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Mathura schools shut amid flood threat

Agra, Sept. 3 -- All schools up to Class 12 in Mathura will remain closed on Wednesday and Thursday (September 3-4) due to flood threats in low-lying areas. The Yamuna has already crossed the danger m... Read More


Man gets death sentence for rape, murder of minor Dalit girl

Agra, Sept. 3 -- A 50-year-old undertrial was sentenced to death for murder and rape of an 8-year-old minor Dalit girl in the forests of Vrindavan in 2020. The Court of Special Judge (POCSO Act) at Ma... Read More


Muz'nagar SC-ST Court sentences 3 to life in prison

Meerut, Sept. 3 -- The Special SC-ST Court in Muzaffarnagar sentenced three men to life imprisonment for attacking a Dalit family in Rajpur Kala village under the Jansath police station limits. Along ... Read More


'I have some limitations, can't say more': RLD chief's remark sparks buzz

Meerut, Sept. 3 -- A statement by Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) president and Union minister of state (Independent Charge) Jayant Chaudhary has triggered fresh political speculations in Uttar Pradesh. Addre... Read More


Two, including minor, held for nurse's murder

Meerut, Sept. 3 -- A truck driver and his 17-year-old accomplice were recently arrested for strangling a nurse to death on August 24 in Moradabad's Sahaspur, police said. Samreen, 22, hailed from Saha... Read More


Deepak Mittal named UAE envoy

New Delhi, Sept. 3 -- Senior diplomat Deepak Mittal, an old hand on Pakistan and Afghanistan who is currently an officer on special duty in the Prime Minister's Office, was on Tuesday named India's ne... Read More


Dealing with extreme, hyperlocal rainfall

India, Sept. 3 -- The monsoon havoc of the past few years clearly bears the stamp of the unfolding climate crisis. Visuals of flooded cities and devastation in the mountains are rooted as much in inte... Read More


Sebi sets new intraday limits for index options

Mumbai, Sept. 3 -- In a move to rein in risky bets, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has introduced an entity-level framework to monitor intraday positions in equity index options. Ef... Read More


ECI to involve political parties at grassroots for voter list revision in UP

LUCKNOW, Sept. 3 -- Amid Bihar's electoral roll revision controversy, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to take the exercise in Uttar Pradesh to the grassroots involving the booth lev... Read More


HC reserves order on govt's appeal over 79% quota

LUCKNOW, Sept. 3 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Tuesday reserved its order on a Uttar Pradesh government appeal challenging a single-judge decision that struck down six government... Read More