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He later hands it over to authorities, who now wait for the Archaeological Survey of India ASI to take custody. Rachna Parmar reports.
To ensure enough food to the poor during the lockdown, the government last week started distributing free 5 kg of rice or wheat per person and 1 kg pulse per household under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana to over 81 crore PDS beneficiaries.
Five of those caught in the cross fire died on the spot, while another person succumbed to injuries later, Kandamal superintendent of police Pinak Mishra told media persons.
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So, we ask you, dear readers, to extend your hand to the African community in the country. Show them the love, spread the word of tolerance and help India get rid of its racist tag.
The Delhi Transport Corporation and cluster buses resumed services with social-distancing norms and safety measures in place like use of sanitisers and masks to check the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
There have been other several instances where women have stood up and taken on eve teasers and molesters. Rediff.com lists a few such cases where the victims have fiercely fought back.
The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi has called for the statewide shutdown to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens. Barring stray incidents of stone pelting and attempt to disrupt road traffic in Mumbai, there was not much impact of the bandh in the metropolis.
Bureaucratic insensitivity gave way to compassion with the state administration, police and passersby joining forces to help the stream of Indians fleeing Delhi.
The Chinese have built submarines, planes from recycled materials and helicopters with wooden blades.
In one case, the folks at SWAN discovered that of the Rs 1,500 they'd transferred as relief in the account of a stranded worker, the bank had deducted Rs 800 as penalty for not having minimum balance!
Abhishek Kapoor's clarity of vision makes Kai Po Che -- the adaptation of a mediocre novel -- so irresistible.
IRCTC will work on Kisan Yatra, a special travel scheme to help farmers to learn about new farming and marketing technique.
In a shocking incident, a group of young men allegedly molested an 18-year-old girl in a broad daylight in the suburban Kandivali in Mumbai, police said.
Gujarat Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi's octogenarian mother Hiraben cast her vote in Gandhinagar on Wednesday like a typical common person.
Let's take a look at the role the bicycle is playing in chugging the economy along all across the country.
The MHA on Friday, while extending the lockdown for two more weeks till May 17, lifted many restrictions in green and orange zones. There are no restrictions on sale of non-essential items by e-commerce platforms in green and orange zones, a home ministry spokesperson said, adding barber shops and salons are also allowed to open in these areas.
A good agricultural harvest and a timely arrival of monsoon, besides a slew of government schemes, have also come as a bounty.
Dipti Sarna had revealed that she was abducted by four men at knife point while she was on her way back home in an auto-rickshaw.
Mumbai limped back on its feet on Monday, a day after the cremation of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray as taxis and auto rickshaws plied on the roads and markets opened up gradually.
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All-India CA topper Prema Jayakumar, whose father Jayakumar Perumal drives an autorickshaw to make ends meet, shares her success.
CCTV footage shows the 35-year-old lying unconscious on roadside, while none of the passersby stops to help.
The noted actor was undergoing treatment for liver and kidney diseases.
The actor, along with costar Katrina Kaif launched the music of their upcoming film Mere Brother kI Dulhan.
The annual pilgrimage to the 3,880 metre high holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas will resume on Tuesday, they said.
Commuters may face difficulty on Tuesday as a number of auto rickshaw and taxi operators' unions will go on a strike demanding hike in fares, not heeding to an assurance by the Delhi government on Monday that a decision on the issue will be taken within 15 days.
The Union home ministry and the labour ministry have asked state governments to coordinate with the chief labour commissioner's (CLC's) office to give a comprehensive data of all the migrant workers by April 11.
Fandom of Kejriwal, who led the AAP to a scintillating win in the February 8 polls bagging 62 of the 70 seats, was visible as people chose innovative ways to express their sentiments at the venue that was transformed into a sea of colours as the crowd waved party flags and the tricolours.
"There is no curfew anywhere in Kashmir today but curfew-like restrictions have been imposed in Batamaloo police station area of Srinagar as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order," a police official said.
The six winning innovations which include novel design of a rickshaw, a human powered motor, display unit for street vendors, a low-cost cycle for physically challenged would help reduce the drudgery of construction workers and sanitation workers.
In New Delhi, state Congress president Anil Kumar and party workers were detained by police at a petrol pump near Parmanand hospital.
One more incident of self immolation and another attempted suicide rocked the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh on Monday triggering yet another call for the bandh in the region on Tuesday.
It added that there had been several reminders from the club to the government for freeing the communication of newspaper offices, journalists and the club itself.
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One of the two boxers from Haryana was arrested for allegedly passing lewd comments at a 26-year-old model mistaking her to be a "call girl", police said on Monday.
The incident took place at around 4 am on Monday when Nuruddin, an Ola cab driver, was thrashed by six people, including two women of African origin, after he refused to carry more than four passengers in his vehicle.
Normal life was on Thursday disrupted in Kashmir Valley due to a strike called by separatist groups to protest against the "proposed plans" to establish Sainik Colony, settlements for migrant Kashmiri Pandits and induction of new industrial policy in the state.
The investments by Uber and Ola included setting up kiosks, incentivising drivers for parking at the railway stations, and payments to the Indian Railways.
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