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Seeking musical sanctuaries to beat the urban din

India, Dec. 21 -- Eighties' grunge rock gone horrifyingly off-key - isn't that what Mumbai sounds like lately? A collective rasp of buildings being broken down, highways and metro lines being laid for... Read More


MNREGA reduced to wage-distribution scheme, poor stripped from right to work: Congress leaders

LUCKNOW, Dec. 21 -- The BJP government has dismantled the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) in an attempt to weaken Mahatma Gandhi's vision and deprive the poorest citize... Read More


Ludhiana: Man shoots mother-in-law dead in GTB Nagar, flees

Ludhiana, Dec. 21 -- A 45-year-old woman was shot dead on Saturday afternoon in Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar of the Mundian Kalan area, allegedly by her son-in-law, who opened fire during a heated argument ... Read More


No leads yet as Lucknow police probe mystery bullet hitting toddler

LUCKNOW, Dec. 21 -- Police are struggling to trace the source of a bullet that struck a three-year-old girl while she was playing on the terrace of her home in Lucknow's Ghazipur area, an incident tha... Read More


BJP MLA slaps rickshaw driver for breaking rules in viral video

India, Dec. 21 -- The BJP's Ghatkopar (East) MLA Parag Shah drew flak on Saturday after a video of him slapping an auto rickshaw driver went viral on social media. The incident happened on Friday. Ci... Read More


BJP MLA slaps rickshaw driver for violating traffic rules, video goes viral

India, Dec. 21 -- The BJP's Ghatkopar (East) MLA Parag Shah drew flak on Saturday after a video of him slapping an auto rickshaw driver went viral on social media. The incident happened on Friday. Ci... Read More


Former MLA Sandeep Naik returns to BJP ahead of Navi Mumbai civic polls

India, Dec. 21 -- Former MLA Sandeep Naik on Saturday rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), marking his return to the party more than a year after his exit and ahead of the Navi Mumbai Municipal ... Read More


Kokate may approach apex court for stay on conviction

India, Dec. 21 -- Former minister and NCP legislator Manikrao Kokate is likely to approach the Supreme Court, to seek a stay on his conviction in a case that has snowballed into a political controvers... Read More


Fire breaks out in bushes near crematorium in Delhi's Geeta Colony. Video

India, Dec. 21 -- A fire broke out in the bushes near a crematorium in Delhi's Geeta Colony on Sunday. No casualties have been reported in the incident and the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertain... Read More


Waldhuni Bridge in Kalyan closed for vehicles from Dec 20 to Jan 10

India, Dec. 21 -- The next 20 days are likely to be difficult for residents of Kalyan, as the Thane traffic police have closed the Waldhuni Bridge to carry out essential repair work. The bridge, a ke... Read More