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SC declines to halt NIA probe into violence in Murshidabad

New Delhi, March 17 -- The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with a Calcutta high court order declining to stay the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) probe into the Beldanga violence in... Read More


19% of IAS posts vacant, flags House panel

New Delhi, March 17 -- The country faces nearly 19% shortage of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, with at least 1,300 of the 6,877 sanctioned positions remaining vacant, a parliamentary pa... Read More


USCIRF report motivated, biased: Govt

New Delhi, March 17 -- India on Monday rejected the annual report of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) that urged the US administration to link Washington's security assist... Read More


Panel constituted to explore UCC implementation in Gujarat submits report

India, March 17 -- The high-level committee constituted to explore the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Gujarat submitted its report to chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday, prop... Read More


Illegal soil mining: Panel formed to probe 'cratered fields' in BKT villages; report soon

India, March 17 -- LUCKNOW The district administration on Monday formed a committee to probe the alleged illegal soil mining in Bakshi Ka Talab (BKT). This will determine whether the soil was removed ... Read More


Truck topples after ramming divider in Okhla, driver dies

India, March 17 -- A 32-year-old truck driver died after his vehicle crashed into a road divider and overturned near the Okhla underpass in southeast Delhi in the early hours of Sunday, police said. T... Read More


What makes Satpura National Park one of India's most unique and immersive safari experiences

India, March 17 -- Sambar deer grazing in shafts of morning light as the mist slowly rises, langurs leaping between branches, and grey hornbills roosting high on a mahua tree. I am in Satpura National... Read More


Woman beaten to death in Chhawla over property dispute, 3 held

India, March 17 -- A 62-year-old man, his wife and daughter have been arrested for allegedly beating the man's sister to death over property dispute in southwest Delhi's Chhawla on Saturday, police sa... Read More


West Bengal polls: ECI deploys 478 observers, transfers 19 police officers

India, March 17 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday deployed 478 poll observers for West Bengal and transferred 19 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, including at least two inspect... Read More


Lucknow: 4 arrested for luring men using gay dating app, extorting money

India, March 17 -- Police in Aliganj busted a gang that allegedly used a popular gay dating app to lure men into private rooms, secretly record videos and then blackmail them into transferring money v... Read More