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Truck carrying concrete mixer overturns in Kerala, 2 killed, 13 injured

Two migrant workers were killed and 13 others injured when a truck carrying a concrete mixer overturned at Mutharikkulam near Sreekandapuram in this north Kerala district on Sunday, police said.

Ankita Bhandari murder case: Police register 2 FIRs over fresh allegations

The latest FIRs stem from a viral video of Urmila Sanawar, the alleged wife of former BJP MLA Suresh Rathore, and an audio recording of her alleged conversation with Rathore

Unnao rape case: SC to hear CBI plea against suspending Sengar's life term

According to the apex court's cause list for December 29, a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices J K Maheshwari and Augustine George Masih is slated to hear the plea

PM Modi discusses governance, reforms at national chief secretaries' meet

Special emphasis is being placed on five key areas: early childhood education, schooling, skilling, higher education, sports and extracurricular activities

Supreme Court takes suo motu note of Aravalli issue; case hearing on Dec 29

The development comes days after the Centre ordered a complete ban on new mining leases across the region

Delhi govt makes 2 restrictions under Grap-4 permanent to tackle pollution

Sirsa also referred to weather conditions, saying that authorities are closely monitoring developments due to the possibility of adverse weather

Bluebird Block-2 satellite to commence ops in coming weeks: AST SpaceMobile

The next-generation communication satellite, developed by US-based AST SpaceMobile, became the first spacecraft to be launched from Indian soil on December 24 into the intended orbit by ISRO

J&K L-G lays foundation for 320 houses damaged by floods in Reasi district

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday laid the foundation stone to build 320 houses completely damaged during flash-floods and landslides in Reasi district.

Abhishek Banerjee to launch 21-day campaign against SIR in Bengal

Banerjee will start the campaign in South 24 Parganas where his Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency is situated, and will then move to Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri districts on January 3

Poor response to Delhi hot air balloon rides pushes organisers to go online

Looking at the lukewarm response to the recently launched hot air balloon rides in Delhi, the organisers are now planning to set up an online ticket booking system to boost sales.

Over 85,000 drug smugglers arrested in 3.5 years in Punjab: CM Mann

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said more than 85,000 drug smugglers were arrested in the state in the last three and a half years.

Mehbooba urges Centre to shield Kashmir apple growers from FTAs abroad

She called upon Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to take up the issue with the Centre to protect the fruit growers of the Valley

Assam polls about protecting 'swadesh' and 'swajati': CM Himanta Sarma

He alleged that the "weakness of the Congress and its politics of polarisation" led to the gradual creation of "another civilisation which now has a 1.5 crore-strong population"

Violence erupts during coal mining protest in Chhattisgarh, 8 injured

ension prevailed in Tamnar area after protesters indulged in stone-pelting and set ablaze three vehicles, including a bus and a car, and vandalised a police vehicle

Amit Shah to arrive on 2-day Assam visit on Sunday, to inaugurate projects

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had earlier said the state government has taken efforts to restore the sanctity and grandeur of Batadrava Than, which has been freed from encroachments

Trinamool Party's 10-member delegation to meet CEC on Dec 31 over SIR row

The ruling party of Bengal has been raising concerns over the SIR exercise for some time now

SIR vote deletions backfired, triggered BJP infighting: Akhilesh Yadav

On December 23, BJP MLAs from the Brahmin community met at the Lucknow residence of party MLA from Kushinagar district, P N Pathak

Unnao rape survivor moves CBI, seeks FIR against IO for aiding Sengar

Sengar, however, will remain in jail as he is also serving a 10-year term for the custodial death of the rape survivor's father

Will not allow tampering with Aravalli's natural form: Rajasthan CM

In a statement, the chief minister said all guidelines issued by the Supreme Court and the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) are being strictly followed

Plea filed in SC raises concerns over existing law on advertising of drugs

The 1954 Act is aimed at controlling the advertisement of drugs in certain cases, to prohibit the advertisement for certain purposes of remedies alleged to possess magic qualities