The government said it has no information about police violence against citizens while enforcing the coronavirus-induced lockdown last year As many as 348 people died in police custody in different parts of the country in the last…
Measles outbreak linked to Amma faithful
May 5, 2006 - 12:10PM Followers of a world-renowned Hindu spiritual leader famous for her "divine hugs" have been blamed for a measles epidemic across Australia. A near quadrupling in the number of measles cases…
Hindus manage Vadodara dargah
Ravish Kumar, Saturday, May 6, 2006 (Vadodara):As the city of Vadodara limps back to normalcy, curfew has been relaxed in parts of the city and the army is being withdrawn.What sparked off the violence was…
In BJP, even directory reflects ideological shift
New Delhi, May 06: Ideology is back with a bang in the BJP not only in the pro-Hindutva statements of its new RSS-backed chief Rajnath Singh but even in its new telephone directory.In the telephone…
Spanish region to form cooperatives for prostitutes
[ Friday, May 05, 2006 08:40:33 pmIANS ]MADRID: The northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia is preparing to regulate prostitution, which would encourage sex workers to form cooperatives, and run brothels, the El Pais newspaper reported…
Senior BJP leader faces corruption charges in MP
Former Madhya Pradesh minister faces corruption chargesSaturday, May 6th, 2006Bhopal - A case of corruption has been filed against BJP legislator and former minister Omprakash Dhurve in Madhya Pradesh by the state’s Lok Ayukta, or…
Post-Veerappan tourists threaten forest
Raksha Shetty,CNN-IBN, May 06, 2006 at 11:58Bandipur: The jungles of Bandipur are part of a 5,500 square kilometre forest reserve, spanning three states - Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.However, tourism is putting immense pressure on…
Betel leaves, with love from Kerala to Pakistan
07 May 2006 # IANSBy Liz Mathew, Tirur (Kerala): For decades, the Malabar betel leaf has been a favourite of Pakistanis. No wonder every time relations between India and Pakistan sour, traders here see the…
Ten hurt in Kashmir sex scandal protest
06 May 2006 11:34:48 GMT, Source: ReutersSRINAGAR, India, May 6 (Reuters) - At least 10 people were injured in Indian Kashmir on Saturday when police fired teargas shells and baton-charged hundreds of students as protests…