According to the 1941 census, united Punjab had a population of 28.4 millions, including 16.2 millions Muslims, 7.5 millions Hindus and 3.7 millions Sikhs and the rest were Christians.

On Friday, the agency had arrested Mohammad Nadeem from Saharanpur, claiming that he was in contact with several terror groups, including the JeM, and was planning to attack government buildings and police premises. Nadeem confessed that he was given the task to eliminate Nupur Sharma, the ATS claimed.

75 years after India and Pakistan became two separate countries, The Indian Express revisits the tragedy of Partition, and takes a look at letters written by migrants from both sides of the border, now compiled in a book --- "Chitthi Sarhad Paar Se" -- released both in India and Pakistan

As per reports, Indra Kumar Meghwal (9), who was studying in a private school in Surana village of Rajasthan's Jalore district, was allegedly beaten up on July 20 and he succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad on Saturday.

The TMC has protested alleged partiality of the central agencies against the BJP's political opponents and is demanding arrest of leader of opposition in Assembly Suvendu Adhikari.

Stalin said the incident was aimed at creating “cheap publicity” by a group of BJP cadres who came along with the party's state president K Annamalai.

CM slams BJP, CPI(M) and Congress, says they all are comrades in arms

Garad, who has a Master’s degree in Konkani, said her first book Kavya Parmal — a collection of her poems — won her accolades and her book on “Stories for kids” was on its way and was expected to be released next month.

The committee, in its complaint to the Governor, pointed out that Varghese had the lowest research score, fixed as per the UGC norms, among six candidates who had applied for the post in the Malayalam Department in November last year.

Mehta explained that the explosives used are specially designed for demolition of such buildings, and they had sourced it as a special order from Solar Industries, one of the country's biggest brands in the same.

Police said the accused teacher has been arrested and booked for murder and under the SC/ST Act.

The Sunni cleric said as per Islamic laws, one must follow the law of the land.

Paytm’s stock fell 4.82 per cent on Friday. InGovern is also opposing the reappointment of Sharma. “The main issue is that Sharma is not liable to retire by rotation as director...,” Shriram Subramanian, founder and MD, InGovern Research Services, said. 

“For two days, Ajay was brutally assaulted by five policemen. They inflicted third degree torture on him and injured his kidneys,” said advocate PR Salvi, Udaipur district general secretary of Dr Ambedkar Memorial Welfare Society.

The verdict came a year after an autorickshaw ploughed straight into Judge Anand on an empty road in Dhanbad, leading to his death.

Police said Mohammad Nadeem from Saharanpur was in touch with JeM and several other terror groups. He was also planning to attack government buildings and police premises, police said.

On Thursday, the quantum of rainfall over 24 hours in Pune district was 37.1mm. Since June 1, the district has recorded 40 per cent surplus rainfall at 859.9mm.

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The 304.4 crore dam project to provide water for irrigation to 52 villages has been under construction for the past four years. This year, it was the first time that the reservoir of the dam was filled following heavy rainfall in western regions of Madhya Pradesh, especially Dhar and Indore.

The 13-year-old was found dead on June 11, “hanging” at the home of one Krishna Kamal Baruah, an SSB jawan residing in Dhula, where she was employed as a domestic help.

The Indian Police Service (IPS) officers have been given specific dates to appear before the ED at its New Delhi office, they added.

The CBI had filed a case on May 20 on the orders the Calcutta High Court against five persons and other unidentified people. It has been alleged that the accused extended undue advantage to undeserving and unlisted candidates to the posts of Group-C staff in various schools of the state.

The incident took place in MC Ghosh Lane in the Howrah police station area around 11 pm on Wednesday, police said.

Raparia has tried to reproduce the jokes in Haryanvi dialect. According to Raparia, there are separate chapters for jokes which are cracked between husband and wife, student and teacher and doctor and patient.