UP: Demolish two illegal high-rise towers in Noida: Allahabad HC
Lucknow: Taking a tough stand against illegal multi-storey buildings in Noida and greater Noida, the Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the Noida authorities to raze two such buildings. The court...
View ArticleDelhi: 10-year-old girl shot at in Delhi
New Delhi: A 10-year-old girl was shot in the leg here, allegedly by two bikers who tried to snatch her mother’s belongings, police said. The incident took place on Sunday evening when the victim,...
View ArticleDelhi: 184 municipal commissioners get notice over sewage management
New Delhi: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued statutory notices to municipal commissioners of 184 towns to ensure proper management of domestic sewage and solid waste, an official...
View ArticleDelhi: Delhi gets Lokayukta after two years
New Delhi: Reva Khetrapal, a former judge of the Delhi High Court, was on Tuesday named the new Lokayukta of Delhi. The post of the ombudsman had been vacant for nearly two years. The appointment was...
View ArticleJ & K: 58 people travel on cross-LoC bus in Kashmir
Srinagar: A total of 58 people crossed the Line of Control between Indian and Pakistani administered parts of Jammu and Kashmir on the ‘Karvan-e-Aman’ (Caravan of Peace) bus service on Tuesday, an...
View ArticleAlcatel smartphone ‘Flash 2’ at Rs.9,299
New Delhi: Handset-maker Alcatel on Tuesday launched a new smartphone — Flash 2 — priced at Rs.9,299 in exclusive partnership with domestic e-commerce player Flipkart. “Today (Tuesday) we are launching...
View ArticleAsus launches A series laptops at Rs.23,990
New Delhi: Taiwanese electronics major Asus on Monday launched its ‘A’ series laptops in India at a starting price of Rs.23,990 ahead of the festive season. “The Indian market is extremely...
View ArticleMajor quake jolts India, South Asia
New Delhi: A major earthquake measuring at least 7.5 on the Richter scale on Monday jolted large parts of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, causing widespread panic, officials here said. The India...
View ArticleClashes claim 11 lives in Pakistan provincial elections, Army called in
Islamabad: Army troops were called in at a district in southern Pakistan after clashes between political rivals claimed 11 lives on Saturday, officials said. Several others were injured when activists...
View ArticleGionee Elife E8: The Perfect Combo
Chinese handset-maker has Gionee launched its flagship Elife E8 smartphone in partnership with domestic e-commerce player Snapdeal priced at Rs.34,999. We got our hands on the device and here’s what we...
View ArticleInfocus M808: Good on looks, performance for mid-segment device
American display major Infocus, which has turned heads with its first range of smartphones, especially the M2 budget smartphone launched in March, has released three more smartphones to woo the Indian...
View ArticleBuddhist Circuit Special Train begins season’s first trip
New Delhi: With eight Indians and 44 foreigners on board, the Buddhist Circuit Special Train, operated by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), embarked on its first journey of the...
View ArticleSC firm on environment levy collection from November 1
New Delhi: The collection of environment compensation charge (ECC) from commercial vehicles entering Delhi from 127 entry points will commence from midnight of October 31 as the Supreme Court refused...
View ArticleUK: Uttarakhand Police launched a mobile application for public convenience
Dehradun: CM Harish Rawat on Saturday launched the much-awaited mobile app “Uttarakhand Police Mobile App” aimed at reducing public inconvenience in accessing police services and to reach out to them...
View ArticleModi launches ‘Made in India’ gold coins, two other schemes
New Delhi: In a bid to put some 20,000 tonnes of idle gold to productive use and cut imports worth $35-$45 billion annually, India today launched three schemes related to the metal, including...
View ArticleDelhi: To see sudden dip in temperature from November 23
New Delhi: As Delhi continues to witness a dip in temperature, the Indian weather forecasting agencies have said the national capital is likely to see a sudden change in weather from November 23. This...
View ArticleRobot performs first kidney surgery in China
Beijing: A surgical robot in China’s Guangdong province successfully carried out a kidney surgery on a six-year-old boy, a media report said on Friday. The surgery was carried out in the First...
View ArticleDelhi: Former Delhi Police officer jailed for graft
New Delhi: A court here has sentenced a former Delhi Police sub-inspector to three years’ imprisonment in a 2011 corruption case holding that his acts dented the faith of the society in police. Central...
View Article269 dead in Tamil Nadu, 54 in Andhra
Chennai: The heaviest rains in Tamil Nadu in over a century and floods have left 269 people dead, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, describing the situation as “alarming”. The minister also...
View ArticleDelhi: Restriction of vehicles on roads to beat pollution
New Delhi: To curb unbridled pollution in the national capital, the Delhi government on Friday said odd and even number vehicles will ply on alternate days in the city from January 1 – a move which...
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