“In the name of Allah I swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of India and fulfill my duties as a citizen of India.” That is the solemn oath Tahira Zahoor took on Wednesday morning to become an Indian citizen.

Eleven Indian sailors taken hostage by Somali pirates were released Wednesday but there were many other Indians still held hostage on ships owned by foreign companies, including 79 aboard an Egyptian cargo vessel, MV Suez.

The Delhi police on Wednesday released a sketch of a man suspected of being involved in the killing of a woman student of a Delhi University college Tuesday morning near Dhaula Kuan. The police is still looking for concrete leads.

The Centre has issued a nationwide terror alert following intelligence inputs warning that terrorist outfits like Al Qaeda and the Pakistan-based LeT are planning to target World Cup venues, coastal states, oil refineries and other offshore installations.

The Union of India on Wednesday told the Delhi high court that it will soon announce a policy to provide financial compensation to rape victims.
Additional Solicitor-General A.S. Chandhiok, appearing for the Centre, told a division bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna that guidelines to rehabilitate rape victims were also being considered by the Central government.

A couple was shot at allegedly by the former husband of the woman in Noida on Wednesday morning. While the accused has been arrested, theories are still doing rounds on the motive of the attack.

A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) court said that it is the duty of the drivers to take care of persons crossing roads while awarding `5.75 lakhs compensation to the family of a woman crushed to death by a crane near Ghazipur traffic intersection.

The Delhi high court on Wednesday asked the Centre and the city government to procure vegetables “randomly” from various places and test them for pesticide content.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna, hearing a PIL, said, “We would like to find out as to whether pesticides are there in the

A day after the gruesome broad daylight murder of a Delhi University girl student, the BJP on Wednesday called for a high-level probe into the incident. Senior BJP leaders on Tuesday slammed the Union home ministry and the Delhi government for the deteriorating law and order situation in the city.