A major tragedy was averted after two Naxal-planted landmines carrying 50 and 25 kg explosives were unearthed from a national highway in Dantewada on Monday, barely days after an IED blast left eight CRPF personnel dead in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.
Block development officer of Tariyani in Sheohar district, Manoj Singh, was on Monday released by the Maoists, a top district police officer said.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appealed to people to maintain peace and calm and urged the protesters to refrain from taking law into own hands.
The bench noted that "conflicting versions about the incident demands an inquiry to uncover the true facts".
Truckers in Manipur are not willing to hit the troubled NH 39 that connects border town of Moreh and Imphal to Assam valley through Dimapur in Nagaland, even after agitating Naga groups in Manipur the All Naga Students' Association of Manipur and the United Naga Council -- have lifted the 67-days-long blockade of the highway from Friday evening.
Rediff reader Heera Nawaz talks about her trip to Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu.
A potato farmer allegedly committed suicide at his home at Nagrakata in Jalpaiguri district on Wednesday
Mumbai-based couple Jyoti and Shrinath Iyer travelled 4,600 km by bike from Maharashtra to Kerala and back.
Heavy rains kept the temperature below normal levels on Saturday even as waterlogging in several areas slowed vehicular movement inconveniencing commuters in the national capital.
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The women who made all the money in 2015!
The tightening of traffic restrictions put in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus by Gurgaon and Ghaziabad administrations on their borders with Delhi led to chaos and traffic congestion on Friday.
At the Ghazipur border, they huddled close together, only some with masks -- aware of the coronavirus threat that had led to an unprecedented 21-day lockdown of the country and taken away their jobs, but helpless to do anything about combating the infection.
While two of the men raped her at gunpoint, the third clicked photographs of the act.
Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
The flood situation continued to be critical in Arunachal Pradesh.
Haryana remained on the boil on as the Jat stir unleashed fresh incidents of violence and arson even as the Army had to use choppers to reach parts of blocked Rohtak.
Vehicles piled up and many people were seen reasoning with the police as they were not allowed to enter Delhi from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
Feast your eyes on these birds!
'He was once a hero. He was the poster boy of investigative journalism.' 'Then suddenly, because the TRPs of his channel were down, his boss decides to sack him.'
Realty major Unitech has sold a hotel in Gurgaon for Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion) and is close to selling another hospitality project by June-end for a similar amount, as part of its exercise to raise funds for reducing debt.
While incessant rain in the past 24 hours has wreaked havoc in parts of the northeast, triggering flash floods, the national capital experienced one of its hottest days.
Blockade is an issue which has seemingly widened the divide between the hills and the plains.
It's time to eat, drink and be merry.
The militants who drove up to the heavily-guarded Assembly complex around 11.30 am and hurled the bomb, which exploded inside the complex, official sources said, adding that they then drove away towards Imphal-Dimapur NH39. No casualty has been reported yet.
The heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railways will resume the toy train services from December from Siliguri.
Gandhi accused BJP of re-inaugurating projects launched by the UPA dispensation.
'We wanted to explore the divisions in India -- be it class, caste, language, religion or gender.'
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The death toll in Assam in the current flood rose to 30 on Wednesday with 14 bodies recovered from worst-affected Goalpara and Kamrup (rural) districts even as relief and rescue work continued round-the-clock.
This barefoot pilgrimage home we're seeing all around us, and the way plenty of us have reacted to it, is not just a commentary on India, circa 2020. It also shames us forever, notes Dilip D'Souza.
Kangana says she 'totally believed' the woman who accused the director of sexual harassment.
At least 14 people were killed in Laptap village when their homes were swept away in the landslide on July 11.
'In difficult times as now, the call of the village is all that these migrants can hear,' observes Vijaya Pushkarna.
The result was as expected -- India beat Bangladesh and sealed its place in the semi-finals... So why was Virat Kohli spotted in Mumbai?
Before Trans Air, Easy Air, King Air, X, Y and so on -- all of whom have been struggling to get clearances from the civil aviation ministry -- are permitted to start operations, some homework has to be done.
Whichever side you enter Gurgaon from (M G Road or NH 8), you experience deja vu: have I seen this before? Buildings with a glass facade line the road as you enter from NH 8, almost all somewhat similar.
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