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Farm fires climb to 116 with 14 new cases

Patiala, Oct. 12 -- As the paddy harvesting season gathers pace in Punjab amid dry weather, farm fire incidents have also begun surging. On Saturday alone, the state reported 14 new incidents of farm ... Read More


Delay in flood damage report will hurt farmers: Sukhbir

AMRITSAR, Oct. 12 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday blamed the incumbent AAP government for its failure to conduct flood prevention works before the monsoons and t... Read More


Cong launches campaign, hopes voters will defeat 'divisive' forces

Tarn Taran, Oct. 12 -- The Congress on Saturday launched the campaign of its candidate Karanbir Singh Burj for the Tarn Taran assembly bypoll, with party leaders warning that divisive forces were tryi... Read More


Mumbai Police earn big win vs CCI

Mumbai, Oct. 12 -- Mumbai Police beat Cricket Club of India by 115 runs in the first round of the Mumbai Police Shield. Brief scores: Mumbai Police 307 (Rudra Dhanday 138; Kartik Mishra 4/65) beat CCI... Read More


sergio gor in delhi

NEW DELHI, Oct. 12 -- US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, focusing on defence cooperation, trade and critical minerals, and emphasised that Pre... Read More


DRI seizes illegal gold worth Rs.12.58 cr, 13 held

MUMBAI, Oct. 12 -- Mumbai zonal unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Friday busted a major drug-smuggling racket and arrested 13 people involved. The arrested individuals include f... Read More


HC: Can't fire man for low efficiency due to disability

MUMBAI, Oct. 12 -- The Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) to reinstate a clerk who had been let go after a brain surgery allegedly affected ... Read More


'Gross abuse of parental trust' : High court denies leniency to rapist father

MUMBAI, Oct. 12 -- The Bombay High Court recently refused to show any leniency to a 56-year-old labourer from Nagpur and sentenced him to 20 years of imprisonment for raping his minor daughter multipl... Read More


Student gang-raped near medical college in Bengal

Kolkata, Oct. 12 -- A 23-year-old medical student was allegedly gang-raped by five men in a forested area near her college campus in West Bengal's Durgapur on Friday night, triggering protests by stud... Read More


Hindutva groups halt screening of Marathi film 'Manache Shlok'

PUNE, Oct. 12 -- Screenings of the newly released Marathi film "Manache Shlok" were halted across several theatres in Pune on Saturday after Hindutva organisations protested, alleging that the film's ... Read More