Новости за 16.01.2017

The case of a mentally challenged woman allegedly raped by a 57-year-old assistant sub-inspector of police (ASI) in a moving vehicle has sent shock waves even amongst the top brass of the police forc...

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said there is lot of knowledge and infrastructure base with the DRDO and it needs to be tapped by the medium and small-scale firms and private industries, w...

A Bangladesh court sentenced 26 people, including three senior officers from the country's elite security force, to death on Monday after convicting them of murdering seven people who were abducted o...

The plane ploughed on for a few hundred metres through a village, shattering into pieces and damaging dozens of buildings.

The mass shooting at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Eve was carried out professionally with the involvement of an intelligence organisation, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said on...

A shooting erupted at an electronic music festival in the Mexican resort of Playa del Carmen early on Monday, leaving at least five people dead and sparking a stampede, the Mayor said. Fifteen people...

The Pakistani Senate on Monday passed a unanimous resolution condemning the statements of Army chief General Bipin Rawat and Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging Pakistan’s involvement in terrori...

Indian-American biotech entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan is being considered for a role in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under President Donald Trump, the transition team said.Mr. Sriniva...

China on Monday clarified that it had not “donated” two warships to Pakistan, but that the transfer of vessels, apparently for the defence of Gwadar port, was part of a legitimate “military trade” be...

‘The military alliance was designed many years ago and the members are not paying their share’

The maiden victory of the Gujarat cricket team over mighty Mumbai in the Ranji trophy is commendable (Editorial – “The Gujarat cricket model”, Jan.16). It holds a mirror to struggling teams in terms ...

With the passing of the Mental Health Care Bill, 2013, last year in the Rajya Sabha, the country has ushered in a new era of looking at mental disorders more holistically. However, there still exists...

Many of those for and against jallikattu are being hypocritical in their stands. For those who claim it to be a centuries-old sport, they conveniently conceal or forget the fact that it was always a ...

The tragedy in Patna is a telling example of a shoddy implementation of transportation laws (Editorial – “Drowned by state failure”, Jan.16). The lack of proper barricading to enable pilgrims to move...

The move by the Army Chief, Bipin Rawat, warning soldiers against airing their concerns on social media, seems to be a knee-jerk reaction (“Rawat warns of crackdown, but another video surfaces”, Jan.

In an era of evidence-based health studies, e-cigarettes occupying a large market without substantial field studies on its effects and safety is an issue of concern. To overcome the problems mentione...

: “If you don’t remain quiet, I will slit your throat,” were the words Sunil Rastogi allegedly uttered as he frantically tried to open a lock to gain entry into a room. He was addressing a 10-year-old...

: Siya (name changed) was another girl to have had a lucky escape on December 13. She and two of her friends had just come out of their school when they found Rastogi waiting for them.Using his infamo...

Vivekananda, the secret behind why Indians are today respected in the West

Here was a man who was everything to everyone – in life as much in death

Do the British owe reparations to India for having subjugated and exploited it?

Odd-even scheme, halt on construction activities among desperate measures planned to control pollution

Replying to a contempt petition filed before the High Court, according to which teachers were being deployed for court work despite a shortage in government schools, the Delhi government said it neve...

Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday slammed private schools built on government land for allegedly refusing admission to children living in the neighbourhood and for deciding to challenge a S...

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday witnessed protests against an ABVP-organised event on Kashmir, which the Left-backed students’ union claimed saw the presence of members of organisations a...