If the official figures of the Delhi police are to be believed, the city has witnessed a decline in the number of rape and molestation cases over the last three years. Yet, it is identified as a metropolitan city where criminals kidnap women, rape them, and sometimes kill them to destroy evidence linking them to the crime!

The investigation into the killing of Delhi University student Radhika Tanwar has revealed that she was stalked by a man some years back, whose identity has not been ascertained by the police so far.

The Delhi police has deputed 19 different teams, including personnel from the crime branch and special staff (south) to probe the murder of the 21-year-old Ramlal Anand College student Radhika Tanwar, a resident of Naraina village, who was shot dead on the foot overbridge in Dhaula Kuan on Tuesday. The police released a

Kerala is set to unveil an interactive portal on elephants that will monitor their well-being and also feature regular updates on them. The portal, said to be the first of its kind in the country, will be set up by the forest department and owners of captive elephants in the state. Officials said it was an innovative step to ensure the well-being of the pachyderms.

The CBI in its submission before the Supreme Court on Wednesday reiterated the charge against former Gujarat minister of state for home Amit Shah that he had a role in the “fake encounter” of Tulsiram Prajapati, an associate of Sohrabuddin, in whose encounter case the minister is an accused.

The Centre is taking several initiatives to promote indigenous production of defence equipment but still has “a long way to go,’’ defence minister A.K. Antony informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. However, the defence minister pointed out that as a result of the initiatives by the government, the level of indigenous production of defence

The minister of environment, Jairam Ramesh, admitted on Wednesday that if chief ministers of the nine states that were conducting field trials of Genetic Engineering Approved Crops (GEAC) would demand cancellation of field trials of Bt crops, he would immediately do so.

Highlighting the urgent need to save wildlife, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) have brought out a list of 57 critically endangered species of animals in India.
The list includes rare birds, including the white-bellied heron, three species of vultures and the forest owlet which has not been sighted for 113 years and was fortunately rediscovered in 1997.

Some leaders of insurgent groups operating in the north-eastern states have visited China with an objective to develop rapport with the authorities there and to facilitate procurement of arms from agents there, the government said on Wednesday.

The Opposition staged a walk out in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday expressing dissatisfaction over home minister P. Chidambaram’s reply on Central aid given to Andhra Pradesh in view of the damage to crops due to natural calamities. “We are not satisfied with the minister’s reply. Around 380 farmers have committed suicide. In