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Discharge in Ganga: NGT orders joint inspection into polluting industries

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 23:51

Concerned over effluents discharged into the Ganga and Yamuna, National Green Tribunal directed CPCB and UPPCB to conduct a joint inspection of "polluting industries" on the bank of both rivers.

Meerut rape: Affidavit not signed by woman, says police

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 22:54

The young woman, who was allegedly raped and forcibly converted to another religion in Meerut, did not sign the affidavit of conversion, police said as it arrested two more persons for their suspected role in forging the document.

Varanasi boat tragedy: Seven bodies recovered

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 22:52

Bodies of seven persons who had gone missing after a boat capsized in the Ganga in Varanasi have been recovered, a senior government official said on Wednesday.

Badaun gang-rape: All five suspects clear lie-detector test, says CBI

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 23:07

CBI on Wednesday said the lie-detection test of the five accused arrested in connection with the Badaun gang-rape case did not find "any deviation" from their earlier claim of innocence.

Race on for BJP`s UP CM candidate, fans launch online campaigns

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 19:24

Though more than two years are left for Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, supporters of BJP leaders have started an aggressive online campaign for their choice of chief ministerial candidate.

Jyoti murder case: Accused sent to police custody

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 16:35

Woman friend of Piyush Shyam Dasani, the son of UP biscuit baron who allegedly masterminded his wife`s murder, was on Wednesday remanded in police custody even as police said it was considering conducting narco and polygraph tests on the accused.

Meerut gang rape: `Victim herself gave application to convert`

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 15:55

Commenting on the Meerut gang-rape case, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Naresh Agarwal today said the victim herself gave an application in court to change her religion, but now she is levelling allegations.

Minor raped by neighbours in Meerut

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 15:01

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and gangraped by her neighbours in Kankar Keda village here, police said on Wednesday.

Elderly widows from Vrindavan make `rakhis` for PM

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 14:41

After Varanasi, elderly widows from Mathura are getting the opportunity to celebrate this `Rakshabandhan` festival in a special way as they will send handcrafted `rakhis` and sweets to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.