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20 held during protest against power cuts
July 17, 2012 4:46 am
Angered by frequent power cuts,locals today torched a circle officers vehicle,a UPSRTC bus and two trucks and clashed with police in Hasanpur area of Jyotiba Phule Nagar district.
Students rally in Sydney,youth's car burnt
June 07, 2009 11:04 am
Chanting 'Vande Matram' and 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai',hundreds of Indian students on Sunday rallied in Sydney to protest against a spate of racial attacks and demand justice for victims.
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Maoists torch tractor in Gaya
February 09, 2016 6:03 am
Gaya, Feb 09 (ANI): At least five Maoist rebels barged into a brick kiln in Bihar’s Gaya district and torched a tractor after its owner failed to pay Rs 1 lakh as "levy". The rebels threatened the kiln workers with their lives if "levy" was not paid regularly. The kiln owner said that Rs 25, 000 was paid monthly to the ultras until last two months when they started demanding Rs 1 lakh. Police have begun investigation into the matter. However, the Maoists claim to be fighting for the rights of peasants and landless labourers as they routinely call strikes, attack government property and target politicians and police.
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Agastya Nanda says ‘nanu’ Amitabh Bachchan ‘is very serious’ at home but is playful in public; why this happens and the impact on younger family members
January 2, 2026 15:56 IST
Agastya’s co-star Jaideep Ahlawat added to the humour, saying, “If you want to get beaten in the vanity take Jayaji’s name, but if you want to get beaten at home, then take Big B sir’s name.”
‘False post’ on teachers counting stray dogs: Delhi Police lodges FIR on DoE complaint
January 2, 2026 15:51 IST
Director (Education) Veditha Reddy had earlier told mediapersons that no such directive was issued.
Started career at Rs 2,000 salary, late Malayalam comedian’s wife faced witch-hunt over social media reels; has now done 3 films
January 2, 2026 15:50 IST
Renu Sudhi recently revealed that her journey thus far has been far from easy and said she faced harsh criticism, even from close friends, when she first started posting reels on social media.
Why SC said pending criminal cases can’t bar a citizen from obtaining passport
Updated: January 2, 2026 15:50 IST
The Supreme Court has ruled that so long as criminal courts retain the power to permit or prohibit travel on a case-by-case basis, authorities cannot refuse to renew or issue passport to a citizen, who is an accused in a criminal case
Bihar ministers’ assets: EBC welfare minister richest; deputy CMs wealthier than Nitish
Updated: January 2, 2026 15:46 IST
According to asset declarations by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and his Cabinet colleagues, show that Bihar’s deputy chief ministers and several senior and first-time ministers report multi-crore family wealth, while Chief Minister Nitish Kumar continues to declare assets below Rs 2 crore.
‘If only there was a Pulitzer Prize for Twitter prose…’: A homage to Literary Twitter
Updated: January 2, 2026 15:45 IST
If you followed Literary Twitter in its hey days, you'd know of Duchess Goldblatt and the 'kidney gate'. Cris writes about the quiet demise of the literary movement on the micro-blogging site.
‘Phantom workers’, fake work documents: How a Rs 1,500 crore ‘scam’ unfolded in Haryana
Updated: January 2, 2026 15:44 IST
The alleged scam flagged by Haryana minister Anil Vij involves work slips and registration papers of construction workers — documents that are key for this vulnerable group to access welfare schemes. Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini has now called a probe into the matter.
Accused of ‘PFI links’, elderly Pune resident cheated of Rs 1 crore in ‘digital arrest’ scam
January 2, 2026 15:43 IST
The Pune-based complainant said he initially received a call from a man who said he was an officer with the Mumbai police. The caller claimed that the complainant also faced money laundering charges under an ED investigation.
How Kanpur man foiled a ‘digital arrest’ — inspired Nana Patekar-led short film by UP Police
Updated: January 2, 2026 15:42 IST
The short film aims to make people aware of cyber crime. It was produced by the Uttar Pradesh Police and released on social media platforms on Thursday.
India, Pak cricketers finally ‘shake hands’ as kids on both sides pick brush to paint peace
Updated: January 2, 2026 15:40 IST
Amid strained India-Pakistan ties, Aaghaz-e-Dosti released its 14th Peace Calendar for 2026, showcasing children’s artworks envisioning peace and shared progress.
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