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City roads deadlier than metros despite fewer mishaps

Chandigarh, Aug. 30 -- City Beautiful may have fewer road accidents than most million-plus cities in the country, but when crashes do occur, they are far more likely to turn fatal. This was revealed i... Read More


High alert as Ghaggar, Sukhna water levels up

Chandigarh/Mohali/Panchkula, Aug. 30 -- The tricity of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali were on Friday put on flood alert following a sharp rise in the water level of the Ghaggar river and the opening... Read More


Belgium court rejects Choksi's bail request

New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- In another setback to fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, a court of appeal in Belgium has again rejected his bail plea, further extending his prison stay there, people familiar w... Read More


40-yr-old man rapes, murders woman in Bihar

Gaya Ji, Aug. 30 -- A 40-year-old man allegedly raped and killed an ailing woman in Barai village of Gaya Ji in Bihar after he lured her on the pretext of performing an exorcism by an occultist, polic... Read More


mayawati makes nephew national convener of bsp

Lucknow, Aug. 30 -- BSP chief Mayawati appointed her nephew Akash Anand as the national convener of the party, people in the party said. The move establishes him as the number two in the party with th... Read More


Nabi's masterclass in seam and swing floors East Zone

MUMBAI, Aug. 30 -- J&K's Auqib Nabi was the standout pacer of the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season, finishing as the second-highest wicket-taker with 44 wickets in eight games, behind spinner Harsh Dubey. ... Read More


J&K LG forms 3-member panel to probe 34 pilgrims' death

JAMMU, Aug. 30 -- Days after a cloudburst-triggered landslide near Ardhkuwari on the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage track claimed the lives of 34 pilgrims, lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha, who heads the Shri... Read More


Six killed, 12 missing as rains wreak havoc in U'khand, HP

Dehradun/Shimla, Aug. 30 -- At least six people were killed and 12 others went missing after cloudbursts, flash floods and mudslides lashed Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal and Bageshwar districts ... Read More


Pbi varsity VC, registrar among four booked for sacrilege

Patiala, Aug. 30 -- Patiala police on Friday booked Punjabi University vice-chancellor Jagdeep Singh and other staff members for sacrilege over 'disrespectful' disposal of copies of 'error-ridden' Mah... Read More


Rupee falls to record low of 88.09 against $

Mumbai, Aug. 30 -- The rupee breached the 88-mark for the first time and closed at an all-time low of 88.09 against the US dollar on Friday, registering a sharp decline of 51 paise amid a massive outf... Read More