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Bharadwaj detained while trying to light candles at pit

NEW DELHI, Feb. 8 -- The AAP's Delhi unit chief Saurabh Bharadwaj was briefly detained in Janakpuri on Sunday, with police saying the action was taken as he was trying to stage a protest over the deat... Read More


Ahead of state budget, UPSRTC seeks rRs.r1,200 crore to ramp up rural connectivity

Lucknow, Feb. 8 -- In a move aimed at strengthening last-mile rural connectivity, the Uttar Pradesh government is planning a dedicated budgetary push to integrate villages with the formal public trans... Read More


Shuttering collapse at Noida construction site leaves 2 labourers dead, another hurt

Noida, Feb. 8 -- Two labourers were killed and another injured after the shuttering of an under-construction multi-storey building collapsed in Noida's Sector 144 on Sunday afternoon, police said. Th... Read More


Japan holds rare winter elections, PM Sanae Takaichi expected to win: What we know so far

New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- Japan voted on Sunday in an election expected to hand Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi a resounding win. Voters will pick lawmakers in 289 single-seat constituencies, with the rest d... Read More


Cops dismantle organised cyber fraud module

NEW DELHI, Feb. 8 -- The Delhi Police's Crime Branch has busted a high-profile cyber fraud module with suspected international links, arresting three men accused of running an organised financial rack... Read More


Police inspector killed in Surajkund mishap was 'trying to save others'

India, Feb. 8 -- A police inspector involved in rescue operations died and 12 others -- including two women constables -- were injured when a 360-degree pendulum swing ride collapsed at the ongoing 39... Read More


Mayawati targets BJP govts, alleges discontent across social groups

LUCKNOW, Feb. 8 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president Mayawati on Saturday hit out at the BJP-led governments, asserting that a vast majority of people across communities are unhappy and ins... Read More


Shaheen Bagh's permanent garbage pile: How waste took over a public road

New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- At Thokar Number 8 in Shaheen Bagh, garbage is no longer just waste it has become a permanent landmark. An open dumping stretch running along a busy roadside has turned into a dai... Read More


Nepal-India mutual legal assistance pact ready for signing

Kathmandu, Feb. 8 -- Officials from Nepal and India are setting a date to sign an Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance on Criminal Matters, which was initially agreed at the home secretary level meeti... Read More


West Bengal CEO urges ECI to extend SIR process by 7 days

India, Feb. 8 -- West Bengal chief electoral officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Saturday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to extend the final date of hearing under the Special Intensive Revisi... Read More