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Srinagar, August 31: The Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) on Thursday petitioned the J&K Human Rights Commission to direct authorities to carry out investigations into the unmarked graves discovered across the Valley through DNA testing and other forensic methods. The APDP sought prosecution of those "involved in this heinous crime of enforced disappearances irrespective of

New Delhi, August 30: The Home Ministry has withdrawn the ban on bulk SMSes and MMSes with immediate effect. On August 18, the national telecom operators had been asked by department of telecommunications to block bulk messages in India for a period of 15 days, due to which prepaid users could not send more than five SMSes per day, while MMSes with over 20kbps could not be delivered. However

Allahabad, August 30: A policeman has been caught on camera riding his motorbike on the chest of a vegetable vendor in Allahabad as other policemen and bystanders stood and watched. The incident took place on August 18 outside the Rambagh railway station. The vendor, Rohit Kesarwani, claims that the constable had asked him to move his cart and demanded a bribe. He alleges that when he refused, the

Jamnagar/Ahmedabad, August 30: Eight Indian Air Force personnel were killed on Thursday as two Mi-17 helicopters collided midair and crashed during a practice for a bombing mission at Sarmat range in Jamnagar at 12.05pm. Two others on board the two helicopters were injured in the crash. The Mi-17 helicopters are multi-role helicopters. They are used for transportation of troops and also for

Indore/Bhopal, August 30: In what proved to be a major embarrassment for the party, about 200 Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) workers attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party office in Indore on Tuesday night. For the RSS, the attack was to “teach the errant BJP a lesson”, but the BJP was at a loss to even react, not to mention lodging a complaint. A local RSS leader said, “If a child starts eating

Washington, August 30: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi has refused to apologize for the 2002 riots in the state. "One only has to ask for forgiveness if one is guilty of a crime. If you think it's such a big crime, why should the culprit be forgiven? "Just because Modi is a chief minister, why should he be forgiven? I think Modi should get the biggest punishment possible if he is guilty. And

New Delhi/Mumbai, August 29: The Supreme Court verdict upholding the death sentence of Ajmal Kasab in 26/11 Mumbai attacks case on Wednesday led to a vociferous demand for execution of the Pakistani terrorist at the earliest from parties, kin of the victims and other quarters in the country. Home minister Sushilkumar Shinde said government, on its part, will ensure that if Kasab files a mercy plea

New Delhi, August 29: The Supreme Court has upheld death penalty for 26/11 Mumbai attacks convict Ajmal Kasab. Mohammed Ajmal Kasab is the lone Pakistani terrorist captured alive in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. He was sentenced to death for his role in the attacks that left 166 people dead by a special court in Mumbai on May 6, 2010. While dismissing Kasab's petition that he was not given a fair

Ahmedabad, August 29: Mayaben Kodnani, a senior BJP leader and former Minister in the Narendra Modi Cabinet, and the former Bajrang Dal convener, Babu Bajrangi, were among 32 persons convicted on Wednesday in the Naroda-Patiya massacre case, in which 97 Muslims were killed. Special court judge Jyotsna Yagnik acquitted 29, giving them “the benefit of doubt” because of insufficient evidence; but she

New Delhi, August 29: Rajya Sabha MPs will get to stay in new 4-bedroom flats, each costing Rs 2 crore, under a housing project whose foundation stone was today laid by Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari. There will be a total 14 flats, 28 servant quarters, a common reception hall and a gym beside other facilities which will come up on a 0.6 acre land on Talkatora Road. Apart from the