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At least six people were killed and 13 seriously injured in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh's Gunnaur district today. The head-on collision took place between a Bolero and a Roadways bus. The bus was heading towards Delhi while the SUV was moving towards Nanital. As many as 19 people were in the SUV when the accident occurred.

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her father for three years in Palghar district of Maharashtra, police said on Friday.

A couple and their two children travelling on a motorcycle were killed after a speeding sugar-laden truck toppled on them in Maharashtra's Beed district, police said today.

A 45-year-old man, who was alighting from an RTV bus, lost his balance and was crushed under its wheels on Friday, police said.

A man was arrested for allegedly throwing acid at a woman he was attempting to rape and two others who rushed to her help after hearing her scream, the police said today. The incident took place in Anandapur Lakshmi Narain village in the Nawabganj area here Thursday evening. According to a police official, the accused, Deepak, allegedly tried to rape a woman while she was cutting wood.

Thick blanket of smog and fog have shrouded the national capital after the country celebrated the festival of light- Diwali. According to the autonomous meteorological body set up under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, SAFAR, the overall Air Quality Index of Delhi at 8:15 am was recorded at 428, which falls under the 'hazardous' category.

A fire broke out in two wagons of a goods train near Dahanu in Palghar district of Maharashtra late on Thursday night, as a result of which at least 10 long-distance trains were halted, police said.

The sight of a burning car moving on a flyover in Gurugram near Delhi on Tuesday evening has been caught on a mobile phone video and is in wide circulation on social media. The driver of the car miraculously survived the flames and jumped out.

The car in which Union Minister Babul Supriyo was travelling was hit from behind by a passenger bus on a flyover in Delhi this morning. The minister tweeted minutes after the accident that he was safe. He said he had to take the wheels to calm down his visibly shaken driver after the accident.

The Delhi Police rescued two businessmen who were kidnapped on Sunday and also recovered a ransom amount of Rs 25.50 lakh from the accused.

Delhi police has arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly setting ablaze 18 vehicles in south Delhi's Madangir Village, police said Thursday.

A four-year-old girl was found raped and murdered in the Nidhauli Kalan area in Uttar Pradesh's Etah, police said Thursday.

The AAP Thursday demanded initiation of contempt action against two BJP leaders for their remarks on Supreme Court order on use of less-polluting crackers.

A severed body of a 26-year-old man was recovered in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district after he was reported missing from his residence and a couple arrested for his murder, police said on Thursday.

A 45-year-old man was shot dead allegedly by a group of men after an altercation during a game of cards turned ugly, police said Thursday.