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The lessons for India from the plastics treaty

India, Aug. 20 -- In 2025, it is no longer up for debate: Plastics are polluting our planet - and our bodies. Microplastic fibres have been found in our lungs, breast milk, food, air, and oceans. Plas... Read More


Farm, homestaysto help farmersearn more: Min

LUCKNOW, Aug. 20 -- In a bid to transform rural Uttar Pradesh into a hub of sustainable tourism and grassroots entrepreneurship, the state's department of tourism will host a Rural Tourism Conclave at... Read More


Bareilly man arrested after police encounter for killing 10-yr-old cousin

MEERUT, Aug. 20 -- A 22-year-old man was arrested in Bareilly district on Monday evening following a police encounter for allegedly kidnapping and killing his 10-year-old cousin after an attempt to ex... Read More


Daily-wage painter caught in Rs.1.7 cr fraud

Meerut, Aug. 20 -- A major case of financial fraud has emerged in Sambhal, where crores of rupees were transacted through the bank account of a painter earning only Rs.400 a day. The matter came to li... Read More


B'shahr court awards life term to 12 accused

MEERUT, Aug. 20 -- The Bulandshahr district and sessions court on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to 12 accused in the 2012 Wahid Gazi murder case. The court also imposed a fine of Rs.50,000 on each... Read More


Delhi civic body eyes multi-level car parks, digitisation to ease congestion

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- The Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is planning a series of reforms, from digitisation to pricing for parking, to tackle congestion on roads and resolve complaints of overcharging, se... Read More


Top court allows cartoonist to publish apology on social media

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Indore cartoonist Hemant Malviya to publish his apology across all his social media handles over an offensive Facebook post depicting the Ras... Read More


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