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Delhi duo held for trying to cremate mannequin

Meerut, Nov. 29 -- Two men from Delhi were arrested in Hapur for trying to cremate a mannequin, claiming it was the body of an 18-year-old man, police said. The brazen attempt was part of a plot to se... Read More


LU meet spotlights behavioural insights

Lucknow, Nov. 29 -- Speakers at a conference, which began here Friday, highlighted how behavioural insights help design better policies and understand organisational behaviour. Academics and present a... Read More


Patanjali fined Rs.1 lakh after ghee fails checks

Chandigarh, Nov. 29 -- A Chandigarh court sentenced a taxi driver to life imprisonment for the 2010 rape-murder of a 21-year-old MBA student, observing that a "requisite sentence has to be imposed upo... Read More


'India carrying forward its cultural identity with new resolve'

Panaji, Nov. 29 -- India is undergoing a cultural renaissance and is carrying forward its cultural identity with new resolve and renewed confidence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, citing... Read More


court imposes fine of Rs.1 lakh on Patanjali

Pithoragarh, Nov. 29 -- The additional district magistrate (ADM) court in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district has imposed a penalty of Rs.1 lakh on Patanjali Ayurved Limited after samples of ghee manuf... Read More


Marriage reduced to 'commercial transaction': SC flags dowry deaths

New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Friday delivered a scathing denunciation of dowry-related cruelty, lamenting that the "pious bond of marriage has regrettably been reduced to a mere commerci... Read More


Allahabad HC denies bail to Chinese man caught with forged Indian IDs

PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 29 -- The Allahabad high court has rejected the bail plea of a Chinese citizen who was caught living in India with forged identification documents. The court, which observed that the a... Read More


UPPCL refutes claims on prepaid/postpaid smart meter option

Lucknow, Nov. 29 -- The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) on Friday issued a detailed clarification countering what it calls widespread misinterpretations about the rollout of smart mete... Read More


Haryana man held for sexually exploiting woman

LUCKNOW, Nov. 29 -- A man was arrested from Haryana's Manesar for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman on the false promise of marriage, police here said. According to officials at the Madeyganj poli... Read More


Experts call for integrating natural and social sciences

LUCKNOW, Nov. 29 -- Prof Peter Mollinga of ZEF, University of Bonn, Germany, called for integrating natural and social sciences to address complex natural resource challenges. Speaking at Babasaheb Bh... Read More