Cities

A man was arrested on Saturday in Ahmedabad's Ramol for allegedly sexually assaulting his teenage stepdaughter, police said.

A top body of eateries in Pune in Maharashtra has asked hotels and restaurants to adopt the "half-filled water glass" initiative to save water and avoid its wastage.

A Russian couple was arrested on Saturday for allegedly growing cannabis inside their rented apartment in Goa, police said.

Around 50 students of City College of Commerce and Business Administration picketed the principal and other faculty members for 17 hours, demanding that they be allowed to sit for first semester exams despite not meeting the required 60-per cent attendance.

Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority Chairperson Bhure Lal Saturday said he visited various pollution hotspots in Delhi and found rampant illegal polluting activities especially garbage burning taking place in these areas.

The 180-year-old Assam Tea industry has always been male dominated. The tea leaves are pluck by women, but they are always led by male 'Sardars'.

The air quality in four areas -- Jahangirpuri and Nehru Nagar -- recorded severe air quality in Delhi.

The Met office has forecast clear skies for the day ahead and haze and smoke towards the afternoon in Delhi.

Manish Yadav, who lives in Dhundi Bagh village, et with the accident on Friday evening while returning to his native place.

Bhim Yadav is an accused in 17 murder cases and was being taken to Gwalior jail in a private vehicle when the incident happened.

A woman teacher of a private school here was suspended for allegedly putting sellotape across the mouths of two pre-nursery children to keep them quiet during a class, school authorities said on Saturday.

Expected chilly winters to set in within a span of three days.

An All India Radio (AIR) official accused of sexual harassment by nine women employees has been demoted from his position and subjected to other salary cuts as he was found guilty, the National Commission for Women (NCW) said on Friday.

A 20-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front a suburban train near Kalyan railway station in Thane district of Maharashtra, the police said.

Twelve people, including a local DYFI leader, have been arrested in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a school girl by several men for a number of days at various places in Kannur district after enticing her through social media, the police said today. The girl's father was also among those arrested, a police official said.