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AMU students call off stir after VC agrees to polls in December

AGRA, Aug. 20 -- Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) students called off their protest and hunger strike after vice-chancellor professor Naima Khatoon agreed to hold student union elections in December th... Read More


Congress leaders booked for protesting outside CEC's home

Agra, Aug. 20 -- A case has been registered against three named individuals, including Congress's Agra city unit president Amit Singh, in connection with a protest staged outside the parental residenc... Read More


Labourer killed in 15-km chase; 'police took Rs.1k to help but left'

MEERUT, Aug. 20 -- A 25-year-old man was allegedly dragged off a tractor and beaten to death with iron rods on Tuesday morning after being chased for nearly 15 km by a group of assailants in the Junaw... Read More


Delhi offices to be rid of strays initially: Govt

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- Dog catchers of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will initially focus their efforts on removing stray dogs and clearing unauthorised feeding areas set up inside governmen... Read More


SC junks plea AGAINST Muslim girls' MARRIAGE at puberty

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed petitions by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and the National Commission for Women (NCW) challenging Punjab and Hary... Read More


Escorts Kubota to set up Rs.4,500-cr tractor planton Yamuna Expressway

Lucknow, Aug. 20 -- The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) on Monday allotted 190 acres in Sector-10 to Escorts Kubota Limited for a state-of-the-art tractor manufacturing unit... Read More


Haldiram plans southward push through acquisitions

MUMBAI, Aug. 20 -- Temasek-backed Haldiram Snacks Food Pvt. Ltd is scouting for acquisitions to expand its pan-India presence, particularly in the South, according to two people familiar with the matt... Read More


Electric truck sales pick up in August after govt push

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- Sales of electric trucks almost doubled in the first three weeks of August following the Central government's Rs.500 crore incentive scheme introduced in July and new private fin... Read More


Sebi may introduce intraday limits for index options trading

India, Aug. 20 -- The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is likely to introduce an intraday limit in index options trading for clients to ensure that no single participant takes excessive p... Read More


India moves to curb imports of Vietnamese steel products

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- India moved closer to protecting its steelmakers from cheap imports after the commerce ministry's trade remedies arm recommended anti-dumping duties on certain Vietnamese steel p... Read More