Category: India News

Builder arrested for duping home buyers of Rs 30 cr

New Delhi, Nov 5: The Economic Offences Wing of Delhi Police has arrested a builder for allegedly duping several buyers in a group housing project at Faridabad to the tune of approximately Rs 30 crore, an official said Monday. The accused was arrested on November 1, he said. The […]

Farmer commits suicide over debt burden in UP

Muzaffarnagar, Nov 6:  A 55-year-old farmer allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison, with his family claiming that he was under stress due to debt burden in the district, police said. According to Subdivisional Magistrate Inder Kant Dwivedi, an inquiry has been ordered into the incident that took place Monday. […]

Indian capital under cloud of smog as pollution level jumps

NEW DELHI – Air quality in India’s haze-hit north, including the capital, New Delhi, deteriorated sharply on Monday because of unfavorable weather and an increase in smoke from stubble burning in fields across the region. Levels of PM 2.5, tiny particulate matter that can reach deep into the […]

Killing of two tigers in India triggers recriminations, threat of prosecution from Maneka Gandhi

NEW DELHI – The killing of two tigers in India, one shot by authorities and the other run over by a tractor and beaten to death by villagers, has sparked anger among environmentalists and a threat of prosecution from Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi. […]

Modi govt achieved ‘nothing’ in five years: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Nov 5: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday alleged that the Narendra Modi-led government did not fulfil the promises it made five years ago and said it had achieved “nothing”. The former finance minister said the BJP-led government began its term with promises of development, jobs […]

Indian villagers crush tigress to death after she killed man

LUCKNOW, India — Villagers in northern India have crushed a tigress to death with a tractor after she killed a man, officials said Monday. Forest officer Mahavir Kaujlagi said that villagers had circled around the tigress after it killed a man working on farmland late Sunday. When the […]

Delhi’s air quality improves further, comes down to ‘poor’ category

New Delhi, Nov 4: Delhi’s air quality continued to improve on Sunday with the pollution level coming down to ‘poor’ category after oscillating between ‘very poor’ and ‘severe’ for nearly three weeks, authorities said. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 231 on Sunday which falls in […]

India iPhone sales to fall for first time in four years: researcher

BENGALURU – Apple’s iPhone sales are set to dip by around a quarter in India’s holiday season fourth quarter, putting them on course for the first full-year fall in four years, industry research firm Counterpoint said on Saturday. The Cupertino, California company’s struggle to break through with India’s […]

RPF conducted Nation Wide Raid on Railway E-Ticket Touts

Unauthorized use of E-Ticket Personal User Ids were under constant Electronic Surveillance of R.P.F. open view web desk On 2nd November’ 2018, simultaneous raids against e-ticket touting were conducted in more than 100 cities throughout the Indian Railways on ‘All India’ basis. Acting on various sources, a detailed analysis of booking […]

Vinesh Phogat comes out in support of #metoo movement

Bhubaneswar, Nov 3: Star wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Saturday backed the #Meetoo movement that has been sweeping through India, saying the country must find ways to prevent sexual harassment of its women. Phogat, however, said that she has not experienced any kind of sexual harassment in her career. “There […]

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