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HPV vaccine drive falters as misinformation keeps parents away

India, May 28 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) HPV immunisation drive to prevent cervical cancer has seen a poor response, with only 1,312 girls vaccinated against a target of 35,000 benefici... Read More


CB busts sex racket in Koregaon Park, four foreign women rescued

India, May 28 -- The crime branch of the Pune city police busted a sex racket operating out of Koregaon Park, and rescued four foreign women during a raid conducted on Tuesday. According to the polic... Read More


Mob beats to death man caught stealing in Kanjhawala house, 8 detained

India, May 28 -- A 28-year-old alleged burglar was beaten to death by locals after he was caught inside a house trying to steal in outer Delhi's Kanjhawala area early Wednesday, and eight people have ... Read More


Preliminary probe finds track fault in Vande Bharat mishap

India, May 28 -- A preliminary inquiry report by a Central Railway investigation committee has concluded that an excessive gap in the guard rails near a diamond crossing in the Pune railway yard led t... Read More


13-yr-old boy dies in house fire in Khyala; short circuit suspected

India, May 28 -- A 13-year-old boy died in a fire that broke out in a three-storey house in west Delhi's Khyala area in the early hours of Wednesday, suspected to be caused by a short circuit, an offi... Read More


Fast-track budget announcements or face action: CM to officials

India, May 28 -- Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday directed all departments to fast-track the implementation of Budget announcements and public welfare schemes, warning delays and poor uti... Read More


Postcards: the return of a lost bit of ephemera

India, May 28 -- An unexpected postcard from a long-lost friend peered out of a heap of dusty mail at the apartment entrance. A heart-tugging one-liner on its verso, it felt like a 14 x 9 centimetre-t... Read More


PMC to close Sarasbaug for two days over security concerns

India, May 28 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will keep Sarasbaug shut on May 28 and May 29. The PMC garden department issued a press statement on Tuesday stating that the decision was taken ... Read More


Eid congregation held at Hazratbal as Jamia Masjid restrictions continue

Srinagar, May 28 -- As the authorities did not allow Eid prayers at the city's Grand Mosque, Jamia Masjid, the biggest Eid congregation was held at Dargah Hazratbal, where Jammu and Kashmir chief mini... Read More


Penpa Tsering sworn in for 2nd term as Sikyong of CTA

Shimla, May 28 -- Penpa Tsering, the Sikyong of the 16th Kashag (Cabinet) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), was sworn in as the Sikyong of the 17th Kashag on Wednesday in the presence of th... Read More