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Energy security priority in oil buys, says MEA

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- India on Thursday said its strategy of ensuring the country's energy security and diversifying sources amid "evolving international dynamics" will be the main factor in deciding t... Read More


Govt staff have a right to get DA, says SC; tells WB to release funds

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday held that dearness allowance (DA) is a legally enforceable right of government employees and directed West Bengal to release arrears for the period b... Read More


7 years on, pre-court mediation sees less than 2% settlements

new delhi, Feb. 6 -- Nearly seven years after pre-court mediation was made mandatory for commercial disputes, the numbers are startlingly thin. Data placed before the Rajya Sabha by the ministry of la... Read More


Indian startups turn home interiors into a DIY market

mumbai, Feb. 6 -- As Indian homeowners become more involved in choosing how their homes look and what goes into them, investors are beginning to back startups that focus not on designing entire interi... Read More


'Take us to Korea, or else we will die', Gzb girls told father

Ghaziabad, Feb. 6 -- A day after three minor half-sisters jumped to their deaths from their apartment in Ghaziabad, their father alleged that in the hours before the incident, the girls demanded he ta... Read More


Series of deaths, but no arrest as culprits remain unidentified

LUCKNOW, Feb. 6 -- A series of accidents triggered by nylon kite string were reported from Lucknow, Jaunpur, Varanasi, Shahjahanpur, and Gorakhpur in the past one year, claiming at least six lives and... Read More


Lucknow's legacy waste drive offers lessons for Mumbai

LUCKNOW, Feb. 6 -- A pile of complaints about Mumbai's foul-smelling landfills has brought the maximum city's civic officials to Lucknow. This follows a Bombay high court directive to the Brihanmumbai... Read More


Missing person cases: HC seeksmore details from top officials

Lucknow, Feb. 6 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Thursday sought a reply from the additional chief secretary (home) and the Uttar Pradesh director general of police on the issue of ... Read More


Manjha menace continues, leaves retd Armyman hurt

LUCKNOW, Feb. 6 -- Less than 24 hours after a nylon manjha cut deep into a man's neck, killing him in Bazar Khala, another incident involving the banned kite string was reported on Thursday, this time... Read More


From love of kites to tragic death, pall of gloom descends on Dubagga

LUCKNOW, Feb. 6 -- It was a cruel irony of fate that Mohammed Shoaib, who died due to nylon manjha (nylon kite string) on Wednesday, loved flying kites. He enjoyed the sight of colourful kites in the ... Read More