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New Delhi, December 22: Even as angry Delhiites continued to take to the streets over the gruesome gang rape of a 23-year-old girl and the high court slammed the cops for lapses that had led to Sunday night's incident, Union home secretary RK Singh lauded the Delhi Police for its "outstanding" job in cracking the case. Singh's remark appeared completely out of sync with the mood of the city. It

New Delhi, December 21: A Delhi court on Friday ordered framing of charges against sacked CWG organising committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi and others for offences of forgery, cheating and conspiracy in a Games-related graft case. Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh passed the order on framing of charges against Kalmadi, former OC Secretary General Lalit Bhanot and nine others for illegally awarding a

New Delhi, December 21: Hundreds of women and students demanding strong action against those involved in the brutal gang-rape of the 23-year-old woman, who battles for life in a hospital, Friday marched towards Raisina Hill in central Delhi. Policemen outside the high-security Rashtrapati Bhavan were caught by surprise. The protestors, shouting "We want justice," reached gate number two of

New Delhi, December 21: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh was granted bail by a Delhi court on Friday in connection with a criminal defamation case filed against him by BJP President Nitin Gadkari. Mr. Singh appeared before Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar in pursuance to the summons issued against him by the court on November 17 and the judge granted bail to him on a personal bond of Rs

New Delhi, December 21: Even Tihar Jail inmates couldn't stand the horror of the Delhi bus gangrape case . This came to light when the inmates beat up Mukesh, the main accused in the Delhi bus gangrape case, in the jail. Sources in the jail said Mukesh was also forced to consume human excreta and urine. After the attack , jail authorities have decided to lodge him separate from other inmates. The

New Delhi, December 21: Despite an outpouring of anger at a student’s gang-rape, observers say misogyny remains widespread in India where sex assaults are often dismissed as “teasing” and victims find themselves blamed for attacks. The Sunday night assault on a bus in New Delhi, which left the 23-year-old victim fighting for her life, has triggered nationwide revulsion and protests. But

Ahmadabad, December 20: Fresh from the hat-trick in Assembly polls, which pitchforked him in the BJP's prime ministerial candidates' race, Chief Minister Narendra Modi today said if he had committed any 'mistake', he seeks forgiveness from the people. "If there has been a mistake somewhere. If I have erred somewhere, I seek apology from you, the six crore Gujaratis," Modi said in a victory speech

New Delhi, December 20: Faced with a certain defeat in Gujarat, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday said exit poll results and pre-poll predictions gave Chief Minister Narendra Modi a natural advantage in the assembly elections. “I have been saying this, the nature of the media in our country is such that Mr. Modi has complete control of the media in a sense and support of the media,” Mr

Bhubaneswar, December 20: India Thursday successfully fired its nuclear-capable ballistic Prithvi-II missile from a test range in Odisha, an official said. The Strategic Forces Command of the army blasted off the 350-km range missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Balasore district, around 230 km from here. "The Prithvi-II missile is already inducted into the armed forces. The latest test

Ahmedabad, December 20: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi won a third consecutive victory in the assembly elections and is likely to lead the race for prime ministerial candidate in BJP in 2014 while the Congress wrested power from the saffron party in Himachal Pradesh. The BJP was leading in 118 of the 182 seats in Gujarat while Congress was ahead in 59. Former chief minister Keshubhai Patel's