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The Goraya police claimed to have solved a case of attacking and injuring Makhan Singh, a Canada-based NRI, on January 26, in nearby Kotli-Khakhian village, and arrested two ‘contract-killers’ identified… Continue reading Two held for assaulting NRI
A movement to stop newly-wed brides from a nomadic tribal community having to take a virginity test has begun in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, and campaigners are determined… Continue reading The fight to ban a ‘humiliating’ virginity test for newlyweds
Salim’s brothers, Wasim and Nasim, who have also been named in the murder case, are absconding, said a police official. The prime accused in the killing of a man that… Continue reading Kasganj violence: Main accused in 22-yr-old Chandan Gupta’s murder arrested
According to a report by New World Wealth, US is the wealthiest country in the world followed by China and Japan. India has been ranked sixth in the list of… Continue reading India 6th wealthiest country in the world, total wealth USD 8,230 bn: reports
The 34-year-old led around 30 men and women in namaaz in Kerala’s Malappuram district last week. On January 26, Jamida Beevi created history by becoming the first Indian Muslim woman to lead… Continue reading Meet Jamida Beevi, the first Muslim woman to lead the Friday prayer in India
One person died and two were injured after a clash broke out between two communities during ‘Tiranga Yatra’ in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj city on Friday. Both the groups reportedly pelted… Continue reading Uttar Pradesh: 1 dead, 2 injured in communal clash on Republic Day
The national capital has been put under a security blanket with thousands of security personnel, anti-aircraft guns and sharpshooters deployed in view of the Republic Day parade that will be… Continue reading National capital turns into fortress for Republic Day parade
The ‘to be formed’ new government of Nepal, under Prime Ministership of KP Oli, will take Indo- Nepal relation to a new height, giving it a new start, claimed Communist… Continue reading ‘Indo-Nepal relation to start afresh under new Nepal Govt.’
A self-filmed video of a man who was hit by an Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS) train in Hyderabad, India, has been viewed thousands of times online. Gym trainer T Siva… Continue reading Man hit by train in quest for perfect selfie
The two Indians could face each other in the quarter-finals if they win their respective second-round matches. Second seed PV Sindhu eased past Indonesian Hanna Ramadini 21-13, 21-10 in 34… Continue reading PV Sindhu joins Saina Nehwal in second round of Indonesia Masters, P Kashyap knocked out
Schools have been shut in Gurgaon, a suburb in India’s capital Delhi, after protestors pelted stones and smashed windows of a school bus on Wednesday. The incident is the latest… Continue reading Padmaavat: India schools shut as film protests intensify
Growers of world-famous Assam tea are encroaching into forests, fuelling a conflict between elephants and humans, locals and authorities in the Indian state have said. Officials blame small-scale plantations for… Continue reading The human-elephant conflict in India’s tea state Assam
