Everything you need to know about Baghpat Gate: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Baghpat Gate: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Ghaziabad, June 19 (IANS) A nine-month-old child, abducted by his family's neighbour for adoption by his childless brother-in-law, was rescued Wednesday and the kidnappers arrested, police said.
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) A 24-year-old truck driver was beaten to death by some unidentified men when he resisted their bid to rob him, said police Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Delhi Police said Saturday that the 22-year-old Subhash shot dead a class 12 girl student the day before as she had spurned his marriage proposal, telling him that she was more educated.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Outrage at the rape of a five-year-old in Delhi spilled onto the capital's streets Sunday as scores of angry protestors stormed the barricades outside the residences of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Two jeweller brothers were killed and their sister was injured when a car they were travelling in crashed into a stationary bus here early Thursday, police said.
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Two brothers were killed while a 35-year-old unidentified woman was injured when a car they were travelling in crashed into a stationary bus here early Thursday, police said.
Lucknow, Feb 10 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Saturday midnight undertook a major rejig of the state bureaucracy, transferring 56 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and 60 Indian Police Service (IPS) officials.
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The Indian Army is ready for "all challenges", General Bikram Singh said Tuesday, a day after he asserted the army's right to retaliate for the beheading of a soldier by Pakistanis.
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The Indian Army is prepared to face all internal and external challenges faced by the country, army chief General Bikram Singh said Tuesday amid continued tensions with Pakistan over the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers along the Line of Control (LoC).
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Delhi Police have arrested a man who allegedly helped the owner of a private bus in which a young woman was gang-raped get a permit based on forged documents, police said Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) A 22-year-old man booked for rioting here could be confined to police custody if he does not pay Rs.10,000 for bail.
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Delhi Police Constable Subhash Chand Tomar, who died here Tuesday morning, had his first brush with death 23 years ago when he was seriously injured in a bomb blast in a DTC bus in 1989 at Mall Road here.
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) With the Christmas and New Year celebrations ahead, mall and pub owners here expect less business because of the recent protests against the Dec 16 gang-rape of a woman in the national capital. However, they said safety is more important than business.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, viewing the ongoing agitation at the Central Delhi and protest in the entire capital has appealed to public to do not turned violent and try to maintain peace and calm................
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The rage spread, rapidly and steadily, through India's national capital Friday as students, activists and just concerned citizens gathered at various places in the city to protest the torture and gang-rape of a young woman, now battling to stay alive in a Delhi hospital.
New Delhi, Dec.21 (ANI): The streets of Delhi on Friday witnessed an outpouring of anger over the December 16 night gang-rape of a para-medic student in a moving bus.
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Despite the current turbulence in India's commercial aviation space, the government sees robust growth ahead if airlines reduce tariff, induct small aircraft and connect cities beyond metros ?? for which a policy will be announced soon.
Adults have banned love. Any young person who marries someone they love (as opposed to the official partner chosen by adults) will be exiled, said the town council of Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh. "Love marriages are a shame for society," council member Sattar Ahmed told the Daily Mail. I'd love to see him and his wife on a romantic night out. I can imagine them passing the time stabbing voodoo effigies of the opposite sex.
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Paying homage to Indian soldiers who fought the war with China 50 years ago, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Saturday said India has modernised its military infrastructure and stressed that its armed forces were capable of protecting the country against any such threat in future.
Ghaziabad, Oct 11 (IANS) Four people were critically injured Thursday when three assailants, posing as lawyers and believed to belong to a rival gang, opened fire at a person undergoing trial in the Ghaziabad district court complex, police said.
Lucknow, Sep 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Friday launched the Samajwadi Swasthya Seva, the biggest emergency medical transport service in the country.
Jaipur, Aug 25 (IANS) After girls in a Uttar Pradesh village were banned from using mobile phones about a month ago, a village panchayat in Rajasthan has prohibited minor girls from carrying mobiles and directed them to cover their heads when going out of home.
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) It was a rainy Saturday for Delhi with a total of 17.2 mm rain recorded throughout the day. The met forecast more showers Sunday.
New Delhi, July 24 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said no one has the right to curb anyone's freedom.
Kanpur/New Delhi, July 16 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has asserted that illegal social diktats by local village councils or community heads must stop.
New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Saturday condemned the public molestation of a teenaged girl in Guwahati, calling the incident "inhuman" and "disgusting."
New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Saturday condemned the public molestation of a teenaged girl in Guwahati, calling the incident "inhuman" and "disgusting."
In an India that prides itself on the surge towards a more modern tomorrow, a reality check is in order. And it came again - as it always does with tragic regularity - with a panchayat in Uttar Pradesh decreeing that women should not be allowed to use mobile phones, a teen in Guwahati being molested by a mob in public and a young acid attack victim in New Delhi pleading for government help or just the permission to die..
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Reacting to the decision of a Khap panchayat (community council) in an Uttar Pradesh village - banning love marriages and restricting movement of women out of homes - women politicians and activists Friday came down hard on the feudal outfits, saying "they do not have any legal recognition".
