DAINIK NATION BAUREAU State-run Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has relaxed the claim settlement and documentation process for the flood victims in the deluge-ravaged Kerala, including waiving off death certificates and delayed premium payment fees. The rain fury, the worst since 1924, began on August 8 and has left 223 dead as of today and forced over one million ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The UAE has pledged $100 million for flood-battered Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced on Tuesday, adding “a new Kerala” needed to be built following the widespread destruction. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), home to hundreds of thousands of Keralites, has informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi that it would be providing $100 million (Rs 700 crore) for ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Never had Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput thought that his act of donating Rs 1 crore for the Kerala flood victims, and that too on the plea of an Instagram user, turn him from a reel hero into a real hero. The actor was on Tuesday tagged by the Instagram user suggesting him to help him in ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday imposed a ban on slaughter of goats in the open or in public on the occasion of Bakr-Eid. Taking suo motu cognisance of the matter, the division bench of Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Manoj Tiwari ordered that the slaughter of goats will not take place in the open or in ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Cricketer turned politician and Punjab Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday said his visit to Pakistan was not “political” but just on a “warm invitation from a friend”, in a bid to clarify his decision to visit the neighbouring country and hug its Army chief.While addressing a press conference here, Sidhu said, “I am hurt ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A special court on Tuesday sentenced two men to death for raping an 8-year-old, less than two months after the incident that caused nationwide outrage. Special Judge Nisha Gupta held Irfan alias Bhaiyu (20) and Asif (24) guilty and sentenced them to death under the newly-introduced IPC Section 376DB (punishment for rape of a woman under 12 ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Bowing down under pressure of people, who were running annoyed after rape incident happened in Uttarkashi, Police has arrested the rape accused on Tuesday. On August 18, 2018, information was received that dead body of a girl has been found on the bridge of the border of the revenue village Bhakda Hitanu. In this regard, victim’s parent ...

The Uttarakhand High Court today asked the state government to form a special investigation team (SIT) within 48 hours to look into the alleged gang rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in Uttarkashi district. Taking suo motu cognisance of the recent incident, which has led to a wave of protests in the state, a division bench of Justice Rajiv ...

A woman was allegedly set ablaze by three men after she resisted their gangrape attempt. The incident took place in Bihar’s Nalanda district on Monday. The woman has been admitted to the hospital with severe burn injuries. According to reports, the accused persons were harassing the victim for some time. Last week, the victim’s husband went to Tamil Nadu for ...

The United Forum of Reserve Bank Officers and Employees today said its members will go on mass casual leave on September 4 and 5, pressing their long-pending demands over pension related issues. According to a press release, United Forum today held a silent demonstration near the RBI office here which witnessed the participation of various leaders. “To express deep resentment ...