Govt Marital Rape

Govt Marital Rape, Why isn't it a crime for a man to rape his wife in India? The government says it's because of poverty, religious beliefs, social customs and the mindset of the Indian society, among other things. A federal minister said Wednesday that India's Bharatiya Janata Party-led government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not.. Continue Reading...

AAP Fake Degree

AAP Fake Degree, Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar, who is facing allegations of possessing a fake degree, on Thursday blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of waging a malicious campaign against him and said he was prepared to resign if asked by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Tomar squarely blamed the BJP for conniving to sully the image .. Continue Reading...

Nepal Death Toll

Nepal Death Toll, Up to 15,000 people may have died in the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal over the weekend, the country's army chief told NBC News in an exclusive interview on Thursday. The official death toll from Saturday's 7.8-magnitude quake quake currently stands at 5,800. "Our estimates are not looking good. We are thinking th.. Continue Reading...

Ramdev Male Child

Ramdev Male Child, Protests rose in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday over 'Putrajeevak Beej', an infertility medicine produced by Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev's Divya Pharmacy. Critics called the product 'illegal', calling for it to be banned and action taken against its manufacture. The arguments grew louder when JDU's K.C. Tyagi waived a packet of 'P.. Continue Reading...

Coal Scam CBI

Coal Scam CBI, A special court on Thursday rapped the CBI for not impounding the passport of Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal, charged along with 14 others in a coal blocks allocation scam case, saying the agency cannot adopt a different policy for some of the accused. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar also asked the CBI chief to.. Continue Reading...

Punjab Nirbhaya

Punjab Nirbhaya, The Union Home Ministry on Thursday sought a report from the Punjab government on a brutal incident in Moga where a teenager died and her mother was seriously injured after both were molested and thrown off a bus. Shinder Kaur (36) was travelling with her 14-year-old daughter and her 10-year-old son on a bus belonging to Orbit, .. Continue Reading...

May Day 2015

May Day 2015, The brutal winter for much of the United States has begun to fade into memory, and May Day -- a celebration of springtime -- is nearly upon us. With the holiday set for May 1, the annual observation has interesting roots, including a history of both joyful revelry and determined protest. It also helps signal that spring has actually a.. Continue Reading...