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Differently-abled man shot dead in Varanasi

Varanasi (UP), Sep 3: A 30-year-old shopkeeper, who is differently-abled, was allegedly shot dead by two men in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi district on Tuesday, police said. Dinesh Patel used to run a betel shop at Madwa village in Varanasi Cantonment police station area. Two bike-borne men came to his […]

UP power tariff to increase up to 12 pc

Lucknow, Sep 3: The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission on Tuesday approved up to 12 per cent hike in power tariff for various categories of power consumers to make up for increased expenditure of state distribution utilities.  The commission, however, also abolished the regulatory surcharge of 4.8 per cent […]

BJP legislature party stages walkout from WB assembly

Kolkata, Sep 3: The BJP legislature party staged a walkout from West Bengal assembly as they were not allowed to hold a discussion on an adjournment motion on “political violence” in the state. BJP MLA Swadhin Sarkar along with BJP legislative party leader Manoj Tigga had brought the adjournment […]

In a boost to its firepower, IAF inducts eight Apache attack helicopters

Pathankot, Sep 3: Eight US-made Apache stealth attack helicopters were inducted into the Indian Air Force on Tuesday, significantly boosting the force’s firepower capability at a time India faces complex security challenges including cross border terrorism.  The eight helicopters, manufactured by aerospace major Boeing, were part of a multi-billion […]

Sad that values of our founding fathers being undermined: CM

Kolkata, Sep 2: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she was sad to see that the values endorsed by India’s founding fathers were being undermined. “On this day in 1946, the interim government of Undivided India was formed, which functioned till August 1947. I am saddened […]

Sonia Gandhi greets people on Ganesh Chaturthi

New Delhi, Sep 2: Congress president Sonia Gandhi greeted people on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, saying it is a festival that symbolises the cultural unity of the country and brings people together. Ganesh Chaturthi, also called Vinayaka Chaturthi, is celebrated to mark the birth of Lord […]

Man detained while trying to enter Parliament with knife

New Delhi, Sept 2:  A 26-year-old man was detained while he was allegedly trying to enter the Parliament House with a knife on Monday, police said. Sagar, a resident of Laxmi Nagar area of Delhi, was detained from gate number 1 of the Parliament around 10.45 am while […]

Teenager stabbed to death by juvenile in outer Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 1: A 16-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed to death over personal enmity in outer Delhi’s Sultanpuri, police said on Sunday. The victim was stabbed by another 16-year-old boy on Saturday who was arrested, they said.  The juvenile has been booked under IPC section 302 (punishment for […]

60-year-old farmer’s body fished out of canal in UP

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Sep 2: The body of a 60-year-old farmer, who had been missing for five days, was fished out of the Ganga canal in the Bhopa police station area of Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Monday. According to the police, Karunpal had gone missing after he went out […]

Markets to remain closed for Ganesh Chaturthi

Mumbai, Sep 2:  All major financial markets, including BSE, NSE, forex, commodity and money markets, will remain closed on Monday on account of ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’. PTI

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