Tamil Nadu Cop Pushed, Assaulted After Argument Over Firecrackers, Dies

Thane Collector bans aerial rockets, similar firecrackers across district till January 8

The order came a day after a major fire at a 17-storey residential building in Thane city, where 50 residents were rescued

Telangana feels chill in the air; lowest of 14.7°C in Adilabad

Retired government employee killed in wild elephant attack in Tenkasi

Agitated family members, kin and villagers prevented the forest personnel and the police from retrieving the body of the deceased man.

At 1,152, Punjab records season’s biggest single-day jump in farm fires on Deepavali

The latest figures indicate a significant rise in crop residue burning despite government advisories, enforcement measures and monetary penalties aimed at discouraging the practice