the national tricolor and took the salute to th...

Haryana

Uttarakhand

In Uttarakhand, the 65th Republic day was celebrated with much fanfare today. The main function was held at the historic Parade Ground in the capital city of Dehradun, where Governor Dr. Aziz Qurashi unfurled the national flag and took salute at the parade. The Governor honoured three Police officer...

Meghalaya

Meghalaya along with the rest of the country today celebrated the 65th Republic Day with grand manner by taking part in the various ceremonial parades held in the State Capital Shillong, District Headquarters and Sub-Divisional Offices. Braving the chilly weather, large number of people took part at...