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Assam factory explosion: NHRC seeks report on deaths

India, July 29 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken up the case of four workers who died and two who were seriously injured in an explosion at a metal processing factory in Assam's... Read More


Police: 989 at CJP protest site had criminal records

India, July 29 -- Scrutiny of 2,873 people present at and around the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at the Jantar Mantar here has revealed that over 980 of them have previous criminal records, in... Read More


High Court: Cop's image cannot be 'tarnished' due to 'overuse of force'

India, July 29 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said the right to protest does not extend to damaging the "seat of sovereignty," and a police officer's image cannot be "tarnished" over an alleged "o... Read More


Rajnath launches military medicine facility to bolster defences against 'emerging threats'

India, July 29 -- The threat of weapons of mass destruction persists in the current era, Defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday, as he inaugurated the country's first academic and operationa... Read More


MCD demolishes illegal structures, seals 11

India, July 28 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Monday intensified its crackdown on unauthorised construction and the misuse of residential properties by carrying out demolition and seal... Read More


Delhi govt to hike funds for Kanwar camps to Rs 15 lakh

India, July 28 -- The Delhi government has decided to hike financial assistance for large Kanwar camps from the current Rs 11 lakh to Rs 15 lakh and to continue free electricity up to 1,200 units, Chi... Read More


'Defender of rapists': Rahul attacks BJP over choosing new edu minister

India, July 28 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday described Pralhad Joshi as a "defender of rapists" and a "filthy man" as he hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for appointing such a pers... Read More


Man duped of Rs 2.50 lakh under pretext of foreign travel

India, July 28 -- Gurugram Police have arrested a 39-year-old man for allegedly cheating a person of several lakhs on the pretext of sending him to Slovakia, officials said on Monday. The accused, Dee... Read More


Court grants bail to cook arrested in Malviya Nagar fire

India, July 28 -- A Delhi court on Monday granted bail to the head chef arrested in connection with the fire at a Malviya Nagar hotel that claimed 23 lives last month, saying merely performing his rou... Read More


'If 2024 law against paper leak was historic, why amend it now?'

India, July 28 -- The Congress on Tuesday questioned the proposed amendments to the anti-paper leak law, saying despite an existing law, question paper leaks of public examinations have continued and ... Read More