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17 Feb 2020

Top five Indian cities to travel on low budget

Has the travel bug bitten you recently?

12 Feb 2020

Valentine's Day: Truly madly still exists. These people prove it

We live in the age of fast-track love and harmonious break-ups, a time when the mention of happily-ever-afters and forevers get smirks and eyerolls.

08 Oct 2019

Man disappeared in 2011; wife's lover arrested for murder now

On Monday, the Delhi Police announced that they have solved an eight-year-old murder mystery.

01 Sep 2019

Rajasthan teacher spends Rs. 3.7L on chopper-ride on retirement day

In Rajasthan, a school teacher made a grand exit after retiring from a government higher secondary school in Alwar.

17 Aug 2019

#HarishJatavLynching: Father commits suicide, family threatens to self-immolate demanding justice

In a disturbing turn of events, the blind father of a man who was lynched to death in Rajasthan's Alwar last month, committed suicide earlier this week. He was forced to take the extreme step as authorities did nothing to bring his son's killers to justice.

14 Aug 2019

Pehlu Khan lynching case: Rajasthan court acquits all six accused

A local court in Rajasthan's Alwar on Wednesday acquitted all six accused in the 2017 Pehlu Khan lynching case, citing lack of evidence.

02 Jul 2019

Delhi to Alwar in 2 hours now: Details here

You will soon be able to travel from Delhi to Alwar in 2 hours flat!

29 Jun 2019

Lynched 2 years ago, Pehlu Khan chargesheeted for cow smuggling

Two years after the infamous Alwar mob lynching incident, Rajasthan police have filed a chargesheet against the victim, Pehlu Khan, and his two sons for cow smuggling.

27 May 2019

Uttar Pradesh: Three men gang-raped deaf, mute 17-year-old; recorded act

A disturbing incident has been reported from Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district. According to police, three men gang-raped a deaf and mute minor.

16 May 2019

'Justice will be done': RaGa after meeting Alwar gang-rape survivor

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met the survivor of the horrific Alwar gang-rape and said justice will be done, adding action will be taken against culprits.

08 May 2019

Alwar: Woman gang-raped for 3 hours in front of husband

When a woman in Rajasthan's Alwar went shopping with her husband on April 26, she didn't know the day would take such a traumatizing turn.

07 May 2019

Five rape woman in front of husband, video goes viral

In a horrifying incident, a woman, who was travelling with her husband, was allegedly raped by five men in the Alwar district of Rajasthan on April 26.

02 Mar 2019

To honor IAF-pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, family names newborn after him

A baby born yesterday evening, when IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was about to be released by Pakistan, was named after him by a family in Rajasthan's Alwar district.

11 Dec 2018

BJP MP confesses party lost plot. It's hard to disagree

The Bharatiya Janata Party losing its clutch over two (as of now) states in the Hindi heartland shows something went terribly wrong for the saffron party.

03 Dec 2018

After 'Hanuman remark', Adityanath advised against dividing Gods by UP-minister

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's 'Lord Hanuman was a Dalit' remark invited ire from the Opposition, and now a minister in his own cabinet has criticized him.

05 Oct 2018

Rajasthan man dupes of Rs. 1cr, promises Rajya Sabha seat

A man has been arrested by the Rajasthan police from Karauli district for allegedly duping two people of Rs. 1 crore, promising to get them elected as Rajya Sabha MP and as Chairman of Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC).

29 Sep 2018

#PehluKhanLynching: Witnesses, including sons, fired at by unidentified men

On Saturday morning, witnesses in Pehlu Khan's lynching in Alwar in April 2017, including his sons, have been allegedly fired upon while they were on their way to Behror to depose Khan's lynching.

27 Aug 2018

Rajasthan: Senior policeman, home guards fight over unauthorized car parking

A scuffle broke out between a senior police officer and home guards over unauthorized parking of a vehicle by the former in Rajasthan's Alwar district.

