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Extortion gang busted, three members held

New Delhi, June 15 -- With the arrest of three people, an extortion racket has been busted for allegedly extorting transporters and animal traders by posing as animal welfare enforcers, pretending to ... Read More


7-year-old boy drowns in water park's pool, case against mgmt

New Delhi, June 15 -- A seven-year-old boy died after he allegedly drowned in the swimming pool of a water park in north Delhi's GT Karnal Road on Friday. Police said the boy's family was also in the ... Read More


From Jawan to Officer: Soldier clears IMA exam in 5th attempt

Dehradun, June 15 -- Lakshaman Rajaram, a taxi driver from Maharashtra's Washim, stood tall with pride on the campus of the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun on Saturday. His 34-year-old son, ... Read More


west asia conflict

Jerusalem/Tehran, June 15 -- Israel attacked a major onshore refinery of Iran's giant South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf on Saturday, causing a powerful explosion and fire as both sides engaged ... Read More


BLACK BOX

Ahmedabad/ NEW DELHI, June 15 -- The black box recovered from the Air India flight 171 crash site in Ahmedabad shows minimal damage and the data it contains is likely to be extracted in India itself, ... Read More


Rape survivor allowed to end 26-wk pregnancy

MUMBAI, June 15 -- The Bombay high court on Thursday allowed a 14-year-old rape survivor to end her 26-week pregnency after a medical board said that she was allowed to undergo a Medical Termination o... Read More


'I didn't expect to be in the top 10'

India, June 15 -- Growing up in Mumbai's Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) township, Aarav Agarwal was always fascinated by science. With his father working in BARC and having studied in the townsh... Read More


How a WW II refugee couple introduced Mumbai artists to glass mosaics and painted ceramics

MUMBAI, June 15 -- During World War II (1939 to 1945), a number of Jews fleeing Nazi persecution in Europe found refuge in Bombay, and enriched the city's culture and its arts. Musician Walter Kaufman... Read More


Row over dismissal of 144 Muslim workers at temple

MUMBAI, June 15 -- Controversy has erupted over the dismissal of 114 workers from the Muslim community by the Shri Shaneshwar Devasthan, the trust that manages the Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahilyanag... Read More


Five boats caught in Uran violating 61-day fishing ban

NAVI MUMBAI, June 15 -- The fisheries department has caught five mechanised boats for fishing in the high seas at Karanja Port in Uran, at a time when the annual 61-day fishing ban is in effect. The c... Read More