Amaravati,  More than 70 people were injured in the traditional fight with sticks during Dussehra celebrations in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district.

Like every year, two groups attacked each other with sticks during Banni Utsav held as part of celebrations at Devaragattu village in Holagonda 'man

Kolkata,  The death toll in the flash flood in the Mal river at Malbazar in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district has risen to eight.

Several are still feared missing.

According to sources, the flash flood hit when thousands of villagers assembled at the Mal river bank late on Wednesday ev

Guwahati,  A new militant group in Assam that came into existence just three weeks back was 'neutralised' by police, officials said on Thursday.

The outfit Dimasa National Liberation Tigers (DNLT) was active in the Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong districts of the state.

Superintendent

Shivamogga (Karnataka),  remors were felt in Karnataka's Shiralakoppa town in Shivamogga district in the wee hours of Thursday, triggering panic among residents.

According to local residents, the earthquake was felt in the three kms of radius at about 3.55 a.m.

The people of the region

New Delhi/Mandya,  An upbeat Congress on Thursday hailed its interim chief Sonia Gandhi joining the Bharat Jodo Yatra from Jakkanahalli to Karadya in Karnataka, saying her presence will help strengthen the party.

Taking to Twitter, Party General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "Congress President Soni

Ghaziabad,  The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has been implemented in Delhi NCR from October 1 to save citizens from rising pollution, but its rules are followed least in Ghaziabad. Ghaziabad was categorised as the most polluted city in India last week, as per reports.

The largest city in western UP

Bengaluru,  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday issued summons to Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivakumar asking him to appear before its New Delhi office on October 7 in connection with a money laundering case.

"You (D.K. Shivakumar) are once again directed to yourself before me at my

Chandigarh,  Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday sought the intervention of the External Affairs Minister for impressing upon the US government to conduct a thorough probe into the gruesome murder of a Punjabi family in California.

In a statement, the Chief Minister said it is unfortunate tha

New Delhi,  Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has said the Central government will take steps after due consultation for major electoral reforms which are required as per the new changing time and situation.

The development comes after the Election Commission noted that the declarations provided by the political

Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh),  A 13-year-old girl, who had been allegedly abducted by a teenager from here last week, has been rescued from Rajasthan.

The 17-year-old accused boy kidnapped the girl on the pretext of marriage.

Station House Officer (New Mandi) Sushil Kumar Saini said that