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SIT to probe death of 23-yr-old preacher

Jodhpur, Feb. 1 -- Jodhpur police on Saturday announced that they have formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the death of 23-year-old religious preacher Sadhvi Prem Baisa, who died during... Read More


Uttar Pradesh gets 11th Ramsar site, second in country to Tamil Nadu's 20

LUCKNOW, Feb. 1 -- Patna Bird Sanctuary in Etah, is now the latest Ramsar site in Uttar Pradesh, taking the state's total count to 11, next to Tamil Nadu with 20. An announcement to this effect was ma... Read More


Home Alone, Schitt's Creek actor dies at 71

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 -- Catherine O'Hara, a gifted Canadian-born comic actor and "SCTV" alum who starred as Macaulay Culkin's harried mother in two "Home Alone" movies and won an Emmy as the dramatical... Read More


Govt announces new names for two villages in Firozabad, Hardoi

Lucknow, Feb. 1 -- Going ahead with its 'name-changing' spree, the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday announced the renaming of two villages, whose names had Mughal connotations, in Firozabad and Ha... Read More


Climate finance still skewed towards solar, wind energy

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- Although India has successfully reduced its emissions intensity by 36% since 2005 and achieved 50% non-fossil power capacity ahead of schedule, climate finance remains skewed tow... Read More


four maoists surrender in chhattisgarh

Raipur, Jan. 31 -- Four Maoists, carrying a cumulative reward of Rs.8 lakh on their heads, surrendered before police in Chhattisgarh's Sukma on Thursday. Police said the four, including two women, wer... Read More


Guv, CM pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on death anniversary

LUCKNOW, Jan. 31 -- Governor Anandiben Patel and chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) here on his 78th death anniversary observed as Martyrs' Day. The CM ... Read More


Declare cow as 'Rajyamata' within 40 days: Shankaracharya to UP govt

VARANASI, Jan. 31 -- Days after the Magh Mela controversy, Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati on Friday demanded that the Uttar Pradesh government led by the chief minister should decla... Read More


Minor rape survivor attempts suicide over threats; accused held

MEERUT, Jan. 31 -- A 16-year-old girl from a village under Bahsuma police station area in Meerut district attempted suicide by ingesting a poisonous substance after she was allegedly raped by a local ... Read More


Victim's family alleges surveillance in the name of security

Meerut, Jan. 31 -- The family of a woman killed during the abduction of her daughter in Kapsad village of Meerut's Sardhana area has levelled serious allegations against the district administration, a... Read More