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Hapur robbery accused killed in police encounter

India, June 20 -- An accused wanted for robbery at a businessman's house was killed in a police encounter in Hapur on Thursday night, police said. The deceased, identified as Shyam, 28, carried a rew... Read More


Capital Letters: Lore about eagles, swallows; how the turkey got its name

India, June 20 -- It took us millions of years to figure out how to fly, and we still can't do it quite like they do. A hop, a flap, and they're airborne. so it's no surprise that this ability, in th... Read More


Three cyber crooks held in Jamtara; nine phones, 22 SIM cards seized

DHANBAD, June 20 -- Continuing its crackdown on cybercrime, Jamtara Police arrested three alleged cyber fraudsters from different locations in the district and seized nine mobile phones and 22 SIM car... Read More


What's another word for...: Inside the Ashoka database of Indian translations

India, June 20 -- There are certain things that feel distinctly Indian. The way we weave through traffic as pedestrians. Nod our heads and jog our shoulders to indicate yes, no and who knows? Leap ef... Read More


Wicked little letters: Some of the world's worst, and best, typos are now on display

India, June 20 -- Million-dollar lawsuits have been lost because of a missing comma, so we know how expensive a typo can be. A missing Oxford comma, in a 2017 suit against Oakhurst Dairy in Maine, ca... Read More


Ludhiana: PSPCL staffer assaulted after repairing transformer fault, 13 booked

Ludhiana, June 20 -- A Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) employee was allegedly assaulted by a group of residents in Gian Chand Nagar while attending to a transformer fault, following a d... Read More


Listen to the voice of Hind Rajab

India, June 20 -- At a pivotal moment in Schindler's List (1993), director Steven Spielberg introduces colour to his black-and-white film. As Nazi troops storm the Krakow ghetto, killing residents, O... Read More


Ludhiana: Cops nab 2 from UP in ATM cash theft case, over rRs.r13 lakh recovered

Ludhiana, June 20 -- Six days after Rs.17.98 lakh was stolen from a Bank of Baroda ATM at Partap Chowk, Ludhiana police arrested two accused from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi and recovered Rs.13.75 lakh fro... Read More


36% of Gomti riparian zones in high ecological stress: Study

India, June 20 -- LUCKNOW A study by scientists at the CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) has exposed severe ecological degradation along the Gomti river, revealing that over a third of... Read More


Monsoon likely to advance in Maha from June 23

India, June 20 -- The southwest monsoon is likely to make further progress over Maharashtra from June 23, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its latest forecast issued on Friday. Howeve... Read More