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Four persons including a woman and a minor boy were killed on the spot and ten others injured in a head-on collision between a car and private bus in Sikar district today, police said.

The incident occurred at around 4 pm at Dharaji Mod in Ajeetgarh here when seven persons riding a car were returning to Delhi from Khatushyamji Temple in Sikar, they said.

Two men, one woman and a boy travelling in the car died on the spot while three injured were rushed to a hospital in Jaipur, they said.

The identities of the deceased is yet to be established, they said.

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Tourists were allowed to take bath in the Courtallam falls today after flood waters receded and flow of water was medium and pleasant from this morning, police said.

Police, who had banned bathing in the falls yesterday due to floods, lifted the ban.

The tourists, who thronged the falls as today was a holiday, were regulated by police.

A State Bank of India (SBI) branch on the ground floor of the multi-storeyed Panchanand building here was almost completely gutted in a fire today evening, officials said.

T T Nagar City Superintendent of Police R D Bhardwaj told PTI that investigations are on to find out the reason behind the outbreak of the fire.

Bhopal Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Fire Brigade In-charge Sajid Khan said that firefighters reached the spot after they received information about the blaze at around 6.05 pm.

2,402 cases related to electricity and other petty issues were today resolved by Lok Adalats held here today.

The courts also collected Rs. 2,21,510 as fine.

2,309 petty cases, 88 electricity cases and five of maintenance were disposed of by the Lok Adalats held at district and revenue courts by District Legal Services Authority.

Maharashtra government has assured to look into the issue of Deemed Conveyance following protests by an organisation in this regard.

The Maharashtra Societies Welfare Association (MSWA) today held a rally protesting Deemed Conveyance issue in Dombivali in neighbouring Thane district.

Maharashtra Co-operative Minister Chandrakant Patil told PTI, “People are free to raise their voice, but they should file proper submission to me or my department. I will look into it whether Deemed Conveyance is being conveyed or not to the applicant society.

A nursing student here kept the district police on their toes by concocting her own abduction just to “check their functioning”.

However, the 20-year-old girl was recovered and handed over to her parents without any action initiated against her, a senior police official said today.

The girl, a student at Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, here called up her friends and told them that she was kidnapped by two persons on Friday.

After her friends informed the local police, they swung into action to trace her.

BJP today alleged “irregularities” in the medical exam and counselling process of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha (GGSIP) University, which the varsity refuted.

Opposition leader Vijendra Gupta and two other BJP MLAs – O P Sharma and Jagdish Pradhan – today met LG-appointed ACB chief M K Meena and filed their written complaint.

In their complaint, they said, “There is allegation of grave irregularities in the conduct of the medical exam and counselling process by the University.

The Congress today questioned Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s ‘silence’ over the alleged mismanagement in Lord Jagannath’s ‘Brahma Paribartan’ ritual and said the truth can be unravelled only by a judicial investigation.

Patnaik’s silence on the issue, which has triggered widespread public outcry, is making people suspicious about the role of the BJD government in the entire episode, Leader of the Opposition Narasingha Mishra said.

A 48-year-old domestic help working at the Goa home of AYUSH Minister Sripad Naik was allegedly murdered by an unidentified man, police said today.

Body of Charu Rathod was found near the private residence of Naik at Ribandar near here in the wee hours today, they said.

As per Old Goa police officials, Rathod, a widow, had been working at the minister’s residence since long.

She has been staying in Goa for last twenty years, they said.

Police suspect that she might have been killed while returning to her home last night.

The wheelchair-bound veteran Malayalam film actor Jagathy Sreekumar, today appeared at a public function for the first time since his accident in 2012, even as there was high drama as his second daughter rushed to the stage to hug and kiss him.

Sreelakshmi, a budding actress herself later said she had not been allowed to meet her father by his family all throughout the last three years.

The organisers were taken aback at first on seeing a young girl in jeans and a white top rushing to the stage, hugging the actor and planting a kiss on his cheek.

A 37-year-old ITBP Jawan is feared drowned while taking bath in a canal today at Gillan wali village here, police said.

Palwinder Singh went to a branch of Upper Bari Doab Canal (UBDC) for taking bath and is feared drowned, they said.

His body was yet to be recovered, they said.

Singh was serving in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and was posted at Assam.

