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"An electric meter had caught a fire which then spread to nearby rooms," the official said, adding that the fire was doused in just 40 minutes.

Patna: At least seven persons of a family sustained burn injuries following an acid attack on them in Bihar’s Vaishali district early on Sunday. The acid attack was allegedly triggered after a candidate of Mukhiya lost panchayat election in Arara panchayat which comes under Hajipur Sadar sub-division. The police said that Ajay Bhagat and Ajit Bhagat […]

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Director-General S.N. Pradhan said that all the eight accused were detained on Saturday during raids carried out by an NCB team in Mumbai.

Manu and Sarabjot led an India 1-2 in air pistol mixed team competition where they fought off the challenge of the second Indian pair of Shikha Narwal and Naveen 16-12 in the gold-medal match.

Police said that the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday and family dispute is the reason behind the horrific attack.

According to the ministry, there are 2,70,557 active cases of COVID infection in the country, while 4,48,817  people have succumbed to the infection so far.

Ravichandran who is ecstatic after Agnikul Cosmos was granted access to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) facilities and expertise for the development and testing of systems

The action which has shocked Mumbaikars and rattled the rich crowds -- started on Saturday afternoon, is still continuing with the process of registering the FIR underway.

The assailants tied all the three bodies with a rope, covered them with a blanket and fled with the grocery owner's two-wheeler.

Hyderabad: Have you ever seen a tree laughing on being touched, tickled or caressed? Yes, you heard it right. A tree named Gudgudi or Laughing tree feels giggling by human touch and moves its branches in excitement. There are two such trees in Kaladhungi forest, Uttarakhand. The unusual behaviour of this tree has caught the […]

Hyderabad: With Tata Group emerging as the highest bidder to acquire the debt-laden state-run carrier Air India, life seems to have come full circle for the salt-to-software conglomerate that is on the verge of winning the bid for the airline that the government took over from it in 1953. JRD Tata pioneered the aviation industry […]

The Covishield vaccine, which has been developed by British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, is manufactured in India by Pune-based Serum Institute of India.

According to Circle Officer (Bhopa) DSP Girija Shanker Tripathi, a case was registered by the police against the woman's ex-fiance Vikas and three others under Sections 376, 506, 452 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

The bridge was submerged due to the overflowing water of Godavari River. After water levels at the bridge receded after five days, the damaged road surfaced with loose gravel on it on Saturday morning.

Additional Chief Secretary of UP, Navneet Sehgal said that film actress Kangana Ranaut met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday who presented her ODOP products.

The Congress leader also took to Twitter to pay tributes to Bapu and said, "Only one Satyagrahi is enough for victory. A humble tribute to Mahatma Gandhi.

The two were also seen in the video making shameful gestures in presence of the six-year-old son of the female constable.

"I bow to respected Bapu on Gandhi Jayanti. His noble principles are globally relevant and give strength to millions," he added.

The death toll climbed to 4,48,573 with 234 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.

The price of petrol was increased by 25 paise in Delhi and stands at Rs 102.14 per litre. The price in Mumbai is Rs 108.19 per litre, that is an increase of 24 paise.

In its second monthly report for the 30-day period of August 1-August 31, under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, WhatsApp received 420 grievances from users in India received via e-mails and mails sent to the India Grievance Officer via post.

According to the sources, the accused murdered Vinod (45), a resident of Achapura village on September 26. But the incident only came to light two days later after a fully burnt car with a dead body on the driver's seat was discovered in a forest area.

Hyderabad: BC Patnaik took charge as Managing Director of Life Insurance Corporation of India. According to a press release, Patnaik was elevated to the rank of Managing Director, Life Insurance Corporation of India, on October 1. Earlier, he was working as the secretary general, Council for Insurance Ombudsman (CIO), Mumbai, prior to which he was […]

Thiruvananthapuram: In a shocking incident, a college student’s neck was slashed by her classmate soon after she came out from an examination hall at a premier college in Kerala, Kottayam district on Friday. The incident took place inside the St. Thomas College in Palai town of Kottayam district.The student was brought dead to a nearby […]