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It has been 7 years after that night of December 16 when the 23-year-old physiotherapy intern was savagely gangraped and left for dead on a Delhi street. (Photo: File | Representational)

7 years on, despair shrouds Nirbhaya rapists’ home and colony

One of the six accused Akshay Singh's petition is due to be heard on December 17.

15 Dec 2019 4:52 PM

'Congress and its allies are stoking fire over the citizenship Act but people of the Northeast have rejected violence. Actions of the Congress prove that all decisions taken in Parliament are correct,' PM Modi said. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

'NE has rejected violence, shows Parliament is correct': PM Modi on CAA

The prime minister was addressing an election rally in J'khand and lashed out at the opposition alliance.

15 Dec 2019 3:56 PM

Mahatma Gandhi

Bapu’s photo on 2,21,962.55 mn notes

RTI activist to submit data, apply for Guinness.

15 Dec 2019 5:32 AM

Maulana Azad National Urdu University students protest against the CAA in Hyderabad on Saturday. — DC

Mannu students attack Modi govt

Addressing the students, union president Umer Farooq said the NDA government led by the BJP was inspired by Islamophobia.

15 Dec 2019 5:30 AM

President Tahreek Muslim, Shabban Mushtaq Malik and Moulana Naseeruddin address a press conference after an all-party meeting to boycott the NRC and the Citizenship Act in Hyderabad on Saturday. (Photo: P. Surendra)

Assamese in Hyderabad protest new Citizenship Act

There are more than 15,000 Assamese working in Hyderabad in the information technology, hospital and hotel industries in the city.

15 Dec 2019 5:28 AM

Students of Moulana Azad National Urdu University hold a protest rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens of India on the varsity campus on Saturday. (Photo: P. Surendra)

Telangana may enforce Citizenship Act

TRS had voted against the Citizenship Bill in Parliament, party says no option now.

15 Dec 2019 5:26 AM

Police said Samuel, second husband of Vijayalakshmi, had come to threaten the elderly woman, Dhanammal in her house, where the three daughters of Vijayalakshmi by her first marriage were staying.

Old woman’s killer stoned to death in TN

At least 12 members of the public also suffered burn injuries as the fleeing killer threw acid at the enraged crowd before he was subdued by the mob.

15 Dec 2019 2:05 AM

The body believes that the media’s overall commitment to responsible coverage of developments in the country should not be questioned through such an advisory, it added.

Probe prag news attack: Editors guild

The alleged incident came while massive protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act were underway in Guwahati on Friday.

15 Dec 2019 2:02 AM

Protestors during a demonstration, #NOTINMYNAME, demanding withdrawal of the Citizenship Amendment Act, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Upper Assam tense, curfew lifted

Security sources said mobs burnt vehicles and vandalised public properties in several areas of Upper Assam.

15 Dec 2019 1:59 AM

Leela Samson

CBI books dancer Samson for graft

The agency sleuths also conducted searches at the premises of the accused.

15 Dec 2019 1:54 AM

Addressing the Congress’ mega ‘Bharat Bachao Rally’ in Delhi earlier in the day, Gandhi rejected the BJP’s demand for an apology over his ‘rape in India’ remark.

Savarkar must be respected: Shiv Sena

Fadnavis also added that Rahul Gandhi must apologise for making the irresponsible statement.

15 Dec 2019 1:53 AM

Former PM Manmohan Singh, along with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former president Rahul Gandhi, at the Bharat Bachao rally at Ramlila Maidan, in New Delhi, on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

BJP shredding India’s soul: Sonia Gandhi

Cong chief targets BJP over state of economy at Bharat Bachao rally.

15 Dec 2019 1:49 AM

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In a first, Telangana Governer writes to officials

Sources said the Governor wants to keep in direct touch with top officials including collectors.

15 Dec 2019 1:46 AM

N. Chandrababu Naidu

Chandrababu Naidu in deep legal trouble

After the defeat in the Assembly elections, TD MPs, MLAs and prominent leaders have been abandoning the party one after another.

15 Dec 2019 1:43 AM

Works for a new office of the Chief Minister on the ninth floor of BRKR Bhavan underway.

Rs 3 cr penthouse office being built for KCR

The government is constructing a 600 sq. mtr conference hall costing Rs 3 crore on the ninth floor of the building.

15 Dec 2019 1:42 AM

In instances, the discrepancies were more than one lakh votes.

Vote mismatch seen in 347 LS seats, ADR says

A study conducted by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has confirmed these doubts.

15 Dec 2019 1:40 AM

The man checked the baskets where the vegetables were kept and found the onions.

Hyderabad: Thief makes away with 20 kg onions

In Domalguda, a hefty man with a cap on his head came on a bike and stopped near a vegetable cart parked on the road side.

15 Dec 2019 1:32 AM

Earlier, AP Lokayukta Justice P. Lakshmana Reddy called upon the people to approach the institution at any time if they were facing injustice either from authorities or political representatives.

AP Lok Ayukta awards Rs 1.75 cr to victims’ kin

This is the highest amount awarded by the Lok Adalat so far, said Mr Nageswar Reddy, lawyer for the petitioner.

15 Dec 2019 1:29 AM

According to officials, over 40 persons, including a few policemen, were named as witnesses.

Hyderabad: Police files charges in Samatha rape-murder

The government designated the Fifth Additional Sessions Court of Adilabad district for the speedy trial of the accused.

15 Dec 2019 1:23 AM

The price disparity took officials by surprise, they suspected a nexus between businessmen and realtors for this.

166 sq yard plot for Rs 1.27 crore e-auctioned on first day

The plot is about 1.5 km from the Nagole Metro Rail station.

15 Dec 2019 1:20 AM

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7 years on, despair shrouds Nirbhaya rapists’ home and colony

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