The National Human Rights Commission NHRC has issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government for alleged deaths of thousands in several villages due to higher level of arsenic in ground water in Ballia district of eastern region of the state. Our correspondent reports that the NHRC has issu...
In Odisha, at least 13 persons were killed, five of them charred alive, and 48 others injured in three separate road accidents in western districts yesterday. Police said that five persons, including two women, were charred to death and 38 others injured when a bus carrying them dashed aga...
In Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court has reserved its judgment on a petition alleging that former Samajwadi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh was involved in money laundering through various companies. The petitioner had also alleged that Mr Singh had amassed fortunes to the...