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NITI Aayog targets $600B growth for Kashi-Vindhya hub

VARANASI, Aug. 2 -- NITI Aayog vice-chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri chaired a high-level review meeting in Varanasi on Saturday, directing officials to intensify efforts toward achieving the 2030 developm... Read More


Rotting garbage cripples trade, sparks health fears in Ludhiana

India, Aug. 2 -- Ludhiana Even though sanitation workers withdrew their strike later on Saturday, the civic disruption it left in its wake continued to cripple commercial activity and deepen public h... Read More


GST collections cross rRs.r2.11 lakh crore in July

India, Aug. 2 -- India's gross Goods and Services Tax collections in July crossed Rs.2 lakh crore for the second time in the current fiscal year with 15.4% year-on-year jump to surpass Rs.2.11 lakh cr... Read More


Ludhiana man booked for forging hypothecation documents

Mohali, Aug. 2 -- A Ludhiana resident has been booked for allegedly forging a bank no-objection certificate (NOC), getting the hypothecation removed from a car's registration certificate (RC) and sell... Read More


22-year-old former kabaddi player shot dead in Shamli

LUCKNOW, Aug. 2 -- A 22-year-old former kabaddi player was shot dead in Shamli district on Saturday morning while on his way to pick up labourers for agricultural work, police said. Investigators susp... Read More


...relief on the cards as sanitation staff end stir in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, Aug. 2 -- Ahead of chief minister Bhagwant Mann's visit to Ludhiana on Sunday, sanitation workers on Saturday called off their strike in the city following talks with the Punjab government, ... Read More


Seema Sajdeh says she and Sohail Khan are 'better friends than couple' after Alliance reunion: 'Done with toxic phase'

India, Aug. 2 -- The Alliance brought together Bollywood actor Sohail Khan and his ex-wife Seema Sajdeh on screen once again. While many on the internet expected the former couple to have confrontatio... Read More


Woman calls out train passengers playing loud music without headphones: 'I don't want to hear it'

India, Aug. 2 -- A woman travelling by train has sparked a discussion about public etiquette after calling out passengers who play music or other audio aloud during long journeys. The woman, identifi... Read More


Yami Gautam reveals she was ready to quit Bollywood before Uri's success, favouritism left her 'hurt'

India, Aug. 2 -- Yami Gautam recently admitted that she almost quit the Hindi film industry just before starring in Vicky Kaushal-led Uri: The Surgical Strike. In a recent interaction, the actor revea... Read More


Gorakhpur: Boy, 9, killed, cousin critical in revenge attack over eve-teasing complaint

GORAKHPUR, Aug. 2 -- A nine-year-old boy was killed and his 16-year-old cousin critically injured after a group of men allegedly attacked them with sticks, iron rods and bricks in Pipraich on Saturday... Read More