Singrauli (MP): A three-year-old boy was Sunday rescued from a 30-feet deep open borewell in Gadawan village near Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh in a rescue operation that lasted for two hours, police said.
Morigaon (Assam): Police have registered a case against senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge over his remark on Assam's legendary singer-composer Bhupen Hazarika, officials said Sunday.
Dehradun: Eight persons died and ten others were injured when the vehicle in which they were taking a body for cremation fell into a gorge in Lohaghat area of Champawat district on Sunday, the police said.
Puttur: One person died and another injured seriously when a drinking water tank of the Ganga Kalyana scheme at Pavemajalu in Ariaydka breached in the taluk on Saturday late night.
Kolkata: Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan feels the 21st century is the "worst" time for humanity, a phase in which people are killing each other on account of religion.
An imperious Novak Djokovic won a record magnificent seventh Australian Open title by routing Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 Sunday with a display of flawless tennis.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fired Canada's ambassador to China after the envoy said it would be "great" if the US dropped its extradition request for a Chinese tech executive arrested in Canada.
Former IAS officer Shah Faesal Sunday said now was the time for resolution of the Kashmir issue as attempting "military solutions to political problems would lead to nothing but graveyards".
Each high court judge is saddled with nearly 4,500 pending cases, according to the Law Ministry. At the same time, each judge of the subordinate judiciary has nearly 1,300 cases pending, the same data shows.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said the Centre's aim is to make Tamil Nadu a preferred hub for aerospace and defence industries in the country.
