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BJP leader, wife, 2 children die by suicide in MP’s Vidisha
Bhopal: In a shocking incident, an ex-corporator from the BJP and his wife and their two children – who were suffering from muscular dystrophy – died by suicide in Vidisha district of…
- India
Lucknow house collapse: Rescue operations end, 3rd body retrieved
Lucknow: The rescue operations in the house collapse incident here have finally ended with the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams retrieving a body of…
- Delhi
Delhi: Upset over delay, passenger falsely tweets flight hijacked; arrested
New Delhi: A man was arrested for allegedly falsely tweeting that a flight going from Dubai to Jaipur had been hijacked, police said on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday. Moti…
- India
Necessary to bring sense of equality with freedom: Mohan Bhagwat
Jaipur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday urged the people to bring in a sense of equality along with freedom. Addressing the Republic Day celebrations organised at Keshav Vidyapeeth…
- World
India a bright spot in world economy right now: top UN economist
United Nations: India is a “bright spot” in the world economy currently and is on a “strong footing”, projected to grow at 6.7 per cent next year, a very high growth rate…
- India
Parrot questioned by Bihar Police on whereabouts of liquor mafia
Patna: In a bid to trace a liquor mafia member, police in Bihar’s Gaya quizzed his parrot in expectation of getting any hint about his whereabouts – but to no avail, as…
- India
PM Modi presents chadar for offering at Ajmer Sharif Dargah
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday presented a ‘chadar’ for offering at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah on the occasion of 811th Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti. “Presented the Chadar which…
- India
Policies for greater access to rural healthcare mustn’t short-change rural residents: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that a state legislature has no legislative competence to enact a law in respect of modern medicine or allopathic medicine, contrary to the standards…
- India
Air India modifies in-flight alcohol service policy
New Delhi: Amid recent incidents of unruly passenger behaviour, Air India has modified its in-flight alcohol service policy wherein cabin crew have been told to tactfully further serving of alcohol if needed.…
- India
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi begins visit to India
New Delhi: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi arrived here on Tuesday on a three-day state visit with a focus on enhancing bilateral ties in a range of areas including agriculture, digital domain…
- India
BJP leader shot dead in Manipur; prime accused surrenders
Imphal: A BJP leader was shot dead in Manipur’s Thoubal district on Tuesday, following which the prime accused surrendered before the police while another person was arrested, a senior officer said. Laishram…
- India
Cattle scam: ED hopeful as Delhi court rejects Anubrata’s bail plea
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing the multi-crore cattle smuggling scam in West Bengal is now hopeful of taking Trinamool Congress strongman and the party’s Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal to Delhi…
- India
Gangster Jaggu Baghwanpuria arrested by Punjab Police from Tihar in extortion case
New Delhi: The Punjab Police has arrested notorious gangster Jagdeep Singh alias Jaggu Baghwanpuria, allegedly been associated with the BKI and Sikh For Justice, from Delhi’s Tihar Jail. He was taken to…
- India
Rajasthan: Unknown persons uproot ATM with over Rs 30 lakh cash
Jaipur: Unidentified miscreants uprooted an automated teller machine (ATM) having more than Rs 30 lakh cash in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place late Monday night. Additional…
- India
Hindu Mahasabha leader announces cash reward for ‘cutting off’ Swami Prasad Maurya’s tongue
Agra: A day after Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Swami Prasad Maurya alleged that certain verses of the Ramcharitmanas promoted social discrimination, a local leader of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha on Monday…
