A Deputy General Manager of the Indian Oil Corporation has been arrested while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from a gas agency owner here, officials said.

 Three persons, including a minor, were killed when their motorcycle rammed into a stationary truck in Chhattisgarh's Balod district, police said on Sunday.

A man killed in a recent anti-Naxal operation in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandla district was a tribal and not a Maoist, an official has said.

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala police on Saturday said as part of its special drive to crack down on individuals suspected of drug trafficking, 234 people were arrested, and varying quantities of several deadly narcotics, including MDMA, were seized.

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Hindutva leader Milind Ekbote has been barred from entering Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar from March 16 to April 5 amid calls from some outfits to remove the grave of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb located at Khuldabad in the district.

Hapur (UP): A couple died allegedly due to asphyxiation caused by a gas leakage from the geyser in their home here, police said on Saturday.

Chennai: Hailing Tamil as a 'sweet' language, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said it is one of the assets of the country and the world.

Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh: Farmer leader and national spokesperson of Bharatiya Kisan Union, Rakesh Tikait, had a narrow escape in Muzaffarnagar district when a nilgai collided with the front portion of his vehicle, officials said on Saturday.