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S Dinajpur: Man sentenced to 3-year jail for attempted assault on minor

BALURGHAT, Jan. 9 -- The POCSO court in South Dinajpur district sentenced a man to three years of simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10,000 for attempting to sexually assault a 14-year-old girl. Fai... Read More


With 8 new additions, Buxa Bird Festival records 251 species

Alipurduar, Jan. 9 -- The rich avian diversity of the Buxa Tiger Reserve was reaffirmed at the conclusion of the eighth Buxa Bird Festival, with birders recording sightings of 251 species of resident ... Read More


HC seeks govt and L-G's response on minority schools' challenge to fee law

New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday sought responses from the Delhi government and the Lieutenant Governor on a batch of petitions filed by minority-run schools challenging the constit... Read More


60-yr-old killed after stray dogs attack him in Dwarka

NEW DELHI, Jan. 9 -- An elderly man was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in Delhi's Dwarka Sector 19, after he was chased and attacked near a park, police said on Friday. The man, identified a... Read More


IGIA: Marijuana worth Rs 8 cr seized; two held

NEW DELHI, Jan. 9 -- Two men were arrested for alleged cross-border smuggling of marijuana worth nearly Rs 8 crore at the international airport here, the customs department said on Friday. The accuse... Read More


Delhi Police identifies 56 sites for box parking

NEW DELHI, Jan. 9 -- On the directions of Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena, the police have identified 56 locations across the national capital for roadside box parking to ease congestion and impr... Read More


Cook nabbed after video of spitting on chapatis goes viral: Police

GHAZIABAD, Jan. 9 -- Police have arrested a cook at a roadside eatery in Ghaziabad after a purported video showing him spitting on chapatis before baking them went viral on social media, officials sai... Read More


Delhi court orders framing of charges against Lalu Yadav, others

New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- A Delhi court on Friday ordered framing of charges against RJD chief and former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his family members and others in the alleged land-for-job scam.... Read More


German Chancellor on 2-day visit to India; to meet PM Modi

New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Ahmedabad on Monday. It will be Merz's first official visit to India. Modi and the German chancellor wi... Read More


'Communal incidents in B'desh need to be dealt with firmly'

New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- India on Friday pressed Bangladesh to "swiftly and firmly" deal with attacks on minorities in that country and described as "troubling" the attempts to attribute the incidents to ... Read More