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Mira Bhayander will turn ‘saffron’ after civic polls: Shinde

Thane: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said that after Mumbai and Thane, the state’s Mira Bhayander city is all set to be painted “saffron” in the upcoming municipal elections. The…
Kolkata: Train service affected after stall on Baghajatin station’s platform catches fire

Kolkata: Local train services were affected after a stall on the platform of Baghajatin station in south Kolkata caught fire on Monday morning, officials said. The incident happened around 6 am, and…

Lack of transparency, says NHRC to Railway Board’s on Halal food issue

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday said that the report submitted by the Indian Railways on the issue of serving halal-certified food in trains is “incomplete” and also “lacks transparency”.…
ISRO’s PSLV-C62 lifts off with earth observation satellite, 14 other payloads

Sriharikota: ISRO’s trusted workhorse PSLV lifted off from the spaceport here on Monday, carrying an earth observation satellite along with 14 other commercial payloads for both domestic and overseas customers. Marking the…
UP: Village head arrested for ‘objectionable’ remarks against festivals

Balrampur: Police have arrested a village head on charges of making objectionable remarks against a particular religion, officials said on Sunday. ASP Vishal Pandey said a video showing Aamir, the head of…
Goa: Ex-Navy chief Arun Prakash asked to confirm identity under SIR

The Election Commission of India has issued a notice to former chief of naval staff Admiral Arun Prakash, asking him to attend a meeting to establish his identity as part of the…
Parties in Maharashtra need only power: Akbaruddin Owaisi

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Political parties in Maharashtra have abandoned ideology and are interested only in power, AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi said on Sunday, alleging that Muslims and backward communities continue to remain at…

Mumbai civic polls: Uddhav, Raj Thackeray attack BJP for ‘fake’ Hindutva

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and his cousin Raj Thackeray on Sunday launched a scathing attack against the BJP over its “fake Hindutva” at a joint rally for civic polls, saying…
UP Dalit woman murder, daughter kidnap case: Accused sent to judicial custody

Meerut: A local court on Sunday, January 11, sent the main accused in the murder of a Dalit woman and the abduction of her daughter to 14 days of judicial custody in…
India beat New Zealand by four wickets in first ODI

Vadodara: Virat Kohli reigned supreme once again with a 91-ball 93 and skipper Shubman Gill hit 56 but India huffed and puffed before completing a nervy four-wicket win against New Zealand in…
SIR in Bengal: BLO found hanging, family blames work pressure

Kolkata: A 47-year-old booth-level officer (BLO) was found hanging inside a primary school in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, with his family alleging that excessive Special Intensive Revision (SIR) work pressure led him…
Kohli becomes fastest player to reach to 28,000 runs across formats

Vadodara: India batting stalwart Virat Kohli on Sunday, January 11, became the fastest player to reach 28,000 runs across formats in international cricket and the second most prolific scorer behind Sachin Tendulkar…
Ahead of Tamil Nadu polls, BJP president meets party workers

Coimbatore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national working president Nitin Nabin on Sunday, January 11, held discussions with party workers over the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state and said people of…
Manager killed over parking fee dispute in Haridwar, two arrested

Haridwar: Two men from Haryana allegedly ran over a 55-year-old parking manager with their car after a dispute over fee near Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar here, resulting in his death, police…
UP: Bulldozers raze down mazar built on illegally-occupied govt land

Deoria: Following orders from a local court, the district administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria on Sunday, January 11, demolished an illegally-constructed ‘mazar’ (shrine) using bulldozers, officials said. The structure, known as Hazrat…