A five-year-old boy was taken away by a wild animal here while he was playing with his younger brother on the eve of Diwali, a forest official said on Friday. This is the second such incident in three months in Shimla. In August, a five-year-old girl was taken away from Kanlog locality and mauled to death by a leopard.
Bihar hooch tragedy news: As many as 25 people have died and several others reportedly fell ill after consuming spurious liquor in two districts of Bihar in the last couple of days. According to reports, deaths have been reported in Gopalganj and West Champaran districts. 
Thirty more people have tested positive for Zika virus in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur, taking the total number of those infected in the district to 66, a senior official said on Friday.
Months of hard work finally paid off for Arun Yogiraj from Mysuru as Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the grand statue of Adiguru Shankaracharya at Kedarnath in Uttarakhand on Friday.
The Karnataka government has decided to conduct more Covid-19 tests in the coming 15 days in view of the huge crowds witnessed for four consecutive days after the death of actor Puneeth Rajkumar and the celebrations of bypoll results in two districts of north Karnataka.
A total of around 152 calls for reporting fire were received by the Fire Service Department in the national capital on the occasion of Diwali, yesterday (Thursday), which is 25 per cent less than compared to last year, said Atul Garg, Director of Delhi Fire Services (DFS) on Friday.
Punjab Police arrested three people in connection with the recovery of tiffin bomb in Ferozepur on Thursday. Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
