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This file will not close till there is proof that the 39 Indians are dead. I will not commit the sin of declaring them dead without any evidence, Sushma Swaraj had said earlier in July. (Photo: PTI)

DNA tests of kin of 39 missing Indians normal procedure, says Centre

Both India, Iraq maintain that the 39 Indian nationals are alive and authorities remain committed to continue their...

22 Oct 2017 10:31 AM

There has been no word on them but the government has insisted that without information otherwise, the workers are still considered alive. (Photo: PTI/File)

Kin of 39 Indians missing in Iraq asked to undergo DNA tests

In 2014, 39 Indian labourers, mostly from Punjab, were reportedly taken hostage by ISIS when it overran Iraq's Mosul.

21 Oct 2017 4:19 PM

Talking to ANI, the woman said, We used to study together in 2014. He exploited me sexually and said that hell marry me, but didnt. I got pregnant. (Photo: ANI)

Woman accuses Chhattisgarh Home Minister's nephew of rape

The woman, who claims to be mother of Shamodh Paikra's child, used to study with the Home Minister's nephew in 2014 when...

9 July 2018 5:26 AM

Thousands of people protest against the US immigration policy of President Donald Trump, at the United States embassy in Ottawa. (Photo: AP)

US using DNA tests to speedily reunite children with migrant parents

Critics however warn that such data can be used for further monitoring and that young children cannot give consent for...

6 July 2018 4:10 AM

They plan to take cheek swabs of the migrants and process them to prove a parent-child relationship. Those whose claims are fraudulent will be prosecuted, the officials said. (Photo: AFP I Representational)

US to give Migrants 'Rapid DNA' tests to prove family ties

Officials say some involve adults using unrelated children to enter and remain in the US, and the new tests aim at...

2 May 2019 12:28 PM

More than ten families have so far claimed that Geeta is their long-lost daughter, but failed to establish the claim. Geeta didnt recognise any of them as her parents. (Photo: File)

Geeta, who returned from Pakistan in 2015, will undergo fresh DNA...

Geeta was found by Pakistan Rangers onboard the Samjhauta Express in Lahore when she was seven or eight years old.

21 Jun 2018 6:38 AM

Dr Yusuf Matcheswala suggested that policemen of lower cadres may not feel very comfortable discussing their problems with psychiatrists or counselors, which is where the concept of peer counselor comes into play. (Representational image)

DNA test to be conducted to identify culprits in Gaya gangrape case

So far, three people have been arrested in the case, Magadh Range DIG Vinay Kumar said.

18 Jun 2018 2:50 AM