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Drop charges against student protesters, state tells police chiefs

India, Aug. 4 -- The state home department has instructed the commissioner of police in cities where students protested against the alleged NEET-UG paper leaks, to expedite the withdrawal of cases aga... Read More


MSHRC takes suo motu cognisance of Pune police parade incident, issues notices to top officers

India, Aug. 4 -- The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) on Monday took suo motu cognisance of the alleged incident in which three murder suspects were tied to the bonnet of a police veh... Read More


Why was Telegram briefly removed from Apple App Store? Netizens blame Epstein tweet

India, Aug. 4 -- Telegram briefly vanished from Apple App Store search results worldwide. Netizens immediately voiced confusion, and a wave of speculation floated online. The messaging platform later ... Read More


HC stays order declaring Chandigarh Golf Club 'public authority' under RTI

Chandigarh, Aug. 4 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has stayed a single judge order that declared the Chandigarh Golf Club a "public authority" under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005.... Read More


Pune court convicts man in 2017 Budhwar Peth murder of partner, awards life imprisonment

India, Aug. 4 -- Nearly nine years after a woman was fatally stabbed in Pune's red-light area, Budhwar Peth, a sessions court has convicted her live-in partner, holding that the prosecution proved bey... Read More


Sightseeing trip ends in 60-foot plunge; tree saves driver's life

India, Aug. 4 -- Seconds after his car began rolling down a rain-soaked hillside, 59-year-old Mohit Bhatnagar appeared headed for certain death. Instead, a tilted tree halted the vehicle's 60-foot plu... Read More


76% of citizens back penalties for driver app taxi ride cancellations

India, Aug. 4 -- A recent nationwide survey found strong public support for stricter regulations to curb arbitrary cancellations by app-based taxi drivers, with 76% of respondents favouring penalties ... Read More


IRCTC shuts Mumbai Central's Jan Aahar over hygiene lapses, poor food quality

India, Aug. 4 -- The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has shut Jan Aahar, the affordable public eatery at Mumbai Central railway station, after an inspection uncovered serious h... Read More


7 years on, former Jet Airways Boeing 777 flies out of Mumbai

India, Aug. 4 -- Seven years after Jet Airways ceased operations, the first of its former Boeing 777 aircraft flew out of Mumbai on Monday evening. The aircraft, sold to Malta-based Ace Aviation earl... Read More


HC revokes Navi Mumbai restaurant's FSSAI licence suspension, warns FDA of compensation over delay

India, Aug. 4 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday revoked the suspension of the FSSAI licence of a Navi Mumbai bar and restaurant, observing that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had failed to re... Read More