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41 guards held after firing over land dispute

Mumbai, May 19 -- A private security guard fired his gun in the air on Sunday during a dispute between two companies over possession of a plot in Agripada. While both companies had hired separate priv... Read More


1st BNS conviction for petty crime: 5 jailed for stealing mobile phones

MUMBAI, May 19 -- A magistrate's court in Girgaon sentenced five men to one year of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs.5,000 each for stealing mobile phones during Ganesh immersion festivi... Read More


Activist booked for 'provocative remarks'

NAGPUR, May 19 -- Pushpa Sathidar, 51, social activist and widow of late actor and human rights campaigner Vira Sathidar, has been booked for allegedly making provocative remarks deemed harmful to the... Read More


Tracking liveability index of edu-IT hub

India, May 19 -- Here is this month's dashboard that tracks several facets that make up the life of the average Mumbai resident using government data. The dashboard shows public aspects: air quality, ... Read More


13 workers hospitalised after gas leak in Palghar

PALGHAR, May 19 -- An accidental leakage of dimethyl sulphate (DMS) at 3am on Sunday in a manufacturing unit located at the Tarapur MIDC in Palghar affected 13 workers. They are all currently under ob... Read More


'Constitution doesn't back forced conversion'

PRAYAGRAJ, May 19 -- The presumption that one religion is superior than another is antithetical to the idea of secularism and the State must maintain a principled equidistance from all religions, the ... Read More


Amid deletion of voter data, Bengal police book 3 officials

New Delhi, May 19 -- The West Bengal Police on Sunday booked three government officials in connection with the deletion of at least 1,000 voters from electoral rolls in an assembly constituency in the... Read More


Eight killed in fire at Solapur textile factory

PUNE, May 19 -- Eight persons, including three women and a child, were killed in a massive fire at a factory in Akkalkot Road MIDC area of Solapur on Sunday, officials said. Prima facie, a short in th... Read More


5 big cats unwell in Kanpur Zoo; bird flu suspected

Kanpur, May 19 -- Two tigresses and three leopards in the hospital area of Kanpur Zoo, where the lion Pataudi succumbed to avian influenza, have stopped eating and are reportedly unwell, while a black... Read More


Govt reinstates senior vigilance dept officials

Chandigarh, May 19 -- The Punjab government has reinstated two senior officials of the vigilance bureau (VB) who were earlier suspended in connection with an investigation into alleged driving licence... Read More