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Faizullaganj: Two weeks under water, years of living washed away

LUCKNOW, Oct. 17 -- : After nearly two weeks away from home, Faizullaganj residents are finding little to return to. Rotting furniture, ruined appliances, peeling wall plaster and the stench of overfl... Read More


Simran Sharma replaces Bhavina Patel as India's co-flag-bearer alongside Pramod Bhagat for Asian Para Games

Aichi-Nagoya, Oct. 17 -- Indian para-athletes Pramod Bhagat and Simran Sharma will serve as flag-bearers at the 5th Asian Para Games 2026, with Simran replacing Bhavina Patel following a decision to p... Read More


Caste-bias allegations: Akal Takht declares AAP MLA Giaspura 'tankhaiya'

AMRITSAR, Oct. 17 -- The Sikh clergy on Friday held the ruling Aam Aadmi Party MLA Manwinder Singh Giaspura 'tankhaiya' (guilty of religious misconduct) for levelling controversial caste-bias allegati... Read More


BJP pulls out all stops, mobilises top leadership for MLC polls

LUCKNOW, Oct. 17 -- With the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections just months away, the BJP has pulled out all stops for the October 23 legislative council polls, deploying chief minister Yogi Aditya... Read More


Malaria, dengue cases on the decline in October, says BMC

India, Oct. 17 -- While doctors across the city have raised concerns about a surge in malaria and dengue cases in recent months, senior officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) clai... Read More


Ahead of 2027 polls, rival party leaders' switch to SP adds to its western UP outreach

LUCKNOW, Oct. 17 -- Several leaders from the BJP, BSP and other parties, along with their supporters, joined the Samajwadi Party (SP) in Lucknow on Friday, with party chief Akhilesh Yadav describing t... Read More


Panvel to get its first civic bus service, rRs.r288-cr plan approved

India, Oct. 17 -- Panvel is set to get its first municipal bus service, with the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) approving a Rs.287.55-crore plan to introduce 100 to 130 buses on 16 routes in the f... Read More


Money laundering case: HC denies bail to Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora

Chandigarh, Oct. 17 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday dismissed the bail plea of Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora in a money laundering case linked to an alleged Rs.100-crore GST fraud. The... Read More


PCMC suspends doctor for allegedly reporting to duty drunk at YCM Hospital

India, Oct. 17 -- The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has suspended medical officer Dr Vaibhav Avinash Mhaske for allegedly reporting to duty in an intoxicated state at Yashwantrao Chava... Read More


HC orders BMC to pay rRs.r1,062 crore more for Oshiwara land acquisition

India, Oct. 17 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday ordered the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to pay additional compensation of Rs.1,062 crore to SN Desai Hospitalities and Developers LLP f... Read More