18 child labourers rescued in Odisha
Berhampur (Odisha): Eighteen child labourers were rescued in joint raids by different agencies from Bhanjanagar in Ganjam district of Odisha, official sources said on Tuesday. The raids were conducted on eight establishments, including shops, hostels, motor garages and snacks manufacturing units... read more »
Coalscam: CBI seeks sanction to prosecute government servants
CBI, on Monday, told a special court that it has forwarded a request to the competent authority to consider granting sanction to prosecute two public servants who have been summoned as accused in a coal blocks allocation scam case. The agency informed Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar that request... read more »
12 Sri Lankan fishermen released
The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court here on Monday ordered the release of 12 Sri Lankan fishermen, who were apprehended by the Coast Guard on September 30 and arrested by the Taruvaikulam Marine police on charges of poaching in Indian waters off Kanyakumari. Magistrate T. Jayaraajan ordered... read more »
In Jammu and Kashmir, BJP Not Inclined to Tie up With PDP: Sources
Despite its big gains in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP indicated on Tuesday that it is disinclined to form government in alliance with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), which is set to be the largest party in what is emerging as a hung assembly. At 1.45 pm,... read more »
Adarsh scam: Bombay High Court rejects CBI’s plea to drop former Maharashtra CM Asho...
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday rejected CBI’s plea to drop the name of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in Adarsh scam case. However, the court stayed... read more »
Ready to lead a young side, says confident Virat Kohli
New Delhi: After leading Indian cricket team to a One-Day International series whitewash against the touring Sri Lankan side, stand-in skipper Virat Kohli said he is ready to lead a young... read more »
Mudgal report: BCCI backs N Srinivasan; Meiyappan, Kundra to fend for themselves
Chennai: The BCCI today decided to hold its much-delayed Annual General Meeting on December 17 even as it stood firmly behind embattled President-in-exile N Srinivasan after he was cleared... read more »
Four dead in Taliban suicide raid
A TALIBAN attack involving at least one suicide bomber has targeted a foreigners’ compound in Kabul, killing four people in the latest fatal blast to hit the Afghan capital. The... read more »
With 14.3 mn enslaved people, India is the slavery capital of the...
Nearly 14.3 million people, including children, are “trapped” in modern-day slavery in India, which tops a global index of people under bondage across the world with an estimated 35.8 million... read more »
