Headlines this morning
April 17, 2012  10:39

Woman's plea to SC: Child marriage can't deny me job (The Times of India)
Married at 14 and divorced 13 years later, Ratnarashi has challenged a rule that says people who marry as minors are debarred from appointment in the civil services. Read

 

Delhi civic polls: BJP ahead in all 3 corporations in early trends  (The Times of India)
Polling for all the 272 wards spread in 3 civic bodies were held on Sunday in which 55% of the 1.15 crore voters exercised their franchise. Read

 

 

Trinamool's latest: Don't marry any CPM member (Hindustan Times)
Soon after dumping former rail minister Dinesh Trivedi for hiking fares, calling rape incidents a plot against them and getting JU professor arrested for spoof on their party leader, the Trinamool Congress is now asking its members to boycott CPM members. Read

 

 

Reserve Bank signals rate cut to boost growth (Hindustan Times)
Signaling interest rate cut to boost economy at its annual credit policy today, the Reserve Bank said it would shift the focus to arresting declining growth while keeping inflation under control. Read

 

 

All accused in 1996 Bihar Dalit carnage acquitted (The Hindu)

The carnage took place on the afternoon of July 11, 1996. Upper caste (Rajput and Bhumihar) landowners of the Ranvir Sena a private militia of the landlords stormed Bathani Tola in Bhojpur district's Sahar block in Central Bihar and ruthlessly hacked the Dalits, among them women, teenage girls and babies less than 10 months old. Read

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