Delhi: Class 11 student allegedly raped by 'Facebook friend' on New Year's Eve

Delhi: Class 11 student allegedly raped by 'Facebook friend' on New Year's Eve
Fog continues to envelop Delhi, flight schedules hit
US 'fiscal cliff' crisis heads to resolution in Congress
At Trinamool Congress' function, leaders seen throwing money at girls dancing on stage
Supreme Court to deliver verdict on Gujarat Lokayukta's appointment today
Motorcycle bomb kills four in Karachi
Chief Justice of India to inaugurate Fast-track court today for 'Amanat'
Two killed, 50 injured in blast in Karachi
Over 800 booked in Mumbai for drunk driving
Cash transfer of government subsidies starts; targets 20 districts across country
Delhi gang-rape case: Name new anti-rape law after medical student, says Shashi Tharoor
After throwing her off the bus, accused tried to crush 'Amanat', say sources
'Amanat' case: grief, anger and protests reach Paris
Haryana Minister stirs a row, calls Geetika 'servant' of Gopal Kanda
Techie stabbed by friends in Bangalore
About 60 crushed to death in Ivory Coast stadium stampede
Seven charity workers shot dead in Pakistan: police
2nd ODI: Past records at Eden completely favour Pakistan
Honey Singh claims he's asked for controversial songs to be removed
20-year-old woman call centre employee stabbed to death in Delhi
Raped by 42 men in 40 days. Sixteen years later, she awaits justice
Hathras: Girl spurns man's advances, is set ablaze
Man attacks 20-year-old woman with blade in Thane

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 07:30 PM PST

As the country continues to mourn the death of 23-year-old medical student 'Amanat' (NOT her real name) who was brutally gang-raped in a moving bus in Delhi a fortnight ago, yet another incident of ra...

Fog continues to envelop Delhi, flight schedules hit

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 07:28 PM PST

Delhi continues to be blanketed by a thick fog cover with the visibility in the city dropping considerably early in the morning. The general visibility at the main runways at the Indira Gandhi Interna...

US 'fiscal cliff' crisis heads to resolution in Congress

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 07:12 PM PST

A months-long battle over the U.S. "fiscal cliff" headed to a close on Tuesday as the House of Representatives moved toward final approval of a bipartisan deal meant to prevent Washington from push...

At Trinamool Congress' function, leaders seen throwing money at girls dancing on stage

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 07:01 PM PST

The Trinamool Congress leaders in West Bengal have stirred fresh controversy after some of them were seen dancing with women and throwing money at girls during the party's foundation day function on T...

Supreme Court to deliver verdict on Gujarat Lokayukta's appointment today

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 06:52 PM PST

The Supreme Court will deliver its verdict in the case concerning the Gujarat Lokayukta's appointment today. The apex court will decide if the appointment of Justice R A Mehta as Lokayukta by Gujarat ...

Motorcycle bomb kills four in Karachi

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 06:30 PM PST

A motorcycle bomb exploded on Tuesday near the venue of a major political rally in Pakistan's largest city Karachi, killing four people and injuring 42 others, officials said.

Chief Justice of India to inaugurate Fast-track court today for 'Amanat'

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:30 AM PST

A Fast-track Court in Saket will hear the gang-rape and murder case of the 23-year-old medical student in a day-to-day trial. The court will be inaugurated today by the Chief Justice of India. The Del...

Two killed, 50 injured in blast in Karachi

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:05 AM PST

A bomb exploded in a crowded area of Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Tuesday, killing at least two people and wounding 50, police said.

Over 800 booked in Mumbai for drunk driving

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:19 AM PST

Over 800 motorists were booked in Mumbai for drunk driving on the New Year's eve and early Tuesday, police said.

Cash transfer of government subsidies starts; targets 20 districts across country

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:06 AM PST

The government's ambitious direct cash transfer of subsidies scheme is operational today. But, the first phase of the roll-out - which was meant to cover 51 districts and 34 welfare schemes - is being...

Delhi gang-rape case: Name new anti-rape law after medical student, says Shashi Tharoor

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 08:59 AM PST

Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday suggested that a revised anti-rape law be named after the 23-year-old medical student who was gang-raped and brutally beaten ...

After throwing her off the bus, accused tried to crush 'Amanat', say sources

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 08:35 AM PST

First they brutally beat and gang-raped the 23-year-old medical student in a moving bus. Then, they threw her and her friend, also badly beaten, out of the bus. And then, the six men accused of murder...

'Amanat' case: grief, anger and protests reach Paris

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 07:50 AM PST

While the rest of the Paris was in a festive mood to celebrate the coming of the new year, members of the Indian community were lighting candles for a peaceful protest march starting from Maison de L'...

Haryana Minister stirs a row, calls Geetika 'servant' of Gopal Kanda

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:57 AM PST

Haryana Minister Shiv Charan Sharma was at the centre of a controversy after calling suicide victim Geetika Sharma a "servant" of his former ministerial colleague Gopal Kanda who is the prime accused ...

Techie stabbed by friends in Bangalore

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:54 AM PST

A software engineer hailing from Tamil Nadu, who had come here for New Year celebrations, was stabbed to death by his friends, a top police official said today.

About 60 crushed to death in Ivory Coast stadium stampede

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 03:57 AM PST

About 60 people were crushed to death in Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan overnight after a New Year's Eve fireworks display, an emergency official and state radio said on Tuesday.

Seven charity workers shot dead in Pakistan: police

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 03:41 AM PST

Six women and a man working for a charity were shot dead in a drive-by shooting after they left a community centre in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, police said.

2nd ODI: Past records at Eden completely favour Pakistan

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 01:48 AM PST

There may be a first for everything but past records in cricket also holds credible weightage. Pakistan team may just be banking on this fact as they get set to take on India in the second ODI of ...

Honey Singh claims he's asked for controversial songs to be removed

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 01:00 AM PST

Rapper Honey Singh, who was forced to cancel his scheduled New Year's Eve show following protests in the backdrop of gangrape incident, today sought to wash his hands off the controversy triggered by ...

20-year-old woman call centre employee stabbed to death in Delhi

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:55 AM PST

A 20-year-old woman, working with a call centre, was stabbed to death by a man in east Delhi on Monday.

Raped by 42 men in 40 days. Sixteen years later, she awaits justice

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:55 AM PST

In Kerala, her case is known as the Suryanelli rape case, after the village where she lived with her parents. They have moved houses twice since then, driven out they say by jeering neighbours.