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Muktsar cracker factory blast: Four weeks on, cause of explosion still unknown

Bathinda, June 27 -- Four weeks after five migrant workers were killed and 27 others sustained injuries due to a blast at an illegal cracker factory at a Muktsar village, the cause of the explosion is... Read More


FYJC first merit list postponed yet again, to be declared on June 30

India, June 27 -- The First Year Junior College (FYJC) admission process in the state ran into yet another delay, with the education department postponing the release of the first merit list to June 3... Read More


Drunken rage in hospital: Man storms into VN Desai, assaults brother-in-law and staff with bamboo stick

India, June 27 -- A 34-year-old man stormed into VN Desai Hospital in Santacruz on Wednesday afternoon and violently attacked his brother-in-law-who was undergoing treatment there-before turning on th... Read More


Gharials arrive at Byculla Zoo after five-year wait, via Ranchi exchange

India, June 27 -- Four young gharials - fish-eating crocodiles known for their long, slender snouts - have found a new home in the 'Croc Trail' section of Byculla Zoo. The juveniles, under four years ... Read More


Punjab cabinet approves industrial plots' conversion

Chandigarh, June 27 -- The Punjab cabinet on Thursday approved significant amendments to the state's conversion policy, enabling the conversion of industrial plots into hospitals, hotels, industrial p... Read More


Alert rickshaw driver, swift police coordination helped trace kidnapped 4-year-old girl in 24 hrs

India, June 27 -- In a dramatic rescue operation spanning two states, a four-year-old girl abducted from a construction site in Badlapur West on Tuesday afternoon was safely traced and rescued within ... Read More


Puja Banerjee breaks silence on FIR for kidnapping, extortion charges: 'Going through the toughest time in our lives'

India, June 27 -- Puja Banerjee and Kunal Verma said that they were the target of a financial fraud earlier this month. A few days later, they were accused of kidnapping Bengali film producer Shyam Su... Read More


Actor Brad Pitt's home broken into, ransacked by thieves; Los Angeles police probing burglary

India, June 27 -- The Los Angeles police is investigating a burglary at a house owned by Hollywood actor Brad Pitt, according to law enforcement sources. Pitt, who is currently on a global promotion ... Read More


HC grants bail to chemists accused of illegally transporting hypnotic drug

India, June 27 -- The Bombay high court (HC) recently granted bail to two licensed chemists who were arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Mumbai, in connection with the alleged illegal tran... Read More


HC allows proceedings against senior aviation officer in sexual harassment case

India, June 27 -- The Bombay high court on Wednesday stayed an order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and allowed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to proceed with de... Read More