It will be a moment of happiness and anxiety for Hansaben Parmar, mother of Bhavesh Parmar (32), who will be released at the Wagah-Attari border on Thursday — six years after he had wandered into Paki

A non-cognisable (NC) offence was registered against a head ticket checker of Central Railway (CR) after he allegedly slapped a 29-year-old person who was travelling without a proper ticket in a first

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), touted as the next major terminus, has become the first railway station in Mumbai to adopt rainwater harvesting.

The nationwide movement for Jan Lokpal seems to be gathering steam as renowned public figures have started meeting social activist Anna Hazare at Ralegan Siddhi.

Targeting NCP supremo and Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar in Maharashtra’s “massive irrigation scam”, lawyer-activist and former IPS officer Y.P. Singh on Thursday alleged Ajit Pawar had allotted 348 acres of irrigation project land to Lavasa “almost free of cost”. Mr Singh also said India Against Corruption’s Arvind Kejriwal was aware of this, but had chosen to be silent.

In what was the second instance in one week, a train rooftop traveller died on contact with the charged overhead wires.

Social activist Anna Hazare will set out on a year-and-a-half nationwide tour in January 2013 to press the demand for a strong Jan Lokpal Bill. The tour will commence from Patna.

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus has got the railway board’s nod to be made into a world-class station.

Petrol and diesel operators in the city have withdrawn their strike after a written assurance by oil companies for their demand of enhanced commission.

Union leader Sharad Rao on Monday claimed that unauthorised autorickshaw drivers are fleecing passengers and demanded installation of vehicle identification card (VIC) in every autorickshaw.