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GMRL seeks nod to fell 414 trees for metro work

India, Oct. 8 -- The Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) has sought permission to fell 414 trees for the construction of Phase two of the metro corridor from Sector 9 to Cyber City, officials said on W... Read More


Discom officials booked after man gets electrocuted by transmission line

India, Oct. 8 -- Unidentified discom officials were booked for negligence after a 31-year-old man was electrocuted by a high-tension transmission line hanging low in Palwal, police said on Wednesday. ... Read More


Gurugram records the worst average September AQI in three years

India, Oct. 8 -- The average air quality index (AQI) in Gurugram through September was the worst since 2023, with experts attributing the deterioration to low rainfall, road dust, waste burning, and c... Read More


Cops scan 2K social media profiles to crackdown on gun culture, gang glorification

India, Oct. 8 -- Gurugram police have scanned at least 2,000 social media profiles as part of a drive to crackdown on people promoting gun culture, glorifying gangsters or encouraging criminal activit... Read More


IIT-B puts stricter exam misconduct rules on hold, reverts to 2015 process

India, Oct. 8 -- Weeks after a second-year student at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) died by suicide following an alleged examination malpractice incident, the premier institute's s... Read More


Clean Worli, SoBo doesn't mean clean Mumbai: HC to BMC

India, Oct. 8 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to spell out the steps it had taken to improve cleanliness across Mumbai, observing that just bec... Read More


Latur sets up war room as all 10 talukas face drought

India, Oct. 8 -- The Latur district administration has set up Maharashtra's first dedicated drought relief war room after all 10 talukas in the district were declared drought-affected following defici... Read More


Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu leads protest against Rahul's detention, targets BJP

Shimla, Oct. 8 -- The Himachal Pradesh Congress on Wednesday held a protest at Lok Bhavan in Shimla against the detention of Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, al... Read More


SRPF jawan dies of snakebite in Gadchiroli camp

India, Oct. 8 -- A State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) jawan deployed for anti-Maoist operations in Gadchiroli district died on Tuesday evening after being bitten by a venomous snake at a camp in Regadi... Read More


HC asks NIA for proof that Waze parked explosive-laden SUV near Antilia

India, Oct. 8 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday questioned the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on the evidence it relied upon to establish that former police officer Sachin Waze had parked the... Read More