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UP cop killed as truck rams into Police Response Vehicle in GZB

GHAZIABAD, Aug. 11 -- Head constable Anuj Chowdhary (40) died after a speeding truck rammed a Police Response Vehicle on the Peripheral Expressway late Sunday while he was giving first aid to an accid... Read More


Man drowns in swimming pool in Shalimar Bagh

NEW DELHI, Aug. 11 -- A man drowned in a swimming pool in northwest Delhi's Shalimar Bagh area, police said on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday evening when the man, Ankit Kumar, got into the ... Read More


L-G lays foundation stone for clock tower on Shankar Road

NEW DELHI, Aug. 11 -- Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Monday laid the foundation stone of a "historic" clock tower on central Delhi's Shankar Road. The tower will be constructed by the New Delhi Mu... Read More


Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham declared plastic-free

Varanasi, Aug. 11 -- The Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham has been declared completely plastic-free from Monday, with a ban on plastic baskets and plastic water pots (lota) inside the temple premises. Devot... Read More


Pune: 10 dead, 30 hurt as pick-up van falls off road

Pune, Aug. 11 -- Ten women on their way to a temple were killed and 30 others injured after a pick-up van packed with passengers fell off the road on a hilly terrain and plunged into a gorge on Monday... Read More


Nagpur: Man carries wife's body on bike after fatal truck hit

Nagpur, Aug. 11 -- A 35-year-old man was forced to tie his wife's body to his motorcycle after she was killed by a speeding truck on the Nagpur-Jabalpur highway on August 9, police said. Amit Yadav o... Read More


Punjab withdraws land pooling policy

Chandigarh, Aug. 11 -- The Punjab government on Monday withdrew its land pooling policy amid mounting pressure from farmer bodies and rival political parties. In a brief statement on Monday evening, ... Read More


Govt scared by Rahul Gandhi's revelations, claims Hooda

Chandigarh, Aug. 11 -- Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday claimed that the BJP-led government is 'scared' by Rahul Gandhi's disclosure of alleged fake voters. "The way the ... Read More


Mizo: 1,900 refugees from Myanmar, B'desh registered in biometric enrollment

Aizawl, Aug. 11 -- More than 1,900 refugees staying in Mizoram have been enrolled in the ongoing exercise of biometric enrollment for people from Myanmar and Bangladesh, an official said on Monday. H... Read More


Odisha: 13-year-old girl dies after allegedly setting herself on fire in Bargarh district

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 11 -- A 13-year-old schoolgirl, who allegedly set herself on fire at a village in Odisha's Bargarh district, succumbed to burn injuries at a hospital in Burla on Monday, police said.... Read More