Ruchika case needs to be reviewed: Moily
Govt to fast-track rape, molestation cases
New Delhi, December 25
Describing as “unpardonable” the long period of 19 years taken for the trial in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, Law Minister M Veerappa Moily today said there was need for revisiting the case which continued to evoke strong reactions from politicians, including former Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala, and bureaucrats.

Ruchika molestation & suicide case
Higher judiciary provided relief to Rathore
Chandigarh, December 25
The Ruchika molestation case is different from the Jessica murder case and the Priyadarshini Mattoo case in one respect.

Rathore’s smirk irks many

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh greets former Prime Minister and BJP veteran Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 85th birthday at latter’s residence in New Delhi on Friday. Vajpayee has not been seen in public for over a year due to his illness. — PTI

Telangana pushes AP into chaos
Hyderabad, December 25
The en masse resignation of ministers from Telangana region today pushed Andhra Pradesh into a state of chaos even as the statehood movement appeared set for a prolonged and bitter phase.

No dilution of stand on Telangana: Moily
Nation page: Form Telangana immediately: KCR to Centre

Nine dead, 50 missing in Kota bridge collapse
Kota, December 25
Rescuers today continued to search for 50 labourers missing after an under-construction bridge on Chambal river collapsed here killing nine persons even as two officials of a private company building the structure were arrested.

6,481 Indians in jails abroad
Highest number in Saudi Arabia followed by UAE and Pak
Jammu, December 25
There are as many as 6,481 Indians languishing in jails of different countries with 1,369 alone in Saudi Arabia. This was revealed in a reply by the Ministry of External Affairs to a Jammu resident, Raman Kumar Sharma’s, RTI query.