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According to the woman’s statement to the state crime branch, she was in a relationship with Father Varghese in 1999. At that time, she was 16 years old. (Photo: YouTube | Screengrab)

2 Kerala priests accused of rape, blackmailing married woman surrender

SC earlier rejected bail plea of Father Sony Varghese, Father Jaise K George and asked them to surrender.

13 Aug 2018 12:32 PM

Somnath Chatterjee is survived by wife Renu, a son and two daughters. (Photo: File | PTI)

Somnath Chatterjee: Expelled from CPM for ‘rising above party politics’

Somnath Chatterjee was elected to Lok Sabha 10 times from 1971.

13 Aug 2018 12:27 PM

'Shia Waqf Board has issued an order that on August 15, it is necessary to raise slogans of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' after the national anthem in the all programmes to be held on the properties of Waqf Board', Shia Waqf Board chairman, Waseem Rizvi said. (Photo: File)

Chant 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' on Independence Day else face action: Muslim board orders

Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board has made it mandatory to recite 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' slogan during Independence Day programmes.

13 Aug 2018 11:12 AM

The incident took place on Sunday when the driver lost control of the car on Halol-Bodeli road near Bhat village in Jambughoda city. (Representational image)

Seven children of family die after car falls into ditch in Gujarat

After the car fell in, locals rushed to the spot and rescued three of the ten people in the car, but could not save seven children.

13 Aug 2018 10:59 AM

A 24-year-old woman was allegedly raped repeatedly over six months by a man following which she became pregnant. (Representational Image/PTI)

24-yr-old UP woman gets impregnanted after being raped for 6 months, act filmed

When she became pregnant, the accused's family tried to force her to abort the child, police said.

13 Aug 2018 10:41 AM

In the video, the teacher, Jagmohan Meena, is seen repeatedly slapping the class 10 student of Swami Vivekanand Model School in Deedwana village. (Photo: YouTube Screengrab)

Rajasthan: Teacher thrashes student in classroom, caught on video

Complaint has been filed by family members of the student against the physical education teacher and an investigation has been initiated.

13 Aug 2018 9:48 AM

Somnath Chatterjee, one of the longest-serving parliamentarians in India, was not keeping well from the last few months. (Photo: File | PTI)

Somnath Chatterjee, former Lok Sabha Speaker, dies of cardiac arrest at 89

The Communist Party of India Marxist veteran was suffering from kidney ailment and was put on ventilator support on Saturday.

13 Aug 2018 9:32 AM

'...I and my team of 'gau rakshaks' will hit the streets and stop slaughter of cows in the state,' T Raja Singh Lodh said. (Photo: Screengrab | Facebook | @RajaSinghOffical)

Will kill or die to stop cow slaughter during Eid: Telangana MLA quits BJP

T Raja Singh Lodh alleged that his party was not providing any support for 'gau raksha' (cow protection).

13 Aug 2018 8:49 AM

According to preliminary investigation, devotees in massive numbers gathered at the temple on the third Monday of the Shravan month as per the Hindu calendar. (Photo: ANI)

15 injured in temple stampede in Bihar's Muzaffarpur

No causalities have been reported so far.

13 Aug 2018 8:41 AM

The concerned department has been told to take action so that such incidents don't occur in future. (Representative image)

20 children injured after high tension wire falls on Madrasa in Uttar Pradesh

23 children have been admitted to district hospital, but no casualties or serious injury has occurred.

13 Aug 2018 8:22 AM

In this file photo dated December 10, 2001, V.S. Naipaul receives the Nobel Prize for literature from Sweden’s King Carl Gustaf at the Stockholm Concert Hall. (Photo: AP)

Ram Nath Kovind, PM Modi laud Sir Vidia

Naipaul, known for his critical commentary on colonialism, idealism, religion and politics, died at the age of 85, his family said early on Sunday.

13 Aug 2018 6:20 AM

The AWBI’s efforts to speed up the setting up of the three-tier network assumes significance in light of the stress on checking cow slaughter and the complaints of growing menace of stray cows being abandoned by owners after they stop giving milk. (Representational image)

Animal protection: Push to post welfare officers

Such abandoned cattle allegedly damage crops in search of food as the public grazing lands have either shrunk or have been encroached upon.

13 Aug 2018 5:58 AM

The girl narrated her ordeal to her parents after reaching home, following which they lodged a complaint and a case was registered. (Representational image)

Girl student of residential school raped in UP district

The woman handed over the girl to a relative on the way who raped her.

13 Aug 2018 5:42 AM

ADGP said while the house, where the militants were hiding, was zeroed in, the ultras opened firing upon the forces which was retaliated, ensuing an encounter. (Representational image)

Anti-terror operation: J&K cop killed, two militants held

The ADGP said the arrested militants have revealed “many things” but which cannot be divulged right now as the operation would continue further.

13 Aug 2018 5:37 AM

Excluding Cong from UP alliance will be ‘myopic’, says Salman Khurshid

Khurshid said that it should be kept in mind that the Congress had done well in the state in the 2009 Lok Sabha polls.

13 Aug 2018 5:31 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Don’t play with statistics, Cong leader to PM Modi

Khera claimed that the Modi government has no major achievement to show to people though just nine months are left of its five-year term.

13 Aug 2018 4:22 AM

Ajit Jogi, former Chhattisgarh chief minister and chief of Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (Jogi), interacts with supporters at a rally.

Congress ‘plots’ Ajit Jogi’s fall, woos his partymen

Cong leaders say workers of Ajit Jogi’s JCCJ are leaving the party in hordes, realising that he has lost his political relevance in Chhattisgarh.

13 Aug 2018 4:08 AM

The state government runs around 11o shelter homes with the help of NGOs and the TISS report pointed to sexual exploitation of inmates in at least 15 such institutions. (Photo: Youtube Screengrab)

15 more shelter homes under lens for misdeeds

Nitish govt plans to start running all shelter homes in the state.

13 Aug 2018 4:03 AM

Villagers wade through flood waters at Bhoisahi in Bhubaneswar.

Odisha’s capital tries to save Smart City tag

Environment cell to be formed; protection for eco-sensitive zones.

13 Aug 2018 1:01 AM

Though decision to update the NRC was taken during the UPA regime, sudden political outburst at the national level has strengthened the polarisation at the grassroots level.

NRC in Assam: BJP set to gain the maximum

TMC chief Mamata Banerjee’s opposition to NRC has polarised the people in favour of BJP.

13 Aug 2018 12:58 AM

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