Saturday

MP teen shoots dead sister for inter-caste marriage

7:39 pm June 22, 2019

Indore: A 21-year old woman who married a man from a different caste was Saturday shot dead allegedly by her teenage brother in a village in Indore, police said. Bulbul had an inter-caste marriage with Kuldeep, both residents of Rawad village here, some six months back and it had enraged her family, Sub Divisional Officer […]

Kerala policewoman burnt alive

7:48 pm June 15, 2019

Mavelikkara (Ker): A 34-year-old woman police constable died after she was allegedly set ablaze by a man here Saturday, police said. The victim was posted at the Vallikkunnam station here. According to police, the accused allegedly poured petrol over the policewoman and set her ablaze this afternoon when she was on her way back home […]

At rallies in Bihar, Rajnath touches upon Gilgit-Baltistan

Rajnath Singh takes charge as defence minister

1:59 pm June 1, 2019

New Delhi: Rajanth Singh on Saturday took charge as the defence minister and immediately held a meeting with the top military brass. Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik, Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra and top officials of the ministry accorded a warm welcome to Singh. After taking charge, the former home minister held a meeting […]

Pope again updates Vatican legal code amid scrutiny, probes

Pope: Abortion is never OK, equates it to ‘hiring a hitman’

11:45 pm May 25, 2019

Vatican City: Pope Francis says abortion can never be condoned, even when the fetus is gravely sick or malformed. He is urging doctors and priests to support families to carry such pregnancies to term. During an audience Saturday with participants of a Vatican-sponsored anti-abortion conference, Francis said opposition to abortion isn’t a religious issue but […]

Mamata presents vote on account for Rs 2.99 lakh cr in House, oppn parties boycott speech

Poll effect: Mamata offers to quit as CM, party rejects

11:18 pm May 25, 2019

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress president Mamata Banerjee Saturday offered to quit as chief minister of West Bengal following her party’s drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls, but the TMC rejected it. Addressing her first press conference after the election results were declared, she accused the BJP of polarising people on religious lines to garner votes in […]