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New Delhi, Apr 14: Popular Front of India Chairman E Abubacker in a statement has strongly condemned the brutal gang rape and killing of 8-year-old Asifa from Kathua district in Jammu and rape of a girl in Unnao in Uttar Pradesh by BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar along with others. The way some officers in J&K police along with communal political mafia from the area gang raped and killed Asifa must

New Delhi, Apr 13: The Delhi High Court today issued notices to several media houses for disclosing the identity of the eight-year-old girl who was gangraped and killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar, which took up the issue on its own after coming across print and electronic media reports, sought a response from the

New Delhi, Apr 13: A "deeply, deeply disturbed" Maneka Gandhi said today that she intends to ask for the death penalty for those who rape children below 12 years of age. The women and child development minister's comment, in a video released today, comes amid a groundswell of horror at the bid to communalise the gory gang rape and murder of eight-year-old Asifa in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua, and

New Delhi, Apr 13: The CBI has registered three separate cases related to the alleged rape of a woman by a BJP MLA and his brother late in the night, officials said here today. Banagarmau MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar is being questioned by the CBI officers, they said. The victim had attempted suicide outside the residence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath triggering a massive political row over women

Lucknow, Apr 12: A day after the Samajwadi Party decided to extend support to the BSP in the biennial Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council polls, B R Ambedkar of Mayawati's party filed his nomination papers here today. Accompanied by senior BSP leaders, including its national general secretary S C Misra, Ambedkar filed two sets of papers, returning officer and Joint Secretary in the Legislative

Kathua, Apr 12: Kathua MLA Rajiv Jasrotia has been missing since two days after being questioned about the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in his constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. Earlier, ANI tried to contact the BJP MLA to take his stance over the case. He, however, evaded the question and sent a text message that read: "Sir, I am going to the hospital as my mother-in-law is not well

Allahabad, Apr 12: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday questioned the Uttar Pradesh government's approach in handling the Unnao rape case, asking its counsel why the accused BJP MLA, Kuldeep Singh Sengar was not arrested even after an FIR. The court also asked the counsel to clarify whether or not the government would arrest the MLA, and sought a reply after lunch. It may be noted that the case

New Delhi, Apr 12: Union minister V K Singh today said "we as humans" had failed the eight-year-old girl from a minority nomadic community who was gang-raped and killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district but she would not be denied justice. The child from the nomadic Bakerwal Muslim community had disappeared from near her home in the forests next to Rasana village in Kathua on January 10. A

Thiruvidanthai, Apr 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India's commitment to peace is just as strong as its commitment to protecting the country's territory and asserted that his government is ready to take all necessary measures to equip the armed forces to bolster their strength. The prime minister's comments, after formally inaugurating the Defence Expo here, comes in the

Chennai, Apr 12: Chaos ruled the highway connecting Tamil Nadu's capital with Tiruchirapalli for several hours on Thursday morning as hundreds of cadre belonging to various political outfits blocked the roads and displayed black fags in protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's day-long visit. Giant balloons in black colour with "GoBackModi" written all over them were released at various