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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


ACB raids associate professor for accumulating assets worth Rs.2.77 cr

Jaipur, Oct. 16 -- The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Rajasthan on Wednesday launched a major investigation into Ramavatar Meena (53), an executive engineer posted as associate professor at the Indir... Read More


2 govt officials suspended over fire, cm cancels patna campaign

Jaipur, Oct. 16 -- The state government on Wednesday suspended Chittorgarh district transport officer (DTO) Surendra Singh Gehlot and assistant administrative officer Chunnilal, officials aware of the... 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


Panel wants 100m slope as definition for Aravallis hills

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- More than a year after the Supreme Court entrusted the Centre with the task of defining the Aravalli hills and ranges to curb illegal mining, a high-level committee headed by the... 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


Activists call new PPP blood banks land grab

Mumbai, Oct. 16 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) plan to convert six of its blood banks into Public-Private Partnership (PPP) units under the Civic Health Collaboration model has come... Read More