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Man drowns in swimming pool in Shalimar Bagh

NEW DELHI, Aug. 11 -- A man drowned in a swimming pool in northwest Delhi's Shalimar Bagh area, police said on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday evening when the man, Ankit Kumar, got into the ... Read More


L-G unveils 'Maa Yamuna' statue on Yamuna banks

NEW DELHI, Aug. 11 -- The Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Monday unveiled a 10-foot statue of "Maa Yamuna" along the riverbank near Nigam Bodh Ghat in north Delhi, according to a statement. The new... Read More


L-G lays foundation stone for clock tower on Shankar Road

NEW DELHI, Aug. 11 -- Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Monday laid the foundation stone of a "historic" clock tower on central Delhi's Shankar Road. The tower will be constructed by the New Delhi Mu... Read More


Uttarkashi: 1 more body found, 42 still missing as rain halts rescue ops

Uttarkashi, Aug. 11 -- Incessant rains in Uttarkashi since Monday morning hampered rescue operations in disaster-hit Dharali and Harsil, even as one more body was recovered and 42 people remain missin... Read More


Parliamentary panel flags rising threats, calls for stronger Indian Ocean strategy

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The latest report of the Standing Committee on External Affairs, chaired by Shashi Tharoor, has underscored the daunting challenges confronting India in the Indian Ocean Region (... Read More


Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham declared plastic-free

Varanasi, Aug. 11 -- The Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham has been declared completely plastic-free from Monday, with a ban on plastic baskets and plastic water pots (lota) inside the temple premises. Devot... Read More


Pune: 10 dead, 30 hurt as pick-up van falls off road

Pune, Aug. 11 -- Ten women on their way to a temple were killed and 30 others injured after a pick-up van packed with passengers fell off the road on a hilly terrain and plunged into a gorge on Monday... Read More


Nagpur: Man carries wife's body on bike after fatal truck hit

Nagpur, Aug. 11 -- A 35-year-old man was forced to tie his wife's body to his motorcycle after she was killed by a speeding truck on the Nagpur-Jabalpur highway on August 9, police said. Amit Yadav o... Read More


Punjab withdraws land pooling policy

Chandigarh, Aug. 11 -- The Punjab government on Monday withdrew its land pooling policy amid mounting pressure from farmer bodies and rival political parties. In a brief statement on Monday evening, ... Read More


Shimla: Police rescue three boarding school students kidnapped by alumnus within 24 hrs

Shimla, Aug. 11 -- What began as a carefree excursion spiralled into a nightmare for three boys from Shimla's prestigious Bishop Cotton School-a 166-year-old British-era institution-who went missing o... Read More