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Panchkula: Court acquits patwari in rRs.r1k bribe case

Panchkula, Oct. 20 -- The court of additional sessions judge Bikramjit Aroura has acquitted accused patwari Phool Singh from Parwala village, Panchkula, in a 2019 corruption case. The case was regist... Read More


JMM not to fight Bihar polls days after announcing solo contest

India, Oct. 20 -- In a sudden reversal, the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) announced that it will not contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. Speaking to reporters, senior JMM l... Read More


At peripheral hospitals, ward boys scrub in on surgeries

India, Oct. 20 -- Shabnam Ansari (name changed) was prepped for surgery and wheeled into the operation theatre on three different occasions as the anaesthesiologist failed to turn up each time. Shabna... Read More


Dapoli Customs seize whale vomit worth crores; arrest four

India, Oct. 20 -- In a major crackdown on illegal wildlife trade, officers of the Dapoli Customs Division have seized over 4.8kg of ambergris, commonly known as whale vomit, during an early morning op... Read More


Lucknow's sanitation drive falters despite fines and warnings

LUCKNOW, Oct. 20 -- Despite strict directives, penalties, and public criticism from state finance minister and city in-charge Suresh Khanna, the cleanliness operations across Lucknow continue to face ... Read More


HC refuses bail to serial child rapist arrested for raping 11-year-old niece

India, Oct. 20 -- The Bombay High Court has rejected the bail plea of a 28-year-old serial child rapist from Kharghar, arrested for allegedly raping his 11-year-old niece in the fourth case against hi... Read More


Opposition to take 'vote chori' issue to the streets on November 1, ruling MLAs too point fingers at EC

India, Oct. 20 -- After taking up the issue of alleged voter list fudging directly with the Election Commission (EC), political parties, mainly the opposition, have decided to take the matter to the p... Read More


Assam cops reach Singapore to probe singer Zubeen Garg's death

India, Oct. 20 -- Two senior Assam Police officers arrived in Singapore on Monday to probe the sudden and mysterious death of popular singer Zubeen Garg, who passed away on the island, where he went t... Read More


Villagers along NH-48 threaten protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar over 'road of death'

India, Oct. 20 -- Days after over 100 residents from the Naigaon-Chinchoti-Vasai belt wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking "permission to die by suicide" out of sheer frustration with the cru... Read More


Diwali special| Shriya Pilgaonkar shares her favourite ritual with mom Supriya Pilgaonkar

India, Oct. 20 -- Come Diwali, and there's a family tradition that Shriya Pilgaonkar just has to make time for: making the rangoli with her mom, actor Supriya Pilgaonkar. "I have spent the last two-th... Read More