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Why Bollywood is bleeding money and losing audiences

India, Aug. 23 -- Alam Ara, the first Indian feature film with sound, produced and directed by Ardeshir Irani, was released on March 14, 1931. In the following decades, feature films became one of for... Read More


Small cities' outsized role in the urban future

India, Aug. 23 -- As India looks toward a predominantly urban future, a quiet but powerful transition is underway. Small towns and villages in peri-urban areas, around metropolitan regions, adjacent t... Read More


SC refuses stay on mandatory registration of waqf properties

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- The Supreme Court on Friday declined to stay a Union government notification mandating registration of all waqf properties on a centralised digital portal within six months, dire... Read More


Constable dies by suicide days after returning from leave

Meerut, Aug. 23 -- A police constable, posted at Bithri Chainpur police station in Bareilly, died by suicide in his rented room. Senior police officers, including SP (North) Mukesh Chandra Mishra, rus... Read More


Gautam Buddha Nagar, Shravasti lead July's IGRS rankings

LUCKNOW, Aug. 23 -- Gautam Buddha Nagar excelled with respect to grievance redressal at the police commissioner, senior superintendent of police (SSP) and superintendent of police (SP) level for the m... Read More


2 cops suspended; contractor, four others arrested

Meerut, Aug. 23 -- In a shocking case of mob violence, a 25-year-old labourer was beaten to death in Sambhal district, prompting police action against two constables accused of negligence and corrupti... Read More


Cong MP slams govt over allowing Indo-Pak cricket match

MEERUT, Aug. 23 -- Congress MP Imran Masood on Friday slammed the Centre for allowing India-Pakistan cricket match in the upcoming Asia Cup. "Our sisters lost their husbands, our soldiers were martyre... Read More


Rape accused held after encounter

Agra, Aug. 23 -- A man accused of raping a minor girl last Saturday was arrested following a police encounter here on Friday, police said. Assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Akshay Mahadik said th... Read More


Navigation software 'guides' car of students into pond

Meerut, Aug. 23 -- Four friends narrowly escaped death on Thursday after their car, guided by a popular navigation software, plunged into a pond in Saharanpur. The incident occurred within the jurisdi... Read More


PWD, NHAI review UER-II; to expedite work on safety

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- The Delhi government and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) held a review meeting on the Urban Extension Road (UER)-II on Wednesday to review key infrastructure chal... Read More