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Pune court awards 10 years' RI for attempt to rape minor

India, Aug. 8 -- A special POCSO (Protection of Children against Sexual Offences) Court in Pimpri-Chinchwad has sentenced a 33-year-old labourer to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment (RI) for attempting ... Read More


Punjab CM to lay foundation stone of Ravidas research centre on Aug 9

Jalandhar, Aug. 8 -- In the run-up to the 650th anniversary of Guru Ravidas in February 2027, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann will be laying the foundation stone for construction of the Guru Ravid... Read More


Telangana: Indefinite strike by gig and platform workers postponed for 10 days following Govt assurance

Hyderabad, Aug. 8 -- The proposed indefinite strike by gig and platform workers across Telangana, called by the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) and the Telangana App-Based Drivers For... Read More


Qutub Minar lights up with ASEAN emblem on bloc's 59th founding anniversary

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- The iconic, centuries-old Qutub Minar monument in New Delhi was illuminated in the colours of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Friday evening, as the regional... Read More


Failed robbery bid led to watchman's murder, say cops

India, Aug. 8 -- Four days after a security guard was found strangled inside a water tank of a Juhu residential building, police on Friday arrested five men who allegedly killed him to eliminate the o... Read More


PNC Infratech blames rain as fresh potholes hit Lko-Kanpur Expressway

LUCKNOW, Aug. 8 -- Even as two fresh potholes emerged on the recently inaugurated Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway before repairs at the first damaged stretch were completed, PNC Infratech has attributed the... Read More


Anti-sacrilege law: Akal Takht-appointed panel seeks compliance report from Punjab govt

Amritsar, Aug. 8 -- The Akal Takht-appointed expert panel on Friday asked the Punjab government to first submit a compliance report on objections raised by the highest Sikh temporal seat before any fu... Read More


Minister orders action on roads, encroachments and waste mgmt

India, Aug. 8 -- Minister of state for urban development, transport, social justice, medical education, minority development and Waqf, Madhuri Misal, on Friday directed Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC... Read More


Ghaziabad: 47-year-old man slips into 15-ft drain, rescued

India, Aug. 8 -- A 47-year-old man nearly drowned after slipping into a 15-foot drain in Ghaziabad's Shastri Nagar on Friday before police and fire department personnel rescued him, officials said. A... Read More


PIF London Championship: Pranavi, Aditi make solid start

London, Aug. 8 -- Pranavi Urs and Aditi Ashok made encouraging starts at the PIF London Championship, carding identical rounds of 2-under 71 to stay within striking distance of the leaders after the o... Read More