MP youth gets death sentence for sodomising, killing minor boy

MP youth gets death sentence for sodomising, killing minor boy

Datia (MP), August 14 : A court in Madhya Pradesh has awarded death sentence to a 20-year-old youth for sodomising and killing a 13-year-old boy. Datia’s Special Judge Hitendra Dwivedi awarded the punishment to Nand Kishore on Monday while the case of a 15-year-old co-accused was transferred to a juvenile court, public prosecutor Pushpendra Kumar Garg […]

Punjab ex-deputy CM Balramji Dass Tandon passes away at 90

Punjab ex-deputy CM Balramji Dass Tandon passes away at 90

Raipur, August 14 : Chhattisgarh Governor Balramji Dass Tandon, who was one of the founder members of the BJP’s parent organisation Jan Sangh, died after suffering a heart attack at a government hospital here on Tuesday, an official said. He was 90. Tandon breathed his last at the state-run Dr BR Ambedkar Memorial Hospital where he […]

Somnath, a catalyst for opposition unity, a rebel in his own party

Somnath, a catalyst for opposition unity, a rebel in his own party

New Delhi, August 13 : Somnath Chatterjee will best be remembered for three things–a catalyst for opposition unity, Speaker of the Lok Sabha and rebel in his own party–all in a span of nine years. Known as one of the most articulate Marxist parliamentarians, Chatterjee started acquiring a national profile since the start of the […]