Saddened by her child's death, a mother allegedly committed suicide by jumping into the Hoogly river in West Bengal's Howrah district, police said on Saturday.


Saddened by child's death, mother jumps into Hoogly


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A C-130 transport aircraft with special forces commandos and frontline fighters from Indian Air Force (IAF)'s inventory will be part of an exercise to use highways as landing strips next week.


Fighter jets, transport aircraft to land on UP expressway


Govardhan Puja was held in a major way in most temples of Braj, with elaborate 'Annakoot' or community feasts with hundreds of dishes, including sweets, namkeens and vegetables offered to Goverdhan Parbat by devotees.


Elaborate 'Annakoot' feasts mark Govardhan Puja in Braj


A global team of experts have said that Chilean poet and diplomat Pablo Neruda's death was was not due to cancer.


Pablo Neruda didn't die of cancer: Experts


As the country plunged in festivity here, a team of individuals found a different brilliance at the shores in Abu Dhabi with the winning of a Silver and a Bronze medal at the 44th WorldSkills Competition, Ministry of Skill Development said in a statement on Friday.


Silver and Bronze for India in Worldskills competition


The air quality in Delhi and its adjoining areas was toxic and a thick blanket of smoke hung in the skies on Friday as lung-clogging particulate matter, PM2.5, went beyond dangerous levels, a night after Diwali revellers burst firecrackers despite a Supreme Court ban on their sale.


Day after Diwali: Delhi air toxic but better than last year


Keeping in view rush ahead of Chatt Puja, Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani on Friday reviewed the arrangements at New Delhi railway station and gave directives to the officers for crowd regulation.


Lohani reviews arrangements at New Delhi station ahead of Chatt Puja


A mentally challenged person was critically injured on Friday as a mob tried to immolate him and run him over with a tractor on suspicion of being a braid chopper in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore. Police, which rescued him in the nick of time, has warned of stern action against vigilante mobs.


Mob brutally attacks mentally challenged man as 'braid chopper' in Sopore


In a bid to light up Gurugrams darkest streets, Pepsi extended its Liter of Light programme to the area, a company statement said here on Friday.


Pepsi lights up Gurugram roads with solar bulbs


Dominos Pizza said on Friday that an online rating system of a former supplier is the likely source of leaked customer personal details in Australia.


Domino's blames former supplier for Australia customer data 'hacking'


The festive fervour gripped the nation on Thursday as people celebrated Diwali, often referred to as 'the festival of lights by lighting 'diyas (earthen lamps), paying obeisance to Goddess Lakshmi, distributing sweets, and well, bursting crackers.


Festive fervour grips nation on Diwali, less crackers in Delhi after SC ban (Roundup)


Heavy rainfall in Odisha on Thursday dampened Diwali celebrations and the festive spirit, forcing the people to stay indoors, officials said.


Heavy rain dampens Diwali spirit in Odisha


The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has launched an online chat service for income taxpayers to enable them to seek answers to their queries relating to direct tax issues.


CBDT launches online chat to answer taxpayers' queries


Reiterating their commitment to help the victims of sexual harassment, Kolkata Police said they are perturbed by the number of women joining the international #metoo campaign that has taken the social media by storm over the past few days.


#metoo campaign: Kolkata Police 'stand by sexual harassment victims'


Indian income tax rules are proposed to be amended after Parliament passed  legislation earlier this year requiring charitable and religious trusts, which have deviated from their original objectives, to again apply for registration for tax exmption purposes, the government said on Wednesday.


Draft rules issued on trusts re-registering if aims modified


Protesting against the apex court order banning firecrackers due to air pollution concerns around Diwali, 14 persons including three women were detained on Tuesday for bursting firecrackers in front of the Supreme Court here.


14 detained, released for bursting firecrackers near SC


The Botanical Garden metro station, transformed as the first interchange station of the National Capital Region, is ready for operations and awaiting clearance from the Metro Rail Safety Commissioner, the Delhi Metro said on Tuesday.


Botanical Garden as junction station ready for operations: DMRC


An inter-governmental task force to curb illegal killing of birds crossing one of the world's greatest migration paths will be high on the agenda at this year's largest wildlife summit beginning this month, an official said on Tuesday.


Global task force to curb hunting of birds on anvil


Delhi's air quality, which has already entered the red zone, may trigger an increase in parking fees by up to four times across the city in the next few days, officials said on Tuesday.


Parking fees may go up in Delhi if air quality worsens


Ahead of Diwali and the winter season, the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has implemented the "Very Poor" and "Severe" categories of its Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to control air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region.


EPCA implements 'very poor' and 'severe' categories of GRAP


Biggest public sector lender State Bank of India will help restore and conserve the world heritage site of Central Railway headquarters, the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), officials said here on Tuesday.

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