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Understanding South Asia's evolving insurgent dynamics

New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- How do non-state armed groups act when the state seeks not to crush them - but to tolerate their activities? This is the central question of a new book by political scientist Kol... Read More


Sub-inspector held for murder of 30-year-old woman in U.P.

Kanpur, Nov. 17 -- A sub-inspector of the Uttar Pradesh Police has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 30-year-old woman, whose naked body was found in Mahoba district last week, officers... Read More


'leftist historians ignored role of Dalits, tribals in freedom struggle'

Lucknow, Nov. 17 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that "Leftist historians" and past governments "failed" to give due respect to contributions of Dalits, tribals, and backward classes ... Read More


Mann: Freedom fighter Sarabha's native village to get Rs.45-crore facelift

Ludhiana, Nov. 17 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday paid floral tributes to Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha on his martyrdom anniversary and announced development projects worth Rs.45.84 c... Read More


SAD IT wing head sent to one-day police remand; party cries vendetta

AMRITSAR, Nov. 17 -- A local court in Tarn Taran sent Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) IT wing head Nachhatar Singh to one-day police remand, a day after he was arrested for allegedly obstructing the CIA sta... Read More


10 cops suspended in Jind amid rising farm fire cases

Rohtak, Nov. 17 -- Jind superintendent of police (SP) Kuldeep Singh on Sunday suspended 10 policemen for negligence in preventing crop residue burning. The SP said that the police teams have visited v... Read More


Pak-linked arms-narco racket busted, five held with 1kg heroin, six pistols

AMRITSAR, Nov. 17 -- The Amritsar police dismantled a Pakistan-linked arms and narco network with the arrest of five persons and recovered six sophisticated pistols along with 1.01 kg heroin from thei... Read More


Man throws acid on wife, arrested

Dharamshala, Nov. 17 -- Mandi police have arrested a man who allegedly threw acid on his wife after an argument and pushed her from the first floor, officials said on Sunday. The incident took place o... Read More


Woman pushedoff train, robbed

Haldwani, Nov. 17 -- A 48-year-old woman travelling from Nainital to Moradabad was allegedly pushed off a moving train and robbed by a man who had accompanied her on the pretext of helping her purchas... Read More


Ex-BJP MLA's son booked for attack on bureaucrat's son

Dehradun, Nov. 17 -- A case has been registered against former BJP MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh "Champion's" son, Divye Pratap, along with the legislator's gunner for allegedly assaulting Uttarakhand's for... Read More