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One killed in explosion at Bijnor fireworks factory

Meerut, Dec. 17 -- An explosion that ripped through a firecracker factory in the Jalalabad area of Bijnor district on Tuesday morning killed one of the workers on the spot, police said. Even as over 4... Read More


The woman who saved her two kids missing; kin continue search

AGRA, Dec. 17 -- Relatives of the victims of Mathura fog tragedy on the Yamuna Expressway gathered outside hospitals and the mortuary as their search for their missing kin continued on Tuesday. Among ... Read More


ANTF seizes drugs worth Rs.3.4 cr in three operations across UP

LUCKNOW, Dec. 17 -- The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of Uttar Pradesh seized narcotics worth approximately Rs.3.4 crore in three separate operations conducted across the state over the last two da... Read More


High-powered committee to overhaul bhog system at Banke Bihari temple

AGRA, Dec. 17 -- Raising concerns over widespread financial irregularities at the Banke Bihari temple flagged in an audit report by a chartered accountant, the High-Powered Management Committee appoin... Read More


Mumbai residents reflect on unkept 2017 poll promises

Mumbai, Dec. 17 -- As Mumbai gears up for long-delayed civic elections after an eight-year gap, activists and resident associations have said that key promises made ahead of the 2017 polls, such as po... Read More


Bondi beach gunman is an Indian: Philippines

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Sajid Akram, the 50-year-old killed during a terror attack on a Jewish gathering in Australia, was an Indian national, the Philippines' Bureau of Immigration said on Tuesday whil... Read More


Unemployment rate down to 4.7% in November: PLFS

new delhi, Dec. 17 -- India's headline unemployment rate has decreased to 4.7% in November, the lowest in the monthly series starting April this year, according to Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) ... Read More


Court denies cognisance of charge sheet on Gandhis

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- As a Delhi court on Tuesday refused to take cognizance of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) charge sheet against former Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, and leader of opposition ... Read More


Phase-2 of land pooling slowed by affected farmers' demands

Hyderabad, Dec. 17 -- The second phase of acquiring over 16,000 acres of land under land pooling system for the expansion of Amaravati, the capital region of Andhra Pradesh is posing a tough challenge... Read More


New Kalyan-Thane railway lines may be part underground, say Central Railway officials

MUMBAI, Dec. 17 -- The 10.8-km long Thane-Kalyan has become a pain point for the railways. Almost 1,000 trains pass through this stretch every day, while stations such as Thane, Diva and Kalyan also s... Read More