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Murder-suicide twist in watermelon deaths case

MUMBAI, May 8 -- Days after a Mumbai couple and their two teenage daughters fell violently ill and died after a meal with relatives, police are now treating the case not as suspected food poisoning, b... Read More


310 families in Yamuna Bazar ordered to evict

New Delhi, May 8 -- The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Thursday issued eviction notices to 310 families living in the Yamuna Bazar Ghat area, near Kashmere Gate, giving them 15 days to ... Read More


Amazon rainforest may hit tipping point at 1.9degC warming, finds study

New Delhi, May 8 -- Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into degraded forest or savannah-like ecosystems at 1.5-1.9degC of warming over pre-industrial levels and deforestation incre... Read More


Air India eyes cost cuts amid West Asia crisis

New Delhi, May 8 -- Tata Sons-owned Air India is considering a series of cost-rationalisation measures, including salary cuts for senior executives, reduced variable pay and continued curtailment of f... Read More


Dormant Jan Dhan accounts rise to 26% at PSU banks

NEW DELHI, May 8 -- The usage gap in India's flagship financial inclusion programme has widened further, with inactive zero-balance accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) surging to... Read More


Bombay HC upholds acquittal of 21 police officers in Sohrabuddin case

MUMBAI, May 8 -- The Bombay high court on Thursday upheld the acquittal of the 22 accused, including 21 police officers, in the alleged fake encounter killings and murder of gangster Sohrabuddin Shaik... Read More


take action against violent anti-India extremists, india urges Canada

New Delhi, May 8 -- India on Thursday urged Canada to act against "anti-India extremist elements" operating from Canadian soil, including steps to counter their threats against Indian leaders and dipl... Read More


India urges B'desh to speed up verification of 'illegal migrants'

New Delhi, May 8 -- India on Thursday urged Bangladesh to expedite the verification of the nationality of nearly 3,000 suspected illegal immigrants from the neighbouring country, days after Dhaka said... Read More


Niti Aayog VC's phone number hacked; scammer seeks money

New Delhi, May 8 -- A phone number belonging to Niti Aayog vice chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri was allegedly hacked on Thursday evening, he claimed in a Facebook post the same day. He claimed the hacker ... Read More


Need dedicated admin cadre for Ladakh: LG Saxena writes to MHA

New Delhi, May 8 -- Lieutenant governor of Ladakh, Vinai Kumar Saxena, has sent a proposal to the ministry of home affairs (MHA) to establish a dedicated administrative service cadre to address the sh... Read More