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New Delhi, April 21: The five-year-old girl who was brutally raped here is in "stable" condition after undergoing surgery, doctors said Sunday. "She is stable and is responding well to treatment," D.K. Sharma, medical superintendent of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), told reporters. "Her vital parameters are ok and she faces no threat to her life. She is alert and spoke to her

New Delhi, Apr 21: As protests against the brutal rape of a five-year-old continue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday called for collective action to root out such depravity from society. "The gruesome assault on a little child reminds us of the need to work collectively to root out this sort of depravity," the prime minister said in his address on Civil Services Day here. The PM also called

Mumbai, Apr 21: Terming as "a deadly attack on Hindus" the Gujarat government's nod for seeking death penalty for former BJP minister Maya Kodnani and nine others in the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre case, Shiv Sena today said Hindus have different expectations from Chief Minister Narendra Modi. "There is a feeling that Modi is a protector of Hindus. Seeking death penalty for Kodnani and Bajrangi is

New Delhi, Apr 20: In a throwback to days of December last, Delhi on Saturday seethed in anger over the rape of a five-year-old girl and police insensitivity in dealing with it as protests erupted demanding justice for the victim and removal of Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar. On a day the accused Manoj Kumar was arrested from Bihar's Muzaffarpur, protesters clashed with police outside the

New Delhi, Apr 20: Stung by scams in acquisition from foreign vendors, the Defence Ministry today finalised a new procurement policy under which Indian public and private sector will be given first priority for military procurements and will help in plugging loopholes that allow corruption. To avoid scams such as the AgustaWestland chopper deal and enhance transparency, the Ministry also approved

New Delhi, Apr 19: In a deep incursion, Chinese troops have entered the Indian territory in Daulat Beg Oldi(DBO) sector in eastern Ladakh and erected a tented post, setting the stage for a face-off with Indian troops. A Platoon-strength contingent of China's People's Liberation Army(PLA) came 10 km inside the Indian territory in Burthe in DBO sector, which is at an altitude of about 17,000 feet

Muzaffarpur, Apr 20: A 25-year-old youth allegedly involved in the rape of the five-year-old girl in the national capital was arrested here early this morning, police said. Manoj Kumar was apprehended from Chiknouta, his in-law’s village, at around 2.00 a.m.from here in Bihar, 50 Km from Patna. The youth was arrested by a team from Delhi with the help of local police. The accused, who has come

New Delhi, Apr 19: A political storm broke out today over the draft JPC report on 2G scam with former Telecom Minister A Raja claiming that all decisions were taken in consultation with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the BJP accusing panel chief P C Chacko of trying to save the government. Chacko, however, sought to defend the draft report authored by him giving clean chit to the Prime Minister

New Delhi, Apr18: In its closure report submitted to the trial court, the Special Investigation Team that probed Zakia Jafri’s complaint against Narendra Modi and 58 others said there was no evidence to prove that the Chief Minister had sent the bodies of the 2002 Godhra victims to Ahmedabad with a view to parading them before the public. The SIT quoted Ahmedabad Police Commissioner P.C. Pande to

Mumbai, Apr 17: Comparing NDA constituents to horses of Arjun's chariot, Shiv Sena on Tuesday cautioned that BJP should take allies into confidence on the issue of its prime ministerial candidate or else there could be a "Mahabharata". With the chasm between BJP and JD(U) widening over Narendra Modi as the prime ministerial nominee, the Sena also insisted on convening a meeting of the opposition