- India
13 cops booked in UP’s Chitrakoot in connection with fake encounter
Chitrakoot: A case of murder has been registered against 13 police personnel, including a former superintendent of police, in connection with an alleged fake encounter, officials said on Saturday. Additional Superintendent of…
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2002 riots: Setalvad, Sreekumar denied bail for ‘fabricating documents’
Ahmedabad: A sessions court in Ahmedabad on Saturday denied bail to activist Teesta Setalvad and former DGP R B Sreekumar, arrested for allegedly fabricating documents to frame innocent people in 2002 riots…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: All 6 bodies of engineering students recovered from sea
Amaravati: Bodies of all six engineering students, who were swept away by tides on Friday evening at a beach in Anakapalli district of Andhra Pradesh, have now been retrieved from the Bay…
- Telangana
KTR’s b’day: Civic body chief suspended for issuing notice to staff
Hyderabad: The Bellampally Municipal Commissioner who issued a show-cause notice to some of his staff for allegedly skipping Minister K T Rama Rao’s birthday celebrations held in Bellampally town on July 24…
- India
Uddhav reacts strongly over Maharashtra Governor Koshyari’s remark
Mumbai: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday demanded an apology from Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari over his remarks on Mumbai, and said time has come to decide whether he should be…
- India
Bihar: BJP leaders raise objection to Urdu medium schools shutting down on Friday
Patna: Ideological fault-lines within the NDA in Bihar have once again come to the fore with a section of BJP leaders raising objections to Urdu medium schools in Muslim-dominated districts remaining shut…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: ABVP activists stage demo against BJP minister inside his bungalow
Bengaluru: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists were baton-charged and driven away when they barged into the residence of Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Saturday seeking “justice” to BJP youth wing…
- India
Delhi government withdraws new excise policy
New Delhi: The Delhi government has decided to withdraw the new Excise Policy for the time being and directed the sale of liquor through government-run vends, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on…
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Greening the greyfields: how to renew our suburbs for more liveable, net-zero cities
Perth: Our ageing cities are badly in need of regeneration. Many established residential areas, the greyfields , are becoming physically, technologically and environmentally obsolete. They are typically located in low-density, car-dependent middle…
- India
UP: 200 students of Prayagraj schools form three gangs, involve in turf war
Prayagraj: Around 200 students of five reputed schools here have formed three gangs that are involved in a turf war in the city, police said on Thursday, holding the gangs responsible for…
- News
MP: Maoists give ‘martyrs’ week’ call in Balaghat, cops on toes
Balaghat: Naxals have put up banners in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh, giving a call to observe ‘Shaheed Saptah’ or ‘martyrs’ week’, which prompted the police to step up security in the…
- India
Speed up release of undertrial prisoners: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the judiciary to speed up the release of undertrials languishing in various jails awaiting legal aid. Addressing the first All India District Legal…
- Andhra Pradesh
Toll in Andhra Pradesh beach tragedy rises to 3
Amaravati: The toll in the beach tragedy in Anakapalli district of Andhra Pradesh increased to three as two more bodies of engineering students were traced on Saturday morning. Three more students still…
- India
Nearly 1,200 cattle perish to lumpy disease in Rajasthan; govt swings into action
Jodhpur/Jaipur, Jul 30 (PTI) The outbreak of the contagious lumpy skin disease has become a bane for thousands of cattle herders in western and northern Rajasthan where nearly 1,200 bovines have perished…
- World
SL: President Wickremesinghe invites parties to form national govt
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has written to members of Parliament, inviting them to form an all-party national government to help the bankrupt country to recover from the worst economic crisis. “The…
