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Bharadwaj detained while trying to light candles at pit

NEW DELHI, Feb. 8 -- The AAP's Delhi unit chief Saurabh Bharadwaj was briefly detained in Janakpuri on Sunday, with police saying the action was taken as he was trying to stage a protest over the deat... Read More


Man dies & wife injured after geyser explosion triggers fire

NEW DELHI, Feb. 8 -- A 50-year-old man died, and his wife was injured when a fire broke out in their house, triggered by an electric geyser explosion in southeast Delhi, police said on Sunday. The in... Read More


Who is Hindu politician Ramesh Chandra Sen? Ex-Minister during Hasina's regime dies in Bangladesh jail before polls

India, Feb. 8 -- Ramesh Chandra Sen, a senior Awami League leader and former minister in Bangladesh, died on Saturday after falling ill at Dinajpur District Jail, just days before the politically vola... Read More


Cops dismantle organised cyber fraud module

NEW DELHI, Feb. 8 -- The Delhi Police's Crime Branch has busted a high-profile cyber fraud module with suspected international links, arresting three men accused of running an organised financial rack... Read More


16-yr-old girl dies months after forced acid ingestion

NEW DELHI, Feb. 8 -- A 16-year-old girl who was allegedly forced to ingest acid several months ago has died in Delhi, with police investigating charges of sexual assault, child marriage and abetment. ... Read More


Mayawati targets BJP govts, alleges discontent across social groups

LUCKNOW, Feb. 8 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president Mayawati on Saturday hit out at the BJP-led governments, asserting that a vast majority of people across communities are unhappy and ins... Read More


Shaheen Bagh's permanent garbage pile: How waste took over a public road

New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- At Thokar Number 8 in Shaheen Bagh, garbage is no longer just waste it has become a permanent landmark. An open dumping stretch running along a busy roadside has turned into a dai... Read More


West Bengal CEO urges ECI to extend SIR process by 7 days

India, Feb. 8 -- West Bengal chief electoral officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Saturday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to extend the final date of hearing under the Special Intensive Revisi... Read More


Police recommend mandatory verification of domestic help

Kolkata, Feb. 8 -- Kolkata Police recommended mandatory verification of household employees through its digital registration system, after it was found that domestic help and caregivers have figured i... Read More


Fix unsafe buildings or shut them: KMC warns owners

Kolkata, Feb. 8 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has issued a clear warning to owners of privately run markets to carry out immediate repairs to unsafe buildings or face closure. Citing ris... Read More