24 Jul 2018

Alwar-lynching: Action against four cops due to 'error in judgment'

The post-mortem report of Alwar lynching victim Rakbar has confirmed he died of "shock as a result of ante-mortem (before death) injuries."

24 Jul 2018

TMC raises issue of Alwar lynching in Rajya Sabha

The lynching of a Muslim man on the suspicion of cow smuggling in Rajasthan's Alwar district has today been raised in the Rajya Sabha.

23 Jul 2018

Alwar-lynching: After RaGa's attack, BJP calls him "Merchant of Hate"

Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi lashed out at PM Narendra Modi today, blaming him for a "brutal 'New India' where humanity is replaced with hatred and people are crushed and left to die."

23 Jul 2018

Alwar lynching: Cops covered 4km-journey in 3hrs, stopped for tea

Friday night, Mewat resident Rakbar alias Akbar Khan was brutally assaulted in Rajasthan's Alwar, on suspicion that he was smuggling cows.

21 Jul 2018

#IndiaIsLynched: On suspicion of cow-smuggling, mob kills man in Alwar

In Alwar, Rajasthan, a man named Akbar Khan was lynched by a mob on suspicion of cow-smuggling. Reports said 28-year-old Khan and his unnamed accomplice were attacked by a mob in Ramgarh.

12 May 2018

Rajasthan's Meo females getting educated, breaking taboos and gender biases

The last time Meo-Muslims made it to headlines was in March-2018 when a 24-year-old lady medical student was elected as the sarpanch of a village in a Rajasthan district.

11 May 2018

Humanity weeps: Raped by teen, seven-month-old-girl found shrieking in field

In a horrifying incident, a 19-year-old teen raped a seven-month-old girl in Alwar, Rajasthan on Wednesday, and dumped her in a football field nearby.

03 May 2018

Rajasthan: Dust-storm leaves destruction trail, kills 22, injures 100

A sudden change in weather on Wednesday wreaked havoc in different parts of Rajasthan, killing 22 and injuring more than 100.

03 Mar 2018

Rajasthan: Two Dalits beaten to death in separate incidents

Two Dalits, including a teenage boy, were beaten to death in two separate incidents in Rajasthan's Bharatpur and Alwar district, according to a police officer.

14 Feb 2018

Valentine's Day: Truly madly still exists. These people prove it

We live in the age of Tinder, one-night stands and harmonious break-ups, a time when the mention of happily-ever-afters and forevers get smirks and eyerolls.

13 Nov 2017

Another alleged cow vigilantism murder in Alwar

If the allegations of a murder victim's family in Alwar (Rajasthan) are true, cow vigilantes have taken yet another life.

24 Sep 2017

Falahari Baba arrested after cops find no health issues

Rajasthan's famed 'Falahari Baba' was arrested on Saturday afternoon on charges of raping a 21 year-old on 7th August.

21 Sep 2017

Falahari Baba booked for raping 21-year-old girl

Weeks after Dera Sacha Sauda leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim was convicted of raping two disciples, another self-styled godman, Falahari Maharaj, has been booked for raping a 21-year-old devotee.

14 Sep 2017

Alwar lynching: All six accused cleared, case against them closed

In a rather unfortunate development, police have reportedly cleared all the six accused in the Pehlu Khan lynching case and closed investigations.

03 Sep 2017

Thousands of Aadhaar cards, other documents found dumped in Alwar

In an alarming discovery, over 3,000 original documents of individuals, including Aadhaar cards, banking and insurance files, were found dumped near Thanagazi (Alwar), Rajasthan.

23 Apr 2017

Delhi-Alwar RRTS: Gurugram to ISBT in 30 mins

The NCR Transport Corporation (NCRTC) unveiled the new Rapid Rail Transport System (RRTS) route between Delhi and Alwar via Gurugram.

07 Apr 2017

Gau rakshaks: SC gives Centre, states 3 weeks to respond

The SC has sought responses within three weeks from the Centre as well as Gujarat, UP, MP, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Karnataka, on a petition seeking a ban on 'cow protection' vigilantes.