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Govt set to clear genetically modified mustard: Officials

New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- India is close to approving a genetically edited variety of mustard, which offers better nutrition and disease resistance, two officials have said, as the government has signaled... Read More


Hyderabad man sets wife on fire over infidelity suspicions, held

Hyderabad, Dec. 27 -- The Hyderabad police on Friday arrested a 32-year-old man for killing his 26-year-old wife by setting her ablaze at their home allegedly on suspicion of infidelity, officers said... Read More


J'khand school teacher shot by stalker, critical

Ranchi, Dec. 27 -- A 27-year-old teacher is in critical condition after being shot by a stalker, who later died by suicide, in Jharkhand's Ranchi district on Friday, police said. The incident occurred... Read More


Class 11 student killed at college playground in Gorakhpur, 2 held

GORAKHPUR, Dec. 27 -- A Class 11 student has been shot dead after assailants entered the playground at the Cooperative Inter College in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur, police said on Friday, adding that tw... Read More


Illegal mining continues in P'kula despite seizures

Panchkula, Dec. 26 -- Even as district police and the mining department have struggled to secure convictions in cases related to illegal mining, enforcement action in the form of seizures of JCB machi... Read More


Chandigarh gets its 2nd'Rs.1 store' at Sector 38

Chandigarh, Dec. 26 -- With an objective to provide affordable essential items to people in need while promoting the concept of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (RRR), the Chandigarh municipal corporation (M... Read More


PGI contract workers threaten 24-hour strike on December 30

Chandigarh, Dec. 26 -- Sitting on a chain hunger strike from the past 41 days, contractual workers at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) have threatened a 24 hour strik... Read More


Delay in UGC benefits: College teachers threaten to intensify stir

Chandigarh, Dec. 26 -- The Chandigarh Aided College Teachers' Association (CACTA) on Thursday announced an escalation of its agitation from the next academic session over the continued delay in implem... Read More


Consumer panel fines two pharma firms over stapler pin in medicine

Ludhiana, Dec. 26 -- The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Ludhiana, has directed two pharmaceutical firms to jointly pay Rs.1 lakh as compensation to a 74-year-old city resident after ... Read More


Mohali police arrest three proclaimed offenders

Mohali, Dec. 26 -- Mohali police arrested three long-absconding proclaimed offenders (POs) on Thursday. SP (Investigation) Saurav Jindal said that two accused, identified as Vikramjit Singh, and Lovep... Read More