-Outlook Delhi Police fared the worst when it came to complaints against the men in khaki for alleged irregularities last year, while their Uttar Pradesh counterparts came a close second. Out of 61,765 complaints filed against cops across India, 22 per cent (12,805 cases) were registered in Delhi, a report prepared by the National Crime Records Bureau said. Uttar Pradesh came second with 19.4 per cent (11,971 cases) complaints registered, while Madhya Pradesh...
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Driving the wrong way on road safety -G Ananthakrishnan
-The Hindu India’s roads are deadlier than ever. The high rates of death and disability expose the lack of an organised system of traffic management and safety. Road safety is no one’s responsibility. It is time to make someone accountable. On the final day of this year’s ‘puja’ season in Chennai, a particular roadside temple near the iconic Central Railway Station had the long annual line of vehicles — vans, tempos, taxis,...
More »A village rape shatters a family, and India's traditional silence -Jim Yardley
-The New York Times Dabra: One after the other, the men raped her. They had dragged the girl into a darkened stone shelter at the edge of the fields, eight men, maybe more, reeking of pesticide and cheap whiskey. They assaulted her for nearly three hours. She was 16 years old. When it was over, the men threatened to kill her if she told anyone, and for days the girl said nothing....
More »Dalit hit as cops fire at mob in Junagadh
-The Indian Express Rajkot: Police inspector injured in violence triggered by a road accident, security beefed up in the area. A month after three dalits were killed in police firing at Thangadh in Surendranagar district, a dalit youth was injured when police on Thursday opened fire to control a mob that went on the rampage in Sardar Chowk area of Junagadh city following an accident between a car and a Gujarat State...
More »Naveen Jindal says sting shows ‘extortion bid’ by Zee -Archna Shukla
-The Indian Express Alleging an extortion bid by Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and senior executives of news channels owned by his group, Congress MP and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) chairman Naveen Jindal Thursday released video clips which purportedly show that the media group sought a Rs 100-crore advertising deal for not airing adverse reports against JSPL on the coal block allocation controversy. The video clips purportedly show Zee News...
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