Immersion Procession takes 2 Lives in UP

Lucknow (IANS) Violence and communal clashes have been reported from many parts of Uttar Pradesh during the idol immersion procession of Goddess Durga, police said on Saturday.

A minor girl and a teenage boy died while a woman…

Counting begins for J&K municipal polls

Jammu/Srinagar (IANS): The counting of votes for the recently concluded municipal polls began in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.

Poll officials said that the counting started at 8 a.m., and all the results would be declared later in the day.

Train runs over 50 Dussehra revellers in Punjab

Amritsar (IANS) In a terrible disaster, at least 50 people watching the burning of a Ravan effigy from a railway track were crushed by a speeding train here in Punjab on Friday, triggering anger in the area and nationwide outrage.

A large number…

Train kills 12 Dussehra revellers in Punjab

Amritsar (IANS) In a terrible disaster, at least 12 people watching the burning of Ravan effigy were mowed down by a train here in Punjab on Friday, police said.

A large number of people were watching the Ravan effigy in flames…

Women skip Sabarimala temple after huge protests

Sabarimala (Kerala) (IANS) Huge protests by hundreds of devotees at the entrance of Sabarimala temple forced the Kerala Police accompanying two women on Friday to call off their journey towards the Lord Ayyappa shrine.

At 10.50…

7 soldiers injured in J&K IED explosion

Srinagar (IANS) Seven soldiers were injured when militants triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said on Friday.

The explosion took place when an armored Army vehicle was…

No mobile phone to be disconnected: Government

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Thursday dismissed a news report claiming around 50 crore mobile phone numbers are at risk of disconnection, saying it is "completely untrue and imaginary".

"The news report tries…

UP court receives complaint against Facebook's Zuckerberg

Lucknow (IANS) A complaint has been registered in a Uttar Pradesh court against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and three others for using national symbols and letterheads of President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on…

Truck hits Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express, 2 coaches derail

New Delhi (IANS) At least two coaches of a Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express derailed on Thursday after it was hit by a truck near Thandla in Madhya Pradesh, an official said. No passenger has been injured.

Rajesh Dutt Bajpai, Media and…

NCW welcomes Akbar's resignation

New Delhi (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday welcomed Union Minister M.J. Akbar's resignation from the government following allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by several women journalists as…