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Major fire breaks out in Delhi labour settlement near Udyog Bhawan, no injuries reported

Delhi slum fire near Udyog Bhawan brought under control; no casualties reported NEW DELHI: A fire broke out in labour slums near Udyog Bhawan in Delhi on early Wednesday after an electric panel caught fire, with the flames spreading Read More

Fields of work by foreign-funded NGOs outlined, proselytisation excluded

Govt tightens foreign funding rules for foreign funded NGOs NEW DELHI: Eliminating any room for ambiguity in activities permitted in the country with foreign contributions, the home ministry has notified a schedule of 105 purposes fr Read More

Courts now face challenge of preserving public trust, says CJI

CJI Chief Justice Surya Kant Tuesday acknowledged that the judiciary faced the challenge of preserving the public’s faith in it and said the panacea lay in the judges’ knowledge, integrity and commitment to expeditious a Read More

Cabbie abducts, rapes and kills 10-year-old in Delhi; shot by cops during escape bid

The accused in hospital after being shot by police NEW DELHI: A 10-year-old girl was allegedly snatched from her family that was sleeping on a pavement in south Delhi, sexually assaulted and murdered by a cab driver early Monday mor Read More

Flu kills 1.2 lakh/year in India, senior citizens bear the brunt

Flu kills 1.2 lakh/year in India, senior citizens bear the brunt NEW DELHI: Influenza claims an estimated 1.2 lakh lives in India every year, with nearly two-thirds of the deaths occurring among people aged 65 years and above. Read More

11-year-old raped, strangled, buried near Haryana border; cab driver arrested

New Delhi, Jun 24 (PTI): A 11-year-old girl sleeping beside her family on a pavement in south Delhi was allegedly kidnapped, raped and murdered by a cab driver in the early hours of June 22, police said on Tuesday. Read More

Ladakh bandh to protest ‘breach’ of agreement in Delhi talks

Ladakh bandh to protest SRINAGAR: A month after talks between Ladakh groups and a Union home ministry (MHA) panel in Delhi, the Union Territory observed Tuesday a complete shutdown against the Centre’s alleged backtracking on unders Read More

Poland donor’s stem cells save Kashmir boy suffering from rare immune condition

Representative image SRINAGAR: The stem cell donor was from Poland. Donor identification and bone marrow transportation were facilitated by a German organisation. Read More

Ujjain land ‘scam’: BJP calls Congress allegations against CM Mohan Yadav baseless

Bhopal, Jun 23 (PTI): Terming the land scam allegations against Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav as “baseless”, state BJP president Hemant Khandelwal on Tuesday said that whenever the state has had a chief minister from the back Read More

Encounter is not justice, hang the accused: Father of murdered 11-year-old girl

New Delhi, Jun 23 (PTI): “Encounter is not justice, I want the accused to be hanged,” said a grief-stricken father of an 11-year-old girl who was allegedly abducted, raped and murdered, as he watched her mortal remains being consigned to flames at a Read More

BJP has ‘anti-Dalit’ mindset, alleges Punjab minister Cheema

Chandigarh, Jun 23 (PTI): Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday alleged that the BJP’s “anti-Dalit” mindset has been exposed during its president Nitin Nabin’s recent state visit. Read More

Bengal CM alleges Rs 324 cr payment to FICCI for BGBS; chamber says it received Rs 16 cr

Kolkata, Jun 23 (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday accused the previous Mamata Banerjee dispensation of paying more than Rs 324 crore to the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for organising a b Read More