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Man on Kanwar Yatra killed in crash near Noida Sec 63; 2 booked for rash driving

India, Aug. 5 -- Two firefighters were killed and three others injured after a wall collapsed on them during a firefighting operation at an electronic chip manufacturing factory in Greater Noida early... Read More


UP orders action on illegal groundwater extraction in Gautam Budh Nagar

India, Aug. 5 -- The groundwater department of Uttar Pradesh government has directed officials in Gautam Budh Nagar to investigate complaints of illegal groundwater extraction at construction sites in... Read More


3,276 Samagra Shiksha staff get one-time appointment relief

India, Aug. 5 -- The Maharashtra government has approved a one-time measure to appoint 3,276 long-serving contractual employees working under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan against supernumerary posts wi... Read More


Cities generating more sewage than they can treat: Parl panel report

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- India's cities are generating far more sewage than they can treat; with an estimated 52,644 million litres per day (MLD) of sewage against an installed treatment capacity of 31,88... Read More


UPPSC to install signal jammers in every exam room to curb cheating

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 5 -- In a push to make recruitment examinations cheat-proof and more transparent, the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has decided to install signal jammers in every exa... Read More


NGT notice to pharma manufacturing unit over pollution at Solan plant

Shimla, Aug. 5 -- The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in New Delhi has issued a notice to an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing unit Kiinvan Pvt. Ltd. following ... Read More


Three killed in twin road mishaps in Himachal

Dharamshala, Aug. 5 -- Three people were killed while a woman sustained serious injuries in twin road accidents in Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Tuesday. In the first mishap, two people lost th... Read More


Fast-track court demands CBI's response on 3 accused for lie-detector test in NEET paper leak case

NEW DELHI, Aug. 5 -- A fast-track court hearing the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case on Tuesday sought the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s response on a plea filed by three accused seeking permiss... Read More


Downpour drenches Lucknow; orange alert for 12 UP districts

India, Aug. 5 -- LUCKNOW For the second consecutive day, the state capital remained soaked in rain as the district recorded 40.2 mm of rainfall (from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm) on Tuesday. With the strengthe... Read More


Punjab gets 879 new polling stations after rationalisation

Chandigarh, Aug. 5 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has carried out rationalisation of polling stations across Punjab as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026, increasing the tota... Read More