News from India
Five years after the notorious gang rape and murder of a 23-year old physiotherapy student on a bus in Delhi, the BBC’s Geeta Pandey asks if India is a better… Continue reading Was Delhi gang rape India’s Metoo moment?
Six people have been sentenced to death for the murder of a man from India’s Dalit community in an “honour killing” in Tamil Nadu last year. Sankar, 22, was hacked… Continue reading India Tamil Nadu: Six face death penalty for Dalit murder
Sjoerd Marijne feels the biggest achievement from the Hockey World League Final 2017 is the confidence the Indian players have gained that they can beat any team in the world.… Continue reading Indian hockey team should play like Roger Federer: Sjoerd Marijne
Police have arrested an Indian man accused of molesting a Bollywood actress on a flight from Delhi to Mumbai on Sunday. Zaira Wasim, 17, said a “middle-aged man” sitting behind… Continue reading Zaira Wasim: India man held for molesting Bollywood star on flight
Another case of alleged medical negligence has come to light, this time from BKL hospital in Karol Bagh area. Neeraj Garg, a resident of Gwalior, on Sunday said that he… Continue reading After Max, another hospital in Delhi accused of medical negligence
Five terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba have been killed by the Armed forces in two separate incidents.The encounters took place late last night at Handwara and Baramulla. All five terrorists killed… Continue reading J&K: 5 Lashkar terrorists killed in 2 separate encounters
New Delhi, Dec 9: The transgender community–fighting for its rights to lead a normal life–has been mighty miffed with the Narendra Modi government. As the Centre is planning to reintroduce… Continue reading Transgender community to host nationwide protest against ‘regressive’ bill on Dec 17
A seven-year-old Indian schoolgirl who had petitioned the court and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to save her neighbourhood park has won her fight. Navya Singh had been seeking to stop… Continue reading Delhi seven-year-old wins fight to save park
Seventeen million babies under the age of one are breathing toxic air, putting their brain development at risk, the UN children’s agency has warned. Babies in South Asia were worst… Continue reading Babies’ brains damaged by pollution, Unicef says
New Delhi, Dec 5 (PTI) Three men have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the killing of an NRI in southeast Delhis New Friends Colony in July, police said… Continue reading Three arrested for alleged involvement in killing of NRI
Veteran Bollywood actor and producer Shashi Kapoor has died aged 79. Kapoor, who acted in huge hits like Deewar and Kabhie Kabhie, had been ill for some time and was… Continue reading Shashi Kapoor, Bollywood legend, dies at 79
Delhi’s Max Hospital has sacked two doctors in connection with the horrific case where one of the newborn twins was declared dead but was later found alive. A woman delivered… Continue reading Newborn found alive after being declared dead: Max Hospital sacks two doctors
