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"Under pretext of renaming, scheme may be scrapped": Priyanka Gandhi on changes to MGNREGA

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday strongly criticised the Centre over proposed changes to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), acc... Read More


25-year-old man gets 30-year jail for raping his minor neighbour

Chandigarh, Dec. 16 -- Special POCSO court in Chandigarh has sentenced a 25-year-old man to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl whom he lured into his house under the p... Read More


How air quality deteriorated in N India in the past week | Number Theory

India, Dec. 16 -- Delhi's air quality index (AQI) was in the severe range - above 400 -- for the third consecutive day on Monday. This followed a reading of 461 on Sunday, which is classified in the s... Read More


Punjab: Karnataka man robbed of car at gunpoint in Mohali

Mohali, Dec. 16 -- A Karnataka resident working as a business manager in Mohali was robbed of his car at gunpoint near a private university in Sector 82 late Monday evening. The incident occurred at ... Read More


PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for victims of Yamuna Expressway accident

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed deep grief over the loss of lives in a tragic multi-vehicle accident on the Yamuna Expressway in Mathura district of Uttar Prade... Read More


Court to UT cops: Won't accept 'untraced' report in Akansh Sen murder case

Chandigarh, Dec. 16 -- The chief judicial magistrate (CJM) court in Chandigarh has refused to accept the 'untraced report' filed by the UT police this year concerning Balraj Singh Randhawa, the main a... Read More


'Victory of 1971 a timeless inspiration': EAM Jaishankar pays tributes on Vijay Diwas

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar paid his tributes on the 54th anniversary of Vijay Diwas and highlighted how the valour of the armed forces continues to serve as an inspir... Read More


PPP leader sounds alarm over economic strain and governance failures in PoJK

Muzaffarabad, Dec. 16 -- Concerns are intensifying in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) over rising unemployment and the soaring cost of education, with growing youth frustration now spilling... Read More


Mohali: Kabaddi player shot dead by attackers posing as fans

Mohali, Dec. 16 -- A local kabaddi tournament in Mohali's Sohana area turned into a scene of deadly violence on Monday evening after unidentified assailants opened fire at the venue, killing kabaddi p... Read More


Ladakh LG meets with Nirmala Sitharaman; discusses UT's developmental priorities

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta on Tuesday met the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi, and held a detailed discussion on Ladakh's developmental prio... Read More