Although police initially gave permission for Rajpal Mehat's funeral yesterday to proceed, they later said they were probing to see if it violated the Cremation Act, which restricts burning of human remains to crematoriums.
A 23-year-old Indian taxi driver was verbally abused and attacked by a passenger in Melbourne, the latest in a series of attacks targeting cabbies from South Asian countries. Lakhvir Singh who picked up a passenger late night on the weekend was attacked by the commuter when he got out of the cab to close the door left open by the man.
'...without looking into yourself.' 'What matters most is human relationships and the human mind.'
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led central government will use the unorganised workers database - e-Shram portal - to provide the benefits of various government programmes to the nearly 300 million workers over the next five years, if it is voted to power for the third consecutive term in the upcoming general elections. "We have registered unorganised workers on the e-Shram platform. "We will reach out to the e-Shram registered 'shramik bandhu' and help them avail the benefits of various government programmes that they are eligible for," the manifesto of the party read.
Drivers of commercial vehicles, including trucks and tankers, stopped work in several states on Monday and blocked roads at some places to protest against the provision in the new penal law regarding hit-and-run accident cases involving motorists.
A driver, working for US-based cab service provider Uber, was remanded in police custody for three days by a Delhi court for allegedly raping a 27-year-old woman executive in New Delhi on Friday night.
A sessions court in Mumbai on Wednesday granted bail to 35-year-old corporate lawyer Janhavi Gadkar, who was arrested for allegedly crashing her car into a taxi under the influence of alcohol and killing two persons in June.
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An Uber driver was arrested for allegedly misbehaving with a woman passenger in Mumbai, police said on Wednesday.
Ahead of the likely acquisition of online taxi aggregator TaxiForSure by larger competitor Ola Cabs, technology teams of the two Bengaluru-based companies are learnt to be evaluating ways in which the two platforms can be integrated, sources said.
Hundreds of cab drivers employed with Internet-based taxi firm Uber on Friday staged a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi demanding revocation of the ban imposed on the company's operations in the national capital.
Director Neeraj Pandey, who has made films like A Wednesday and Special 26, writes his first fiction.
The 51-year-old peer, the son of the 11th Duke of Marlborough, is out on bail pending further probe.
A local court on Wednesday deferred till Monday the hearing of bail application filed by corporate lawyer Janhavi Gadkar who is accused of mowing down two persons while driving under the influence of alcohol.
Thousands of euphoric Ecuadoreans celebrated on Sunday in various cities around the South American nation after the country's historic victory against host nation Qatar in the opening game of the soccer World Cup.
'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week.
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Meru Cabs' founder says they were a traditional company.
Rajneesh Joga is believed to have been thrown out of his cab by a man on the run from police.
In a sprawling slum in Tulsiwadi near Mumbai Central station lived a family of six has been decimated by the Mumbai terror attacks.
For the Mizo people, tribal and family identity are important. But so are jobs, farmers' access to markets, roads, and health facilities for a young population where drugs are a big affliction.
'In Western UP, last time a lot of Dalits voted for the BJP.' 'This time, there is a rethink among Dalits about the extent of their support for the BJP.'
India's ODI series victory over Pakistan was celebrated by the bursting of crackers and beating of drums in Mumbai and Kolkata.
The high court also told app-based taxi service provider, Ola cabs that it was inclined to allow only CNG-based cabs to provide point to point service in the national capital.
Since the Pakistani number was under surveillance, security agencies could locate the likely target of the terrorists.
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After stepping out of the cab near South East Delhi's C R Park area, she informed the police about the incident at around 10 pm, the police said.
The vehicle, a Tavera, was on its way to Jammu from Srinagar and it fell into a 300-foot gorge at the Battery Cheshma area of the district around 1.15 am, they said.
Noted American mathematician John Nash, who inspired the Oscar-winning film A Beautiful Mind, has died in a car crash.
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