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Festive rush gridlocks key link roads in NCR

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Traffic across the Capital came to a grinding halt on Wednesday, as festive rush in the run-up to Diwali and Bhai Dooj led to vehicles lining up bumper-to-bumper on key arterial ... Read More


Illegal firecracker sale tightens grip on Ggm

Gurugram, Oct. 16 -- Despite a complete ban on the sale and storage of conventional firecrackers in the National Capital Region (NCR), a spot check by the Hindustan Times team across several markets i... Read More


Traditional crafts dim in modern Diwali

Gurugram, Oct. 16 -- For over three decades, 73-year-old Subey has set up his modest stall every Diwali season to sell earthen diyas. This year, too, he sits behind a small spread of lamps laid out on... Read More


cops seize over a tonne of banned crackers in ggm, f'bad; 5 arrested

Gurugram, Oct. 16 -- Police have seized over a tonne of illegal fireworks and arrested five men during multiple raids across the two districts, police said on Wednesday. Of the total, 1,009.7kg was se... Read More


Nuh sarpanch arrested for bribing officials

Gurugram, Oct. 16 -- The Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a sarpanch from Nuh for allegedly bribing several government employees and an SDM-rank officer to end an inquiry against him ... Read More


Jaisalmer bus blaze toll rises to 21: Police

Jodhpur/Barmer/Jaisalmer, Oct. 16 -- The death toll in the sleeper bus fire in Jaisalmer district reached 21 after 10-year-old Yunus Khan succumbed to his injuries at Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Jodhpu... Read More


Moradabad man plots gun attack on wife to frame his rival in rape case

Meerut, Oct. 16 -- In a dramatic revelation from Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district, police have uncovered a shocking conspiracy in which a man orchestrated a gun attack on his own wife with the help ... Read More


Senior cop to be investigated in police speedboat fraud case

MUMBAI, Oct. 16 -- Maharashtra has ordered a departmental inquiry against a senior police officer in the case where new and powerful engines were removed from police speedboats and replaced with fault... Read More


Women in ecstasy: Sensual love as metaphor of divine love

MUMBAI, Oct. 16 -- A painting by famous Italian master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio will headline an exhibition jointly organised by the Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum (BDL), Consulate General of Italy ... Read More


Indian Oil arm eyes 50% stake in Fourth Partner Energy

New delhi, Oct. 16 -- Indian Oil Corp., the country's largest crude oil refiner, plans to acquire a 50% stake in renewable energy firm Fourth Partner Energy Pvt. Ltd (FPEL) through its subsidiary Terr... Read More