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UPSWC seeks action-taken report in bus gang rape case

India, Sept. 1 -- AGRA Taking cognizance of the alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old girl on a moving sleeper bus in Noida last month, the UP State Women's Commission (UPSWC) has sought a detailed actio... Read More


Boy, 9, chasing kite falls into 45-foot borewell in Rajasthan's Alwar; rescued

India, Sept. 1 -- A nine-year-old boy, who fell into an open 45-foot borewell while chasing a kite at Butoli in Rajasthan's Alwar district, was rescued after a five-hour operation on Monday night. Of... Read More


An English noblewoman on the Tiger's trail

India, Sept. 1 -- On September 3, 1758, 268 years ago this week, a girl child was born into a titled family of Shropshire, the English county that borders Wales. That child, mineral collector and bota... Read More


CID detains BJP leader in KPSC recruitment probe

India, Sept. 1 -- The criminal investigation department (CID) has detained BJP leader Basavaraj Kannale in Delhi in connection with alleged irregularities in the KPSC recruitment of 400 veterinary off... Read More


120 notices issued to encroaching establishments along state highways in Pune

India, Sept. 1 -- The state Public Works Department (PWD) has intensified its drive against encroachments along state highways in the Pune division, with notices issued to more than 120 establishments... Read More


6 arrested for stealing, selling 165 phones in Greater Noida

India, Sept. 1 -- Six people were arrested on Monday in Greater Noida for allegedly stealing and selling mobile phones belonging to a private logistics and delivery firm, officials said on Tuesday. T... Read More


HC dismisses in-situ rehabilitation plea of slum dwellers refusing to move from Chinchpokli to Bhandup

India, Sept. 1 -- In a ruling that may impact several slum rehabilitation schemes across the city, the Bombay High Court last week dismissed an in-situ rehabilitation plea by slum dwellers affected by... Read More


23-yr-old rams car into 3 people at Ghaziabad fuel station, held

India, Sept. 1 -- A 23-year-old man was arrested on Monday after he allegedly rammed his car into three people at a fuel station near GT Road in Ghaziabad late on Sunday night, leaving two with leg fr... Read More


28 tonnes of benzene leak near Chembur Monorail station triggers traffic disruption

India, Sept. 1 -- A leak from a tanker carrying around 28 tonnes of benzene, a toxic and highly flammable chemical, triggered a precautionary 500-metre cordon near the Monorail station in Chembur East... Read More


'Astronomical' and 'arbitrary': HC strikes down rRs.r15.45L penalty on housing society member for keeping bicycle on staircase

India, Sept. 1 -- The Bombay High Court has struck down a Rs.15.45 lakh penalty imposed by a Mumbai cooperative housing society on a member for keeping a bicycle in a staircase, a practice that the so... Read More