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'Crowd swelled of a sudden and then...'

Mahakumbh Nagar (Prayagraj), Jan. 30 -- It was 2 am on Wednesday when the entire 4,000-hectare Mahakumbh Mela area echoed with chants of "Jai Gange" and "Har Har Mahadev" on the occasion of Mauni Amav... Read More


HC rejects Cong MP's anticipatory bail plea in rape case

LUCKNOW, Jan. 30 -- Amid pressure mounting for arrest, a Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Wednesday turned down the petition for anticipatory bail sought by Indian National Congress (INC) ... Read More


JPC adopts report on amended Waqf bill; Oppn slams process, provisions

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- The Parliamentary committee scrutinising the Waqf (Amendment) Bill adopted its draft report and the amended version of the proposed law with a majority vote on Wednesday. Chairm... Read More


Set up panel to safeguard domestic workers: SC

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday lamented the lack of statutory protection for millions of domestic workers across the country, while urging the Union government to enact a compreh... Read More


SC seeks report on action taken in triple talaq cases

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Union government to provide data on criminal cases registered under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, whi... Read More


Quick response by ambulances saves lives

Mahakumbh Nagar, Jan. 30 -- Prompt ambulance service by 50 ambulances deployed at Mahakumbh Nagar played a major role in saving lives at a critical time by rushing to the tragedy site at Sangam nose w... Read More


Government steps in to arrest airfares, consumer affairs min writes to DGCA

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Union consumer affairs minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday said that his ministry has written to the airline regulator, the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA), to take ... Read More


Faith supersedes fear, pilgrims continue with the holy dip

MAHAKUMBH NAGAR, Jan. 30 -- Despite the stampede, which stalled bathing in the Sangam nose area for nearly three hours on Wednesday during the second Amrit Snan of the Mahakumbh on 'Mauni Amavasya', f... Read More


f.i.r. against aap candidate

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- An FIR has been registered against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Surender Bhardwaj, contesting from Bijwasan, under sections 467, 468, 471, and 34 of the IPC for allegedly fabr... Read More


BSP: Will disband 'mandal panels' to connect to the grassroots

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- In a bid to connect to the grassroots level, Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Wednesday decided to decentralise its organisation across the country by disbanding "mandal... Read More