Top Stories

New Delhi, Feb 2: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking to make rape, sexual harassment, molestation gender-neutral. The lawyer, Rishi Malhotra had knocked the doors of the apex court last month seeking to declare the offences of rape, sexual assault, outraging of modesty, voyeurism and stalking in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) as gender-neutral. Malhotra, in his petition filed before

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s attempt to crack a joke after he lost the top spot of the most followed actor in India on Twitter to Shah Rukh Khan, sparked a row as many Twitterati smelt a bit jealous in the Shahenshah’s dialog delivery. The fan following of Big B has quickly dropped from 33 million to 32.9 million on Twitter after the social media giant acted against fake accounts. As a result the

Hyderabad, Feb 2: Telugu Desam Party (TD P), on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction over allocations for Andhra Pradesh in Union budget 2018 and hinted at taking a crucial decision soon. While the Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu is expected to discuss the impact of the budget on the state's precarious financial situation at the party coordination committee meeting and then at the cabinet

Thrissur, Feb 2: A man was today arrested for allegedly attempting to misbehave with a Malayalam film actress while she was travelling in a train. Railway police said actress Sanusha complained that a man who was travelling on the berth next to her had tried to harass her in the early hours. She said she caught hold of the man's hand, switched on the light and screamed for help before alerting the

New Delhi, Feb 2: Months after the chilling murder case of Pradyuman Thakur, another student was found dead inside the school toilet under mysterious circumstances. Fourteen-year-old Tushar was found dead at 11 am inside the toilet of Jeevan Jyoti Senior Secondary School in Karawal Nagar on Thursday by fellow students. A student of Class 9, Tushar was allegedly beaten to death inside a private

Havana, Feb 2: The eldest son of the late Cuban president Fidel Castro committed suicide today, state media reported. He was 68 years old. "Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, who had been treated by a group of doctors for several months due to deep depression, took his life this morning," Cuba's official newspaper Granma reported. "Fidelito" -- as he was known on island nation -- had initially been

Hyderabad, Feb 2: In a shocking incident, a 19-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her boyfriend at a cinema hall in Secunderabad while Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Padmaavat' movie was being screened on January 29. The incident came to light on Thursday after the culprit was arrested by the police. He was presented before the court and was remanded to judicial custody. According to Market police

New Delhi, Feb 2: Traders in Delhi have called for a two-day bandh starting Friday to protest against the ongoing sealing drive in the national capital. It is expected that at least 8 lakh shops and a large number of factories would remain closed as part of the strike. The call for two-day bandh has been given by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT). Notably, the Chamber of Trade and

New Delhi, Feb 1: The Central government on Thursday submitted a report before the Supreme Court, saying that the 'Union of India' did not favor death penalty in connection with the rape of an eight-month-old girl by her cousin. "We are in not favor of death penalty in the eight-month-old girl rape case," Additional Solicitor General (ASG) P. S. Narasimha told the Apex Court three-judge bench

A senior Pakistani provincial minister, Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani, and his wife were on Thursday found dead at their house in the port city Karachi, police said. Bijarani, a veteran leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), was the Planning and Development Minister in Sindh province, the Dawn reported. Bijarani and his wife Fariha Razzaq, who was a journalist, were found dead in their bedroom, the