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Police have arrested a man who allegedly runs a gang which used to engage minors, who were "auctioned" in Madhya Pradesh, for lifting bags from marriage functions held at farm houses here.

A 15-year-old Indian girl has died of a heart attack while playing at the popular Half Moon beach in Al-Khobar city of Saudi Arabia.

This is the longest standoff between the two armies since 1962. The last one, which carried on for 21 days, occurred at Daulat Beg Oldie in the Ladakh division of Jammu and Kashmir in 2013.

About 100 Indian sailors aboard 22 ships have been stranded in UAE waters and have sought the help of the Indian Consulate General in Dubai, according to a media report.

India has slipped to 88th place in terms of money parked by its citizens with Swiss banks, while the UK remains on the top.

EVMs used for polling purpose in the city may soon find a permanent place of storage as the Chief Electoral Office of Delhi has set the ball rolling for building a special godown to keep these machines en bloc.

The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce on Monday its verdict on the plea of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and others seeking quashing of a money-laundering case against them.

With the implementation of the new liquor policy of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala, 73 3-star and 4-star bars will reopen. However, the bars will open on Sunday since the first day of every month is a dry day.

The midnight launch of the Goods and Services Tax regime was a selfie moment for many MPs who wanted to capture the historic moment.

Law ministry recommended Venugopal’s name after taking into consideration others, including senior lawyer Harish Salve and current Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar,

Three youths have come up with a unique start-up in Bhopal that uses cow dung to prepare artefacts and other products.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent a notice to the Rajasthan government over reports of a "humiliating graffiti" found painted on the houses of 50,000 below poverty line (BPL) families in Dausa district.

The government went into a fire fighting mode on Wednesday after global cyberattack 'Petya' hit one of the terminals at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) and partially disrupted operations of private port operator APM Terminals Pipavav.

Kashmiri separatists on Wednesday slammed the US decision to declare Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin as a "global terrorist", terming it as "highly unjustifiable and regrettable".

More than 23 lakh primary and middle school students have dropped out of schools in the last five years in Uttar Pradesh under the previous Akhilesh Yadav-led regime, state Basic Education Minister Anupma Jaiswal told News18.

The accused, who was later arrested and suspended, also beat up his daughter's husband.