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Court acquits father in POCSO case after minor, wife do not support prosecution

India, Aug. 12 -- A special POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) court in Pune has acquitted a 40-year-old man accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting his minor daughter, holding that... Read More


Nuh hospital warns doctors, staff over surgery on 4-yr-old's wrong leg

India, Aug. 12 -- Two weeks after a four-year-old boy was operated on the wrong leg, a committee at Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati (SHKM) Government Medical College and Hospital has submitted its investiga... Read More


Gurugram Metro Phase 2: rRs.r1,409cr World Bank loan proposal approved

India, Aug. 12 -- The World Bank has approved a revised Rs.1,409 crore loan proposal for the second phase of the Gurugram metro, with the tender now under evaluation by senior officials of Gurugram Me... Read More


Bengal assembly clears delimitation bills, Kolkata to have 209 municipal wards

Kolkata, Aug. 12 -- The West Bengal assembly on Thursday passed two bills proposing to increase the number of civic wards in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) from 144 to 209 and in the Howrah M... Read More


Gurugram fire staff join MCG workers strike, threaten indefinite agitation

India, Aug. 12 -- Fire department employees on Tuesday joined the protest underway by Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), stepping up pressure on the state government to implement an agreement fr... Read More


SC's Aravalli panel hears calls to protect range from mining, construction

India, Aug. 12 -- Environmentalists, conservationists and government officials on Tuesday called for stronger protection of the Aravalli ecosystem during a stakeholder consultation organised by a High... Read More


I-Day traffic curbs: Gurugram, Faridabad restrict Delhi-bound heavy vehicles

India, Aug. 12 -- The Gurugram and Faridabad police on Tuesday announced restrictions on the movement of heavy vehicles towards Delhi ahead of Independence Day celebrations, with curbs to remain in fo... Read More


Can Lindsay Clancy be found innocent? Online clamor grows as ex-FBI asks about 'hung jury'; what happens next

India, Aug. 12 -- Lindsay Clancy is facing trial for killing her three children but many online have been clamoring for her to be found innocent. Now, a former FBI agent has also questioned about the ... Read More


Faridabad: Man dies after scooter hits cattle on dark road, lies unattended

India, Aug. 12 -- A 38-year-old man died on Tuesday after lying unattended for nearly an hour, when his scooter allegedly rammed into cattle sleeping on the middle of a dark road in Faridabad's NIT-2,... Read More


GMDA demolishes 425 illegal sheds, 225 ramps in Gurugram encroachment drive

India, Aug. 12 -- The enforcement wing of the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) on Tuesday demolished around 425 illegal sheds, 225 ramps and 50 carts during a drive covering nearly 1... Read More