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Lakshadweep land battle at a turning point with HC ruling

New York, Aug. 24 -- The Kerala high court has ruled that cowledars in Lakshadweep are landowners under a 1965 tenancy regulation, struck down a 2023 Union government amendment to that regulation as u... Read More


UP to finalise 500-acre Japanese City

Lucknow, Aug. 24 -- The state government is moving to finalise its 500-acre Japanese City project in Sector 5A Greater Noida, a dedicated industrial township aimed at housing Japanese companies with w... Read More


50-year-old burned to death after hatchback catches fire

LUCKNOW, Aug. 24 -- A 50-year-old man was burnt alive after the car he was driving caught fire and its doors allegedly failed to open, trapping him inside near Baghoura village in Barabanki on Sunday ... Read More


Woman strangled in car, body dumped in sugarcane field; four arrested in Meerut

MEERUT, Aug. 24 -- A bitter dispute over the custody of two young children led to the murder of a 26-year-old woman whose body was found dumped in a sugarcane field in Sardhana, police said on Sunday.... Read More


5 home inmates booked for drowning 14-year-old

AGRA, Aug. 24 -- Five inmates have been named in an FIR in connection with the alleged killing of a 14-year-old at the State Girls Protection Home in Vrindavan, Mathura, with police suspecting that ot... Read More


Madrasa committee begins demolition after court order

MEERUT, Aug. 24 -- The management committee of a madrasa in Muzaffarnagar's Phulat village began demolishing a portion of its construction on Sunday after authorities found that the institution had en... Read More


Swift action by flood-relief team thwarts suicide bid

Gorakhpur, Aug. 24 -- A 25-year-old man who allegedly jumped into the Rapti river on Sunday morning in an apparent suicide bid was rescued by personnel of the 26th Battalion PAC's flood relief team, a... Read More


SIR deletions in Maha may touch 25 mn; 3 mn new voters likely

MUMBAI, Aug. 24 -- As many as 6.1 million electors in the state who could not be mapped during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) are likely to face deletion from the electoral rolls. This is in add... Read More


Maharashtra's retired police dogs to stay on in the force

MUMBAI, Aug. 24 -- For a police dog, retirement is usually more than hanging up the leash. After a decade of chasing leads, sniffing out explosives and tracking suspects, many struggle with retired li... Read More


Fertiliser supplies for Rabi on track despite Hormuz disruption

New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- India's fertiliser supplies for the upcoming Rabi season appear secure despite continuing disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz, with the country's latest urea import tender at... Read More