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steno falls from court building; murder alleged

KANPUR, Oct. 19 -- A young stenographer fell to her death from the sixth floor of the Kanpur court building on Saturday afternoon. Neha Sankhwar, 26, was rushed to a hospital by police personnel but d... Read More


'Understanding the past is important, not just to avoid mistakes, but to learn from successes'

India, Oct. 19 -- Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian's book A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India's Development Odyssey on India's political economy will be released on October 24. Kapur (DK) is cur... Read More


'Travesty of justice': SC on pending 882k pleas

New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- In a stark reminder of the chronic delays in enforcing court decrees, the Supreme Court has revealed that over 882,000 execution petitions remain pending across district courts i... Read More


The Bihar narrative, between the decades

India, Oct. 19 -- I spent the first 13 years of my life in Bihar during the 1980s and 1990s, and never faced any crime. Zero instances. My parents were never worried about an Omni van pulling over, tw... Read More


The ugly Indian and other stories of racism

India, Oct. 19 -- I was asked an interesting question last week: Are Indians racist? It was prompted by a news report which reads: "A 27-year-old flight attendant from Meghalaya has alleged that she w... Read More


Pakistan army, Pasni port, and a sell-out to America

India, Oct. 19 -- The new strategic gossip around the block, and there's plenty of it when it comes to Pakistan, is the reported offer of the port of Pasni to the US to build it up as a route to secur... Read More


'Festival of lights spreads across Canada': Carney at Diwali celebrations

Toronto, Oct. 19 -- Canadian prime minister Mark Carney cited the centrality of the triumph of light over darkness in celebrating Diwali during a function in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), while rela... Read More


Canada on track to deport more Indians in '25 than last year

Toronto, Oct. 19 -- The number of Indian nationals forcibly removed from Canada this year is on track to surpass the record number that was logged in 2024. Last year, 1,997 Indians were subject for fo... Read More


26-year-old steno falls from court building; family alleges murder

KANPUR, Oct. 19 -- A young stenographer fell to her death from the sixth floor of the Kanpur court building on Saturday afternoon. Neha Sankhwar, 26, was rushed to a hospital by police personnel but d... Read More


Criminal with Rs.1L bounty, 34 cases gunned down in Shamli encounter

Meerut, Oct. 19 -- A criminal carrying a bounty of Rs.1 lakh was killed in a police encounter in Shamli district in the early hours of Saturday, the police said. Absconding for three years, the crimin... Read More