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hc upholds sacking of Teacher texting female student

MUMBAI, Jan. 31 -- The Bombay High Court has upheld the termination of a probationary assistant teacher for allegedly harassing a female student by sending her personal messages via WhatsApp. "The ver... Read More


Casual remarks are not abetment of suicide: HC

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 31 -- The Kerala High Court has ruled that casual remarks such as "go away and die" often employed during a quarrel between two people do not amount to abetment of suicide. Th... Read More


BJP retains Akola after opposition unity collapses

NAGPUR, Jan. 31 -- The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained control of the Akola Municipal Corporation on Friday after securing cross-party support from corporators belonging to both factions ... Read More


2 officials of food chain arrested

Kolkata, Jan. 31 -- The police on Friday arrested two officials of Wow! Momo, a fast-food chain, in connection with the deadly fire that gutted two warehouses earlier this week. At least 27 people are... Read More


Savarkar Sadan not 100 yrs old, can't be protected: ASI to HC

MUMBAI, Jan. 31 -- Savarkar Sadan in Shivaji Park - which once housed Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar - cannot be declared a centrally protected monument of national importance, the Archae... Read More


Maha CID begins probe into crash at Baramati

Mumbai, Jan. 31 -- The Maharashtra Crime Investigation Department (CID) has begun its probe into the plane crash in Baramati that killed Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others, an official s... Read More


2 more held; PMO announces Rs.2L each for kin of deceased

Kolkata, Jan. 31 -- Two warehouses on the eastern fringes of Kolkata, where at least 27 people are feared dead after a massive blaze earlier this week, were likely built illegally on the protected Eas... Read More


Savarkar Sadan in Mumbai can't be a centrally protected monument: ASI

MUMBAI, Jan. 31 -- The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has told the Bombay High Court that Savarkar Sadan in Shivaji Park - which once housed Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar - cannot ... Read More


Now, Yamunotri to take call on non-Hindus' ban

Dehradun, Jan. 31 -- After three of the four Char Dham temples - Kedarnath, Badrinath and Gangotri - proposed to prohibit the entry of non-Hindus into the shrines on Tuesday, the temple committee of t... Read More


2 officials of food chain arrested

Kolkata, Jan. 31 -- The police on Friday arrested two officials of Wow! Momo, a Kolkata-based chain of fast-food restaurants, in connection with the deadly fire that gutted two warehouses on the outsk... Read More