Chandigarh, July 13 (ANI): With a khap panchayat in Uttar Pradesh issuing a Taliban style diktat on women, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday criticised the panchayat saying that 'dictates have no place in democracy'.
Chandigarh, July 13 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Friday that the "Taliban-style" diktat by a khap panchayat in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat region, forbidding women from using cell phones, going to the market or walking unescorted, "has no place in a democratic society".
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Reacting to the decision of a Khap panchayat (community council) in an Uttar Pradesh village - banning love marriages and restricting movement of women out of homes - women activists Friday came down hard on the feudal bodies, saying "they do not have any legal recognition".
Lucknow, July 13 (IANS) Furious that two of their panchayat members had been arrested, villagers in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat region Friday beat up two policemen investigating the panchayat's 'Taliban' diktat banning women from using cell phones, going to the market or walking unescorted.
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Delhi residents finally heaved a sigh of relief Friday as pre-monsoon showers lashed several parts of the capital and brought down the mercury. The weather office forecast more rains Saturday as the monsoon finally keeps its date with the city.
Lucknow, July 6 (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper Friday shot dead his father and brother over a land dispute in Uttar Pradesh's Bhagpat district, police said.
Lucknow, June 16 (IANS) Three policemen were killed and one was critically injured when a speeding truck ploughed into a police station early Saturday in Baghpat district, about 500 km from here.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) A 30-year-old woman in the capital was allegedly poisoned by her husband as she had given birth to a girl child, police said Friday.
London, April 5 (IANS) Urban sparrows today have a far more high-pitched song than they did 50 years ago because they want to be heard over noise of the city, experts say.
Washington, Mar 28 (ANI): Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, the key man in the Memo Gate scandal, has said that Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik has lied while giving his testimony on Monday, because his meeting with then deputy director of India's Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), Chander D Sahay was a key turning point in bringing a permanent ceasefire in Kashmir.
Islamabad, Mar 26 (ANI): Kashmiri leader Muhammad Yasin Malik reportedly appeared before the judicial commission probing the Memo Gate scandal on Monday as the commission resumed its proceedings.
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh), March 24 (IANS) A 28-year-old woman whose husband was away to attend a marriage function was gang raped by six men in Ghaziabad Saturday, police said.
Gurgaon (Haryana), March 24 (IANS) Twenty-five labourers in Gurgaon were Saturday sent to police custody for indulging in vandalism and arson at a construction site in the city Friday, police said.
Gurgaon (Haryana), March 23 (IANS) Angered over the death of a co-worker, labourers at a construction site here pelted stones at private vehicles and torched a police gypsy, police said Friday.
Islamabad, Jan 16 (ANI): The meeting between Pakistan President Asif Zardari and Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani might have helped the civil and military leadership to pull back from the brink, but the worst is not over yet because they have 'limited options' to exercise, said a senior member of the embattled Pakistan Peoples Party-led government.
Islamabad, Jan 16 (ANI): The meeting between Pakistan President Asif Zardari and Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani might have helped the civil and military leadership to pull back from the brink, but the worst is not over yet because they have 'limited options' to exercise, said a senior member of the embattled Pakistan Peoples Party-led government.
Islamabad, Jan 14 (ANI): A senior editor has claimed that anger over the 'Memo Gate' issue and a desire to prevent American domination of Pakistan has prompted the country's army to act 'extra tough'.
Islamabad, Jan 14 (ANI): Lieutenant General Khalid Naeem Lodhi has said he would move court against his "unjust" removal as the country's defence secretary.
Islamabad, Jan 14 (ANI): A senior editor has claimed that anger over the 'Memo Gate' issue and a desire to prevent American domination of Pakistan has prompted the country's army to act 'extra tough'.
Islamabad, Jan 14 (ANI): Lieutenant General Khalid Naeem Lodhi has said he would move court against his "unjust" removal as the country's defence secretary.
Islamabad, Jan 10 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has assured that the government will provide security to Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz if he arrives in the country to testify on his claims in the Memo Gate issue.
Islamabad, Dec 27(ANI): The Chief Justice of the Pakistan Supreme Court, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said the country does not tolerate the contents of the memo.
Lahore, Dec 26(ANI): Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Syed Munawar Hasan has slammed politicians who frequently switch allegiances as opportunists, and said they cannot bring about a revolution in Pakistan.
Islamabad, Dec 24(ANI): Former Pakistan military officer and defense analyst Ikram Sehgal has warned that the government's attempt to remove army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani could lead to a military mutiny because the latter has little faith in the country's civilian authorities.
Islamabad, Dec 23(ANI): Pakistan army wants to oust President Asif Ali Zardari through legal means rather than staging coups, military sources have said.
Karachi, Dec 21(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said the country's next general elections would be held on time.
Islamabad, Dec 9 (ANI): The Memo Gate scandal will be heard by the Pakistan's Supreme Court on December 19.
