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One held in graft case

Ferozepur, Aug. 13 -- The vigilance bureau (VB) on Tuesday arrested a fire officer on the charge of accepting Rs.20,000 bribe. A VB spokesperson said Varinder Kathuria, posted at Abohar, reportedly de... Read More


Cong appoints 32 DCC chiefs in Haryana

Chandigarh, Aug. 13 -- The Congress, after a gap of 11 years, on Tuesday appointed district Congress committee (DCC) presidents in Haryana. The appointments were approved by party president, Mallikarj... Read More


Ghaggar river water unfit for drinking & bathing, LS told

Chandigarh, Aug. 13 -- The water of river Ghaggar, an intermittent river originating in Shivalik hills and flowing through Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan, has been found unfit for drinking by the Harya... Read More


direct tax collection dips 1.9%

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- India's gross direct tax collection fell to Rs.7,98,822 crore in the current financial year up to August 11 from Rs.8,14,048 crore in the same period last financial year, registe... Read More


Tanker caught dumping hazardous chemicals into drain channel in Digha

Navi Mumbai, Aug. 13 -- In a late-night operation at 1am on Tuesday, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) seized a chemical tanker found dumping hazardous chemicals into a drainage channel in ... Read More


Cong to decide on Raj's role in MVA: Chennithala

Pune, Aug. 13 -- The Congress and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will take a call on Raj Thackeray's role in the alliance if he and his cousin Uddhav Thackeray formally reunite; the party's Maharashtra i... Read More


BEST bus crushes 75-yr-old Malabar Hill woman to death

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- A 75-year-old Malabar Hill resident died on Tuesday morning after coming under the rear tyre of a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus on BG Kher Road, in front of ... Read More


BJP Youth wing leader and his cousin killed in Bhiwandi

THANE, Aug. 13 -- The vice-president of the BJP Yuva Morcha's Thane unit, Prafulla Tangdi, and his cousin were killed in a gruesome attack by a few unidentified individuals on Monday night. The youth ... Read More


12-year-old boy, father drown in Kandivali lake

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- A 50-year-old man and his 12-year-old son drowned in a lake in Kandivali East on Tuesday. The police found a bag of crabs near the lake and they suspect the duo might have gone ther... Read More


HC: Aadhaar, PAN not proof of citizenship

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- Mere possession of Indian identity documents does not make anyone a citizen of India, the Bombay high court said on Tuesday while rejecting the bail plea of an alleged Bangladeshi n... Read More