In a harrowing incident of sexual assault, a 2.5-year-old girl was raped and her body was found on October 29 at the roadside bushes of Kavi Nagar area in Ghaziabad.  A special POCSO court gave the death sentence to the accused, delivering the verdict in record time. The court took 29 days to deliver the …

In what could be a milestone development, the Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF is considering induction of women personnel in its specialised jungle warfare commando force CoBRA. Ten Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) units with over 12,000 personnel were raised under the CRPF in 2009 for undertaking intelligence-based jungle warfare operations. Facebook “We are favourably considering inducting women …

This Republic Day, Rafale jets, whose induction into the IAF began last September and is work in progress, will make a debut in the Republic Day fly-past. Flt Lt Bhawana Kanth, amongst the first three women fighter pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF), will also be a part of the Republic Day Parade. This will be the first time …

The Kanpur zoo has been shut down for 15 days after samples of fowls found dead in the zoo tested positive for bird flu. The district authorities have ordered the Kanpur Zoo to kill all the birds present in all the enclosures till Sunday evening, according to a report by News 18. Representational Image Four birds were found dead in …

The COVID-19 vaccine is likely to arrive in Delhi by early next week and robust preparations are underway to stock it in the required temperature, ensuring effective roll-out of the inoculation exercise. The Delhi government is creating a massive storage facility at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH). The Police have also been alerted about the imminent arrival of …

A day after Mumbai Police lodged an FIR against Bollywood actors Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan for allegedly violating the COVID-19 institutional quarantine norms, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope today said nobody is above law and everyone should follow the protocols. Speaking to media, Tope said it is the duty of an “ideal citizen” to strictly follow rules and regulations …

The three-judge bench of the Supreme Court cleared the redevelopment plan for Central Vista with a 2:1 majority on Tuesday, although with riders. The bench held that there were “no infirmities in clearances given, change in land use and the environmental clearances”. However, it imposed some riders like clearance from heritage conservation committee. AFP A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, …

To bring transgender community in the forefront of the society, the Kerala government has announced a slew of programmes, including extension of scholarship for third gender students and financial aid for legally married transcouples. Announcing the initiatives, Minister for Social Justice K K Shylaja said the Social Justice Department has sanctioned Rs six lakh for the scholarship of the marginalised …

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), drinking alcohol at home or year-end parties won’t be a good idea since it is going to get very cold. In its latest impact-based advisory, the IMD said “severe” cold wave is expected over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and northern Rajasthan from 28 December and there is increased likelihood of various illnesses …

As the protests against farm laws around borders points of Delhi have been on for over a month now, many protesting farmers have also lost their lives fighting the bitter cold. Two protesting farmers – one from Punjab and another from Kaithal in Haryana – died of cardiac arrest at the Tikri-Bahadurgarh border in the past 24 hours, according to …