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Playbook for diplomacy in the neighbourhood

India, Dec. 3 -- I vividly remember boarding the then INS Vikrant - formerly HMS Hercules - with my father during a special port call to Colombo in the 1970s. I was a young boy then, absorbed in a hob... Read More


Indian-origin stage personality gets Canada's top theatre award

India, Dec. 3 -- Toronto-born Indo-Canadian stage personality Ravi Jain has been honoured with Canada's most prestigious theatre award. On Monday, Jain was named the 2025 Siminovitch Prize Laureate, C... Read More


Firozabad man uses SIR pretext to grab sister's house

Agra, Dec. 3 -- A man fraudulently took possession of his sister's house by giving the excuse of the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Firozabad, police said. The accused ... Read More


Hathras: BLO dies after 'brief illness', DM says he was under no pressure

AGRA, Dec. 3 -- A booth-level officer (BLO) died after he reportedly complained of illness in Hathras district on Tuesday morning, officials said. Though his family claimed that he had been stressed f... Read More


Nomadic gang leader killed; 3rd big criminal neutralised

Meerut, Dec. 3 -- The leader of the notorious nomadic gang, Mithun, was shot dead in an encounter with police late on Monday night on the Vedkhedi-Mansoora road. Mithun, who carried a combined reward ... Read More


Police bust gang involved in honey-trapping and blackmailing

Agra, Dec. 3 -- Agra police arrested two members of a gang, including a woman, involved in honey-trapping and blackmaling on Tuesday. They used to make videos of the victims and extorted money in lieu... Read More


Three killed, one injured after truck rams motorcycles

AGRA, Dec. 3 -- Three men riding on two motorcycles were killed after a speeding truck collided with their motorcycles on the Etah-Kasganj highway near the Mirhachi police station area on Monday night... Read More


Decks cleared for 70-acre int'l yoga centre

Meerut, Dec. 3 -- An international yoga centre will come up on 70.885 acres in Baghpat district as the state cabinet gave its approval for the same on Tuesday, officials said. The proposal, according ... Read More


Minor boy's body found stuffed inside metal box, police launch probe

MEERUT, Dec. 3 -- The body of a minor boy was found stuffed inside a metal box abandoned under the Nakatia river bridge in Bareilly's Izzatnagar area, near the Delhi-Lucknow National Highway on Tuesda... Read More


Nomadic gang leader killed

Meerut, Dec. 3 -- The leader of the notorious nomadic gang, Mithun, was shot dead in an encounter with police late on Monday night on the Vedkhedi-Mansoora road. Mithun, who carried a combined reward ... Read More