Islamabad, Dec 6 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has urged the government to take action against Pakistan-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, the key man in the Memo Gate scandal, insisting that he has passed false statements against the country's Armed Forces and political leadership.
Islamabad, Dec 5 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has urged the United States to take action against Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, involved in the Memo Gate scandal, and alleged that he tried to destabilise Pakistan by "telling lies."
Washington, Dec 3 (ANI): Pakistan's former Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani has refuted claims made in an article in Newsweek by Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, the crucial mediator in the alleged Memo Gate scandal, that he was aware of the Abbottabad operation that killed former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on May 2.
Islamabad, Nov 23 (ANI): Political parties in Pakistan might have given very cautious statements about the whole Memo Gate issue, but all of them are firm that everyone found guilty should be dealt with sternly.
Islamabad, Nov 23 (ANI): Political parties in Pakistan might have given very cautious statements about the whole Memo Gate issue, but all of them are firm that everyone found guilty should be dealt with sternly.
Lahore, Oct 29(ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has called upon President Asif Ali Zardari to resign from his position and return looted national wealth.
New Delhi, June 1 (ANI): Afghan Defence Minister General Abdul Rahim Wardak, who is on a visit to India has condemned the militant attacks on foreign embassies and dignitaries, as cowardly acts against civilian organs.
New Delhi, Sep 19 (ANI): Two foreign tourists were reportedly injured in firing near the historic Jama Masjid in the walled city area on Sunday morning.
New Delhi, Feb.10 (ANI): The Mughal Gardens of Rashtrapati Bhavan will be opened for public viewing from February 13 to March 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
New York, Dec 19 (ANI): American TV channel Bravo is considering to include White House gatecrashers Salahis in the "Real Housewives of Washington, D.C."
Bharopal (India-Pakistan Border), September 14 (ANI): Border Security Force personnel recovered two kilograms of heroin worth rupees 100 million on Sunday night.
New Delhi, June 2 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has secured the release of 21 members of three families working as bonded labourers in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat District.
Lucknow, May 31 (IANS) A Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator has been booked for allegedly beating one of his own party workers in Uttar Pradesh, police said Sunday.
Lucknow, June 16 (IANS) With several key leaders in the electoral race, counting began in each of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh Saturday morning.
Lucknow, May 7 (IANS) Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) president Ajit Singh, who is contesting the parliamentary polls from Baghpat, Thursday accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of misusing the state machinery for electoral gains.
Lucknow, May 3 (IANS) Several top political leaders, candidates with criminal backgrounds and multi-millionaires are among the 314 contestants in the fray for 18 of Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha seats going to polls in the fourth round May 7.
Lucknow, April 28 (IANS) Sahab Singh, the Samajwadi Party candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat Lok Sabha seat, has been booked for violating the model code of conduct after he allegedly addressed a late night rally, police said Tuesday.
Ghaziabad April 18 (IANS) A 30-year-old woman who was constantly harassed by her husband and in-laws for dowry was allegedly burnt to death by them along with her two-year-old son, police said Saturday.
Lucknow, April 2 (IANS) A legislator of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has been booked for threatening people and a police officer during an election meeting in Uttar Pradesh, an official said Thursday.
Lucknow, March 24 (IANS) Experts from various fields have come together in Uttar Pradesh and launched an awareness drive for farmers so that they can question the politicians seeking their votes ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
Lucknow, Dec 27 (IANS) The probe was under way into the murder of a government engineer allegedly by a ruling party legislator Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh police chief Vikram Singh said here Tuesday but refused to provide any details.
Lucknow, Dec 27 (IANS) Two men, wanted for the murder of three traders in Baghpat this month, were killed in a shootout with the police Saturday afternoon, officials said.
Noida, Dec 17 (IANS) A notorious criminal was killed in a shootout with police here Wednesday night, officials said.
Lucknow, Dec 12 (IANS) After the traders of Baghpat, it was the turn of their counterparts in Mahoba district to face the bullets of criminals, who were unable to extort money from them due to the strictness of the police, officials said Friday.
Lucknow, Dec 11 (IANS) The death toll in the firing by criminals in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat region has risen to three following the death of a third trader who succumbed to injuries Thursday, officials said.
Lucknow, Nov 10 (IANS) A factory manufacturing spurious drugs was raided Monday and the owner of the unit along with three of his aides were arrested in Uttar Pradesh, the police said.
Lucknow, Oct 5 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), investigating the fake currency racket in Uttar Pradesh's State Bank of India's Domariyaganj branch, has summoned senior branch officials, officials said Sunday.
Once again the world is going to remember older persons on October 1st -the day when International Day of Older Persons (IDOP) is celebrated globally.
New Delhi, July 31 (ANI): The annual Kanwar pilgrimage taken up during the Shravan month (July-August) is one of the toughest pilgrimages in north India on all holy occasions mentioned in the Hindu almanac.
