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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and 11 other lawmakers were named as accused in the case involving the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash -- setting up another flashpoint between the Centre and the Delhi government. The Aam Aadmi Party government has called it a "fake and laughable criminal case" that was the "result of the extreme frustration of the Modi government". The alleged attack, which took place during a meeting at the Chief Minister's House in February, had led to a months-long face-off between the ministers and bureaucrats, which was resolved in June.

A man allegedly bit off a part of his wife's nose, suspecting her of having an affair with other men, the police said today.

Two sisters died after they fell off a ferris wheel from a height of 45 feet when the their seat overturned unexpectedly, police said today.

A class 6 student of Delhi's prestigious St Columbus School lost a portion of his right hand's ring finger when it got stuck in a door, following which his parents accused school authorities of negligence.

Three people, including a father-son duo, were killed and two others injured in a clash between two groups over a land dispute in Gujarat's Morbi district, police said today.

A fire broke out in the basement of The Ashok Hotel at Chanakyapuri today, said a senior officer from the Delhi Fire Service.

The Delhi government has directed all schools in the national capital to discourage students from flying kites and sensitise them about the danger it can pose for humans and birds.

Ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, the Delhi Metro today put into service a six-coach special train, fully wrapped with photographs of freedom fighters and other Indian icons to spread the message of patriotism.

At least a hundred mongrels took to the ramp in Chennai as part of the The Great Indian Dog Show organised by Blue Cross. The event at Phoenix Market City drew more than a hundred dogs that vied for 28 titles.

A full dress rehearsal of 72nd Independence Day celebration was held on Monday morning at the Red Fort in Delhi. Same traffic restrictions in Delhi were applied as would be followed on the day of the celebration. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation from the Red Fort on the Independence Day. Like every year, this year too Prime Minister Modi has asked people to send in ideas on the Narendra Modi App for his Independence Day speech.

The stampede at Garibnath temple took place despite heavy security arrangements by the police.

Goa's archives, considered to be one of the oldest in Asia, will now be digitised under the Centre's "Smart City Mission", minister Vijai Sardesai said.

An executive working with a multinational bank in Gurgaon was killed when the superbike he was riding rammed a trailer-truck near Delhi on Sunday. Sanchit Oberoi, 25, was driving the powerful Suzuki Hayabusa, whose engine can pull faster than a small car, on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal or KMP expressway.

Two employees of a shelter for women with mental disabilities in Patna were arrested last evening after the death of two inmates - a 16-year-old girl and a 40-year-old woman - on Friday. Police say the officials of the state-run facility and Patna Medical College did not inform them about the deaths and that they went ahead had got the post-mortem done.

A Congress worker has filed a complaint with the police alleging that he was threatened by AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan at an event here.