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World Day Against Child Labour: 60 Million Employed as Domestic Helpers in India

About 10.5 million children employed as domestic helpers work in hazardous and sometimes slave-like conditions, said a new report on World Day Against Child Labour (12 June) by the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

Jun 14, 2013

Punjabi Singer Nachhatar Gill Charged with Rape and Obscenity

Punjabi Singer Nachhatar Gill along with his three accomplices were booked under charges of rape, raising threats, fraud and criminal conspiracy by Ludhiana police based on a complaint filed by an aspiring model.

Jun 14, 2013

NSA Scandal: No Record of Assange Seeking Asylum, Says India; Obama Justifies Surveillance Program

The Indian government has slammed Wikileaks founder Jullian Assange's claim that the country failed to respond to his asylum pleas.

Jun 14, 2013

Telangana Issue: Protestors Gherao Andhra Assembly, Violence at Osmania Prevails

Hyderabad witnessed a tense situation on Friday as two Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) MLAs scaled the State Assembly building and threatened to jump if the demands of separate Telangana State are not met.

Jun 14, 2013

Remember 1991? Is Chidambaram's Anti-Gold Policy Right?

Despite Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's oft-repeated appeal to desist from buying gold, there is hardly any decline in gold sales across the country and the minister should realise that it was sine-qua-non to his budget beset with huge increase in daily taxes that had hit the country's massive middle class.

Jun 14, 2013

Monsoon Rains Arrive with Fun and Frolic in India [PHOTOS]

Monsoon rains have finally arrived in some parts of India, bringing down the temperature and providing some relief from the scorching heat.

Jun 14, 2013

Jiah Nafisa Khan Suicide: Police Investigate Physical Relationship; Sooraj Has Temper Issues, Say Friends

Mumbai Police are investigating the 'physical relationship' angle in the Jiah Khan suicide case following Sooraj Pancholi's confession of his year long live-in relationship with the actress.

Jun 14, 2013

Shah Rukh Khan Reacts to Jiah Nafisa Khan's Suicide: One Should Respect Life More Than Love, Says King Khan

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has reacted to actress Jiah Nafisa Khan's suicide, saying that one should not give up life for love.

Jun 14, 2013

My Successor Could Be a Woman, Says Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama in a press conference at Sydney, Australia, has said that his successor could be a woman. The spiritual leader was taking questions regarding the current gender conflict centring Prime Minister Julia Gillard when he made the remark.

Jun 13, 2013

Custody Deaths in Malaysia: Dhamendran's Family Files Compliant Against Criminal Investigation Chief

Several weeks have passed since N. Dhamendran, an Indian-origin Malaysian died in custody at the Kuala Lumpur police contingent headquarters. Even as the names of three accused in the case have been revealed and convicted appropriately, authorities have not yet revealed the identity of the fourth cop, sparking speculations that they are trying to protect the fourth culprit.

Jun 13, 2013

Maoist Attack in Bihar: Militants Fire at Passenger Train, Security Personnel and Train Guard Injured

Close to 100 armed Maoists attacked the Intercity passenger train passing through Jamui station in Bihar on Thursday.

Jun 13, 2013

US Hacked China for Years Says Edward Snowden; Why Does the Whistleblower Have Undue Faith in Hong Kong for his Safety?

Adding to the string of embarrassing revelations of US government's Security Intelligence strategies, whistleblower Edward Snowden has come in the spotlight once again making claims that the US government has been hacking into the computer networks of China for years.

Jun 13, 2013

Jiah Nafisa Khan Suicide: Sooraj Pancholi Admits to Violence; Rabiya and Zarina Wahab's Verbal War Intensifies

Sooraj Pancholi, who is presently in police custody on charges of abetting suicide of Jiah Khan, has confessed to have physically abused the actress eight months ago, claimed police.

Jun 13, 2013

TRAI to Deactivate TV Cable Service for CAF Defaulters

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday said cable TV subscribers in the National Capital Region (NCR), who fail to submit the mandatory customer application form (CAF) that indicates the channel preference and personal data of the customers, will face disconnection of the service after 25 June.

Jun 12, 2013

NSA Scandal: Edward Snowden Untraceable after Leaking US Top Secret Files

Edward Snowden, who grabbed eyeballs when he acted as the whistleblower leaking highly classified United States surveillance programs to British and United States newspapers remains at large with his present location unknown.

Jun 12, 2013