Tension gripped Meerut in western Uttar Pradesh on Monday when a school girl was found in the room of a Muslim cleric in a mosque. The cleric was later taken into custody.


Tension in Meerut after school girl found with Muslim cleric


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A leading Pakistani daily on Monday called for active steps to dramatically increase the number of women in police force, now pegged at a poor 2 per cent of the total.


Pakistan needs more policewomen, pleads daily


Japan is currently facing a shortage of potato chips, leading to spiking of prices and emptying of supermarket shelves, officials said on Monday.


Potato crunch causes chip shortage in Japan


If you want to have a pain-free ride in your golden years, better ditch the couch now and get walking. According to health experts, failing to adopt regular exercise regime early may lead to weaker bones later, leading to joint and bone problems such as arthritis and osteoporosis and, even, bone fractures.


Exercise now to keep bones healthy in old age, say experts


A group of migrant Maharashtrians, separated by some 10,000 km of oceans and nations, have joined hands to keep Marathi language, culture and traditions alive in far away Australia.


Far from Maharashtra, Marathi flourishes Down Under (Societal Feature) (May 1 is Maharashtra Day)


The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday handed over a Pakistani teen who had crossed into Indian territory inadvertently in the Abohar sector in Punjab, a BSF official said.


India hands over Pakistani teen who inadvertently crossed border


A teenaged girl committed suicide in West Bengal's Nadia district after her lover allegedly cheated on her and was marrying someone else, police said on Saturday.


Cheated by lover, teenaged girl commits suicide


Beijing on Saturday saw April's hottest day in 66 years with the temperature soaring up to 33.1 degrees Celsius on Saturday.


Beijing sees April's hottest day in 66 years


A retired Indian Army Brigadier has penned a fascinating love story that traverse between India and Pakistan in the backdrop of the divisive politics that has plagued the sub-continent for decades.


Former soldier pens gripping tale of cross-border love


Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, superstar Salman Khan, ace fashion designer J.J. Valaya, filmmaker Muzaffar Ali were among the prominent personalities who attended the wedding of Nepalese businessman and industrialist Binod Chaudhary's son Varun and jeweller Rajkumar Tongya's daughter Anushree.


Salman, J.J. Valaya attend wedding of billionaire Binod Chaudhary's son


Three people escaped death by sheer luck on Friday after a truck fell off from a flyover in Punjab's Jalandhar city and dropped on the road below, crushing an auto-rickshaw and a bicycle.


Three escape death as truck falls off flyover


The sleepy village of Bhilar, in the heart of Maharashtra's famed 'strawberry country' will soon get another identity as India's first "book village", Education Minister Vinod Tawde said here on Friday.


India's first 'book village' coming up in Maharashtra's strawberry country 


Naik Bhoota Venkata Ramana was to visit his home here soon. But on Thursday his family received the shocking news of his death in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.


Slain Vizag soldier was to come home


A passenger who was violently dragged off a United Airlines flight earlier this month, has reached a settlement with the airline for an undisclosed amount, his lawyers has announced.


Passenger dragged off United Airlines flight reaches settlement


More than 300 students were taken ill on Thursday due to suspected food poisoning in Rouen city in France, regional authorities said.


300 students fall sick due to food poisoning in France


United Airlines has said it will offer up to $10,000 to passengers who give up seats on overbooked flights.


United Airlines to offer up to $10,000 for forfeiting seat


The family of CRPF trooper Abhay Kumar, who was killed in an ambush by Maoists in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, on Wednesday refused to accept Rs 5 lakh as compensation announced by the Bihar government.


Family of Sukma martyr refuses Rs 5 lakh compensation


It will soon be an all-women affair at the Kherki Daula toll plaza on the Gurugram-Delhi Expressway for the collection of the tax on vehicles, an official said on Wednesday.


Women to man Kherki Daula toll plaza on Haryana-Delhi border


Avarice is bad, is the lesson a groom in a Jharkhand town learnt when he not only sought the hand of a young woman but also a  brand new motorcycle from  her family.  In the bargain,  he lost both.


Greed rides groom, bride's kin deals him hair-razing ordeal


Veteran cricketer Harbhajan Singh on Wednesday lashed out against a Jet Airways pilot for racial discrimination against a fellow Indian passenger on the flight.


Harbhajan lashes out against 'racist' Jet Airways pilot


Despite recently revealed improvements, primitive sanitation is killing, retarding the growth and leaving susceptible to disease millions of children, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of the latest available national health data.

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