DAINIK NATION BUREAU After questioning, the CBI has arrested BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar on Friday late evening. He has been arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl. Meanwhile the Allahabad High Court has directed the CBI to carry out further investigation or re-open the investigation of the original gangrape case registered on June 20, 2017, ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Two Jammu and Kashmir BJP ministers, who had attended a rally in support of the Kathua rape accused, on Friday resigned from the Mehbooba Mufti government. Forest Minister Lal Singh Chaudhary and Industries Minister Chander Prakash Ganga had also backed the demand by the Hindu Ekta Manch (HEM) for a CBI probe into the rape and murder ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The National Film Award winners reacted with surprise and elation as their names were announced today but the moment was bittersweet for the families of Sridevi and Vinod Khanna, who were honoured posthumously. Sridevi wins the 65th National Film Awards as the best actress for her “Mom”. The actor died in February this year at the age ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU An 18-month old girl child was crushed to death by a school van that was leaving after picking up her two elder sisters from their house near here today, police said. The tragedy occurred as the driver started the van without noticing the child, Subiksha, who had come in front of the vehicle after her sisters boarded ...

The Allahabad High Court today directed the CBI to immediately arrest BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, accused in the Unnao rape case, and rapped the Uttar Pradesh government saying the law and order machinery and officials were directly under his influence. A bench of Chief Justice DB Bhosale and Justice Suneet Kumar gave the direction to the agency after the ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Facing severe flak over the delay in taking action against his party MLA who has been accused in the Unnao rape case, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today said his government had not deviated from its zero-tolerance policy on crime and that it would firmly deal with criminals, no matter how influential they might be. Adityanath’s ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal today started an indefinite hunger strike demanding government to take concrete actions to curb sexual crimes against women. The hunger strike by Maliwal comes in wake of the recent incidents of rape in Kathua and Unnao. Yesterday, she had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the same. ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Taking cognizance on a public outrage over the gang rape of a minor girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua, Union Minister Maneka Gandhi has categorically declared that her ministry intends to amend the POCSO Act, making provision for death penalty in child rape cases. Although she did not make any comment on the Unnao rape case. “I ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Uttarakhand Urban Development Minister Madan Kaushik has been awarded Life Time Achievement and Bharat Gaurav Award by Sanskriti Yuva Sanstha. he was awarded this award for his achievements in social, cultural and political fields with Life Time Achievement and ‘Bharat Gaurav’ award. The award was received by his son Ayush Kaushik as his representative at a function ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Uttarakhand Chief Minister, Trivendra Singh Rawat formally inaugurated “Samarasata” campaign on the eve of Dr BR Ambedkar anniversary at a function organised by Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha at community centre, Mohini road on Friday. He also participated in the community lunch on the occasion. After garlanding photo of Dr BR Ambedkar, Chief Minister said that government has decided ...