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'Will have to travel 3 km to vote': Polling booth change irks residents

India, Jan. 2 -- Voters from the city's Ward No 66 in Andheri have raised objections to what they describe as an arbitrary move by election officials to alter polling stations ahead of the BMC electio... Read More


Probe ordered after Ghaziabad cop's nationality 'test'

Ghaziabad, Jan. 2 -- The Ghaziabad police have ordered an inquiry after a video circulated on social media showing a police officer allegedly intimidating residents of a slum cluster by claiming a dev... Read More


Thane crime branch arrests man with 638kg marijuana

India, Jan. 2 -- The Thane crime branch has arrested a 36-year-old man and seized 638 kg of marijuana worth about Rs.2.04 crore during an operation on December 30. The accused has been identified as ... Read More


Gagrani denies extension to OSD

India, Jan. 2 -- Municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani has declined a further extension to Chandrashekhar Chore, officer on special duty (OSD), and previously deputy municipal commissioner, in the of... Read More


Mayor Mamdani makes first big move, revokes all Eric Adams executive orders signed after indictment

India, Jan. 2 -- Less than 24 hours after taking office, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued a sweeping executive order nullifying all executive orders signed by former mayor Eric Adams after hi... Read More


Pune court rejects bail plea of suspended dy sub-registrar in Mundhwa land scam

India, Jan. 2 -- A court in Paud on Thursday rejected the bail application of suspended deputy sub-registrar, Ravindra Balkrishna Taru, in connection with the alleged Mundhwa land scam, observing that... Read More


People's Conference chairman terms NC's tenure as 'saga of betrayal'

Srinagar, Jan. 2 -- J&K People's Conference (PC) president and Handwara MLA Sajad Gani Lone on Thursday termed the National Conference-led government's tenure a "saga of betrayal", saying that 2025 ha... Read More


Venus Williams to return to Australian Open after five years, receives wildcard for first Grand Slam of 2026

India, Jan. 2 -- Venus Williams will be returning to the main draw at the Australian Open 2026 after five years. The American legend received the eighth and final women's wildcard on Friday; hence, th... Read More


Ghaziabad cop uses device to 'test' man's nationality, tells him he is 'from Bangladesh'; inquiry ordered

India, Jan. 2 -- The Ghaziabad police have ordered an inquiry after a video circulated on social media showing a police officer allegedly intimidating residents of a slum cluster by claiming a device ... Read More


Cops catch 211 drunk-drivers on New Year's Eve

India, Jan. 2 -- The Mumbai traffic police caught 211 drivers for drunk driving on New Year's Eve and in the early hours of Thursday. The number was lower than last year, when 333 drivers were booked ... Read More