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SC refuses to lift ban on mining in U'khand district

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with a judicial order suspending all mining activities in Uttarakhand's Bageshwar district, citing alarming findings of environ... Read More


Spix's Macaws reintroduced in the wild in Brazil: vantara

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (GZRRC), an affiliate of Vantara and Reliance Foundation, has partnered with the Association for the Conservation of Threatened... Read More


'Zakir bhai ne humein sab kuch sikhaya'

India, Jan. 31 -- Following his death on December 15, late tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain's brothers Fazal and Taufiq Qureshi are still coming to terms with life without their Zakir bhai, who was l... Read More


VIP passes cancelled, Mela area no-vehicle zone till February 4

MAHAKUMBH NAGAR, Jan. 31 -- The UP government on Thursday announced major crowd control measures a day after the Mahakumbh stampede that claimed 30 lives even as pilgrims continued to take the holy di... Read More


'Shameless and shocking': Uttarakhand HC on row between ex-MLA and MLA

Dehradun, Jan. 31 -- The Uttarakhand high court has expressed concern over ongoing row between former BJP MLA Pranav Singh "Champion" and independent MLA in Haridwar Umesh Kumar Sharma, calling the in... Read More


Supporters of both leaders hold rallies

Haridwar, Jan. 31 -- Days after the exchange of fire between former BJP MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh "Champion" and Khanpur Independent MLA Umesh Sharma, some of the community members of both have launched... Read More


Man gets 20-year jail term for raping minor in Nainital district

Rudrapur, Jan. 31 -- A 23-year-old man has been sentenced for 20-year imprisonment by the Pocso court in Nainital after he was found guilty of kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old girl, an official sai... Read More


Congress Sitapur MP arrested on rape charges

LUCKNOW, Jan. 31 -- After a chase of nearly two weeks, the state police on Thursday arrested Congress MP from Sitapur, Rakesh Rathore, who is accused of raping a 45-year-old woman by promising to marr... Read More


Age no bar, devotion paramount

Prayagraj, Jan. 31 -- Devotees from far away states and districts are still queueing up on Thursday at the district borders to visit the Mahakumbh. Age, multiple diversions and other hiccups could not... Read More


21 hours stuck in a car

VARANASI, Jan. 31 -- Ranjan Chakravarty left for Prayagraj by car from Varanasi on Wednesday at 1 pm. He reached Prayagraj on Thursday at 10pm. It took him around 21 hours to cover a distance of 130 k... Read More