Tag: NC
Facebook Launches Express WiFi In India
Facebook on Thursday launched Express WiFi service that offers Internet facility through public hotspots to users in rural parts of India. ....
Army Launches Massive Hunt For Kashmir Militants
Thousands of security personnel cordoned off some 20 villages in south Kashmir on Thursday in a massive hunt for militants believed to be hiding in the area, but the operation was called off after eight hours without any arrests, police said. ....
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq In House Arrest
Authorities on Friday placed Huriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest to prevent him from participating in protests.....
DCW Chief Welcomes SC Decision In Nirbhaya Gang Rape Case
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Jaihind welcomed the Supreme Court's decision in the brutal December 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape case and said it will send a "strong message" to the rapists. ....
Will File Review Petition: Defence Lawyer On Nirbhaya Judgement
Soon after the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for all four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape case, defence lawyer A.P. Singh said he will file a review petition against the judgement.....
ED Attaches Over Rs 33 Crore Property Of Shekhar Reddy, Others
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it has provisionally attached properties worth Rs 33.74 crore of businessman J.Shekhar Reddy and his associates under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).....
9 Dead As Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Tension Escalates
At least nine people were killed and dozens injured when Afghan border forces fired at a census team in Pakistan's Balochistan on Friday -- a day after the Afghan President turned down invitations to visit Islamabad. ....
Owaisi Questions 'double Standards' On Death For Rape
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday questioned the "double standards" in awarding death penalty to rapists, especially when it came to communal riots.....
Ordinance To Help Banks: SBI
The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, notified on Friday, is expected to facilitate bankers to adopt resolutions for NPA (non performing assets) accounts, a banker said on Friday.....
Celebrities Give Mixed Reactions On Nirbhaya Rape Case Verdict
Members of the Hindi film fraternity have given a thumbs up to the Supreme Court's verdict on the Nirbhaya rape case which took place in 2012. Some feel that justice has prevailed while there are others who want a "public hanging".....
