At an intense workshop at Tufts University in the Boston area last week, one of the strongly debated topics was the whole concept of transitional justice: broadly explained, whether nations have a "right" to inflict on a smaller country, a weaker... More

Treading the peace path led by his grandfather Mahatma Gandhi, Arun Gandhi, who is working on milder ways of conflict resolution, censures the US' eye-for-an-eye policy in fighting terror. "Violence cannot be controlled with military might and... More

Nearly 1,000 vehicles were Monday stranded on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway, connecting the Kashmir Valley to the plains, that was closed due to landslides triggered by heavy rains. "There are no stranded passengers on the Srinagar side... More

Crucial links have been established by the special investigation team (SIT) probing terror blasts in the India-Pakistan peace train near Panipat last month and the Haryana police are claiming they are close to a breakthrough in the case.... More

Delhi Police have busted a racket of preparing fake voter identification cards and driving licenses and arrested two people. Harjeet Singh was arrested from Ramesh Nagar in west Delhi and his accomplice Gautam Arora was apprehended from Rohini in... More

A constable of the Sikkim Armed Police, who shot dead five of his colleagues outside a bank in old Delhi where they were on guard duty Sunday, said he took the extreme step after one of them tried to sodomize him. The accused, Nari Lapcha, opened... More

Family members of two Class 10 girl students of a government school here Sunday attacked the house of the male teacher who is suspected to have kidnapped them and protested alleged police inaction in tracing them. The angry mob, comprising of... More

When four sloth bear cubs were rescued from West Bengal and brought to a rehabilitation centre here last month, they got bear hugs and more. For, the Agra Bear Rescue Centre at Keitham Lake is dedicated to helping these furry giants that have... More

Residents of an Orissa village have 'married' off a banyan tree to a peepal tree in a unique way to spread awareness about greater green cover. The event took place Wednesday in Patachela village, some 80 km from Bhubaneswar, in the coastal... More

Two African nationals were arrested in the capital on charges of drug peddling and a consignment of pure cocaine seized from them, police said Saturday. "One of the accused belongs to Uganda and the other hails from Nigeria. They were arrested... More