India

The Delhi High Court had on Monday freed Gautam Navlakha from house arrest, five weeks after he and four other rights activists were arrested in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence.

The case dealt with a rape committed on a nine-year-old in Gujarat in 2004.

Vernon Madison, 68, was convicted and sentenced to death for fatally shooting a Mobile police officer in 1985.

The farmers, led by Naresh Tikait, had come prepared for the long fight with mattresses and tarpaulins, power generators, and regular supply of bananas and water packets.

Several women were among those who blocked state and national highways in various parts of Kerala to protest the recent Supreme Court verdict.

Politically one could never really beat Gandhi. So, he had to be eliminated, physically.

Earlier, in May, the Railways had issued orders to all zonal railways to celebrate the day as 'Vegetarian Day' as a mark of respect to Mahatma Gandhi, India's most-famous ambassador for vegetarianism.

Speeches, singing of Mahatma Gandhi's favourite songs and cultural programmes on October 2, the birth anniversary of Gandhi and the International Day of Non-Violence, will also mark the occasion.

A high-power committee meeting chaired by CM Pinarayi Vijayan discussed various arrangements to be made for women devotees, days after the Supreme Court opened the gate of the temple for women of all ages.

In his address at an international conclave in New Delhi, the Vice President made the veiled reference to Pakistan and noted that one of India's neighbours is "aiding and abetting" terrorism while talking about peace.

Around 10 men attacked Bhagwan Das with sticks, tied him to a bed and beat him, police said, adding that he died on the spot.

Over 300 militants are active in Kashmir currently, highest in the last decade, among which more than 200 are locals.

The e-Admit Cards for the same were released last week by NABARD and candidates must download the same to ensure hassle free entry to the examination hall. The e-Admit Cards will be available till Saturday.

It is mandatory for candidates to carry the TS Police Constable Hall Ticket 2018 on the exam day. Candidates must take a printout of the same on an A4 size sheet on both sides, preferably in color print.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra has extended the house arrest of the right activists for four weeks to let them approach the trial court. The activists were arrested in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence case.

The accused approach girls at their home by claiming that their father had called them. When the victims accompanied him believing his claims, the accused would take them to an isolated place and commit the offence.