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Salman Khan rape remark: Maharashtra women's panel may not prosecute 'Sultan' star despite his defiance

Apparently, the Maharashtra State Commission for Women does not have the manpower to pursue the case.

Jul 14, 2016

Around 47% early-girl marriages lead to "broken marriages", says a new study supported by NGO CRY

More than 90 percent of girl drop-outs are married by age 16

Jul 14, 2016

Nuclear weapon details exempted from RTI query ambit

The Strategic Forces Command has been added to the list of 25 organisations excluded from the purview of the RTI Act.

Jul 14, 2016

Kashmir in flames, Kashmiriyat alive: Amarnath pilgrims narrate heart-warming stories

Some Amarnath pilgrims who met with road accidents during Yatra were rescued by local Muslims and offered financial help

Jul 14, 2016

Scam-tainted Sheila Dikshit declared Congress CM candidate in Uttar Pradesh

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad made the announcement at the All India Congress Committee headquarters in New Delhi

Jul 14, 2016

Noida: Gym instructor stabs his live-in partner 32 times

The woman is said to be in a critical condition.

Jul 14, 2016

'Expose' Zakir Naik, says Muslims for Secularism and Democracy group

MSD showed videos of Naik "spreading prejudice, if not contempt and hate for other religions". The group also asked the media to let agencies investigate his terror links, if any.

Jul 14, 2016

'Up to 80% porn' in laptops recovered from Isis militants, says former US intelligence chief

He also said these films might be the driving force behind the atrocities the jihadists commit.

Jul 14, 2016

Wing Commander Pooja Thakur takes IAF to court for refusing Permanent Commission

Wing Commander Thakur is the first female officer to have led the Guard of Honour inspected by President Obama at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in 2015.

Jul 14, 2016

NSEL Scam: ED cites fresh evidence, arrests Jignesh Shah for noncooperation

A government order sought to merge NSEL with its richer parent FTIL to help investors affected in Rs. 5,600 crore scam.

Jul 14, 2016

Karnataka: Tomlinson Church in Tumkur attacked; suspect caught on CCTV

Unidentified men tried to set a part of the church on fire.

Jul 14, 2016

Bihar: Former JD(U) MLA arrested after video of him drinking liquor surfaces online

Lalan Ram was also suspended from JD(U).

Jul 14, 2016

Islamic State: Group admits 'Omar the Chechen' killed in air strike

A monitoring group, based in Britain as well as the Pentagon, had said in March that the "minister of war" was killed in Syria in a U.S. air strike.

Jul 14, 2016

Chennai techie murder: Suspect Ramkumar in 3-day police custody; told to enact Swathi's murder

The police is also investigating why Ramkumar used a SIM card in the name of his former classmate's father.

Jul 14, 2016

Operation Sankat Mochan: Rescue team headed by VK Singh returns with Indians from South Sudan [VIDEO]

Indians with valid documents were chartered back to India from the conflict-ridden country on July 14.

Jul 14, 2016