A special court in Ghaziabad today rejected the bail application of Rajesh Talwar, the main suspect in Aarushi and Hemraj murder case.

Minutes after this, his counsel Satish Tamta moved the District and Sessions court in Ghaziabad for the same, which posted the matter for hearing on June 26.

New UNICEF report has found that over 50 per cent women of India still justify the beating of a wife by her husband.

Over 52 pc Indian girls and women aged 15-49 said that a husband is justified in beating his wife under some circumstances.

The data is based on household surveys conducted in 2005, and it shows a marginal change in the attitude, as a similar survey in 2000 showed that 56 per cent of Indian women justified wife bashing.

Cricketer-turned-politician and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan was released from the prison on Wednesday evening, according to jail officials.

The Jail Superintendent of Dera Ismail Khan prison said this today, The News reported.

The latest development comes after reports said that Imran had gone on an indefinite hunger strike.

Realising customers' usual problem to select firecrackers out of a huge variety displayed at the local shops around Diwali, shopkeepers in Jaipur have introduced gift packs for convenience this year. ?

Available within a price range of rupees 150 to 1,000, the family packets available as gift packs contain 12 to 15 pieces of firecrackers in different variety suitable for individuals of all age groups and tastes.

Chief of the Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda sect, Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, was today granted regular bail by a CBI court in connection with two cases of murder and one of sexual harassment.

Special CBI Judge R K Saini, who had on Monday reserved his order after the defence concluded arguments, allowed the regular bail plea as his "prima facie involvement" in the three cases had not been established, Singh's lawyer Jasmir Singh told reporters in Ambala.