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Chandigarh, April 1 An explosion outside the office of the Punjab BJP office here on Wednesday evening led to panic and police cordoning off the area. There were no reports of any casualties.The sounds of the explosion were heard around 5 pm, according to Vineet Joshi, head of the state BJP's...

Kolkata, April 1 Violence erupted at the West Bengal Pradesh Congress headquarters here on Wednesday during protests over candidate selection for the Assembly elections, leaving at least one party worker injured, police said.The situation began after agitated party workers staged a...

Peshawar, April 1 At least six people were killed and two others were injured when a gunman opened fire on a meeting of tribal elders in northwest Pakistan, police said on Wednesday.The incident took place in the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where members of the Istrana...

Etah (UP), Apr 1 Women in Uttar Pradesh's Kasaiganj district took to the streets on Wednesday against the proposed opening of a country liquor shop in their locality, alleging that "it could lead to antisocial activities in the area," police said.The protest took place in the Gangeshwar Colony...

Raebareli, April 1 – In a remarkable display of prompt response and coordination, the police saved the life of an 18-year-old youth in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, after a distressing social media post signaled a potential suicide attempt. The incident highlights the growing role of technology and...

Chitrakoot (UP), March 31 Two children drowned in a river here on Tuesday in a village in the Pahadi area, police said.According to the police, Shivam, 9, and Ashish, 10, both residents of Kyotan Purwa hamlet, had gone to bathe at the Chakrehi ghat of the Bage river around 9 am when they...

Bhopal, March 27 A section of a building under construction collapsed near AIIMS in Bhopal on Friday, injuring eight people, including a woman, who were standing below, police said.The incident occurred in front of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), where a four-storey...

Chhindwara, March 27 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav visited Chhindwara on Friday and met the families of the victims of a road accident that killed 10 people, while also announcing an additional ex-gratia payment of Rs 4 lakh to the families of the deceased.A bus returning from a...

Patna, March 27 – Three children from a family were brutally murdered in Aurangabad district, Bihar, on Friday, allegedly by their uncle, police said.According to police, the incident occurred in Khuthatan village, under the Haspura police station area, on Friday. The accused – identified as...

New Delhi, March 25 A speeding sleeper bus from Jaipur overturned while taking a sharp turn near Hanuman Mandir in the Jhandewalan area of Karol Bagh here early Wednesday, killing two passengers and injuring 23 others, officials said.Around 1 am, the Karol Bagh police station received a PCR...

Jaipur, March 25 – Panic gripped the Sri Ganganagar court premises following a threat to blow up the building. An anonymous letter, sent via mail from a fictitious address in Kolkata, warned that the court would be bombed, officials said.On Wednesday morning, a bomb disposal squad from Bikaner...

Gadag (Karnataka), March 24 – At least 24 people were injured in a violent clash between members of the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities in the village of Chikkavaddatti, located in the Mundargi taluk of Gadag district, following a dispute over a water-related issue...

Tezpur, March 22 Six people were killed and two others were injured when an ambulance in which they were travelling collided with a truck in Assam's Sonipur district on Sunday night, police said.The ambulance, carrying a patient and family members, was on its way to Tezpur Medical College and...

Kolkata, March 21 Supporters of the BJP and TMC clashed in Baranagar in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Saturday over alleged tearing of campaign posters and banners, police said.The incident took place at the Tobin Road crossing within the constituency, in the presence of BJP...

Kathmandu, March 21 Six people were injured after a clash between two communities turned violent, prompting the local administration to impose restrictive orders for an indefinite period in the Kapilvastu district in southern Nepal on Saturday.The Kapilvastu District Administration Office...

Jamshedpur, March 21 The Jharkhand Police will seek assistance from the Indian Army to defuse a suspected unexploded bomb from World War II, recovered from the banks of the Subarnarekha river in East Singhbhum district, officials said on Saturday.East Singhbhum SP (Rural) Rishav Garg said the...

Kolkata, March 20 – In a shocking incident, a man died after being trapped in an elevator at the controversial state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Friday.The relatives and friends of the deceased were protesting within the R.G. Kar premises when the report was filed...

New Delhi, March 19 A 30-year-old man was shot dead and three others, including his father and an eight-year-old boy, were injured when three assailants opened fire inside a shop attached to their house in outer north Delhi's Bawana on Thursday evening, police said.Officials said they...

New Delhi, March 18 Congress MP Mohammad Jawed and parliamentarians from some other opposition parties wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday regarding the alleged threats to Muslims in Uttam Nagar, urging him to direct the Delhi Police to take firm action against those "spreading hate"...

Hardoi (UP), March 17 Panic spread through parts of the Hardoi city on Tuesday after a sudden leak in an underground PNG gas pipeline triggered a loud noise, causing residents to rush out of their homes and shops, officials said.The incident occurred near a water tank on Bawan Road in the city...