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8 killed, 17 hurt as train hits cargo rake in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR: A local train connecting coal township Gevra with Bilaspur junction in Chhattisgarh rear-ended a stationary cargo rake around 4pm on Tuesday after what preliminary reports suggested was a signal breach, killing eight passenger Read More

180-year jail for Kerala woman, partner for rape of 12-year-old child

Representative image KOZHIKODE: A Kerala woman and her partner from an extramarital affair were sentenced Tuesday to 180 years’ rigorous imprisonment each and fined Rs 11. Read More

Dues recovered, banks must stop charging interest on loans: Mallya

Bengaluru: Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya has urged Karnataka HC to direct a consortium of banks to stop charging interest on loans already recovered from him and his defunct Kingfisher Airlines, claiming the recoveries have exce Read More

‘Aero models, drones not same’; government urged to review draft bill

MUMBAI: The Indian Aeromodellers Association (IAMA) has urged the ministry of civil aviation to reconsider certain provisions of the draft civil drone (promotion and regulation) bill, 2025, stating that the legislation, in its current Read More

‘Typo’ lands man in jail under NSA, HC fines collector

BHOPAL/JABALPUR: A bureaucratic bungle passed off as a “typing error” led a young man named in a private dispute to be charged under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) and jailed for over a year before MP high court stepped in to Read More

Maharashtra to hold local body polls on December 2

MUMBAI: The civic polls in Maharashtra will finally begin with state election commissioner Vijay Waghmare on Tuesday announcing polls to 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar parishads on December 2. Read More

India-Israel sign pact on AI, defence, cybersecurity

New Delhi: India and Israel Tuesday inked a pact to expand their already extensive defence cooperation, especially in strategic dialogues of mutual interest, military training and defence-industrial cooperation as well as capabilities Read More

Pesticide fumes kill boy & sister in MP, parents critical

Representative image BHOPAL: Toxic fume from celphos tablets meant to protect 250 quintals of wheat from pests spread through a house in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district, leading to deaths of two children aged 4 and 13 and le Read More