He had come to his village Nikko Sarain under Dera Baba Nanak police station on leave, they added.

Iran and major powers admitted during tense talks today that their fast-looming deadline to nail down a historic nuclear deal would be missed as they struggled to overcome major differences.

Officials in Vienna said however that Tuesday’s target date would only be missed by a few days, with Iran saying there was “no desire or discussion yet” on a longer extension.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif meanwhile was set to return to Tehran for consultations, officials said, although the US said this was not a matter of concern.

Twenty cows were today run over by a goods train on Ambala-Saharanpur rail section near Ambala Cantt, police said.

While 20 of them died on the spot, two more sustained major injuries, they said.

The cows, owned by a migrant shepherd belonging to Rajasthan, were grazing on the rail track near Durala village when the train ran over them, a police official said.

Following the incident, the train halted there for sometime, he said, adding that the matter was being probed.

The Indian School of Mines has written to the West Bengal government requesting for land to set up a regional centre in the city, a senior official of the Dhanbad-based institute said here today.

The ISM had first written to the state government in 2013, after which it contacted then state education minister Bratya Basu in this connection, ISM Director Prof DC Panigrahi told reporters today.

The Director of a Delhi Public School (DPS) branch Devendra Prasad died today after being thrashed by a mob following recovery of the bodies of two students from a ditch in Bihar’s Nalanda district.

Prasad succumbed during treatment at the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH), Nalanda’s Superintendent of Police (SP) Sidharth Mohan Jain told PTI.

A post-mortem was being carried out on the body to ascertain exact cause of the DPS official’s death, he said.

In an early morning shocker, as many as 85 vehicles, most of them two-wheelers, were set on fire by unknown miscreants in the parking lots of various residential societies in Sun City area here today.

The burnt vehicles included 77 two-wheelers and eight cars, police inspector of Sinhagad police station B Kashid said.

Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic has denied accusations of cheating despite admitting top players routinely break the rules by communicating with their coaches during matches.

Tennis governing body rules forbid coaches from instructing their players in the middle of matches.

But Djokovic’s coach Boris Becker has revealed the Serb’s back-room staff “have our ways” of signalling to the world number one on court “to tell him it’s good or it’s bad”.

Power Minister Piyush Goyal today said the Inergated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) is aimed at strengthening the power sub-transmission and distribution network in urban areas in states and Union Territories.

IPDS was scheduled to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today but the programme was cancelled due to heavy rains. The Power Ministry will soon finalise a new date for the launch.

Talking to reporters, Goyal said IPDS will also ensure 100 per cent metering at feeders, distribution, transformer and consumers and for IT enablement of distribution sector.

With the death of nine Asiatic lions following heavy rains in Gujarat, a wildlife body has requested Union minister Prakash Javadekar not to challenge in Supreme Court the shifting of lions from Gir National Park to Palpur-Kuno wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh.

“As you are aware that a number of lions were killed due to recent flood in Gujarat and there is an apprehension that they may face serious consequences in post-flood scenario, like outbreak of serious epidemic.

Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for postponing his Varanasi visit due to heavy rainfall, Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan today said he should not play with the emotions of the people.

“Whether it’s fortune or misfortune of the people of Varanasi, they will decide, but keeping in mind the manner in which the visit has been cancelled for the second time… Now the ‘badshah’ of the country should lay foundation stone or inaugurate schemes from his office instead of holding public meetings,” he said.

Novak Djokovic insists his heartbreaking French Open final defeat has been consigned to history as he begins his Wimbledon title defence on Monday.

The world number one had stayed resolutely out of the spotlight since his Roland Garros upset by Stan Wawrinka ended his latest bid to complete the career Grand Slam.

But the Serb says he is fired up to defend his Wimbledon crown just as he was in 2011 when he captured his maiden title in London.

In a major recovery of illegal explosives, the Bihar police today seized 101 gelatin sticks, 300 detonators, bundles of fuse wire and battery chargers in the district here.

Nawada Superintendent of Police Parvez Akhtar said the seizure was made from a mica mine located in Phalguni forest near Sawaiya Tand under Rajauli police station.

“The mine was raided on the basis of a tip-off. The gelatin sticks, detonators and other materials were kept illegally in the mine and its owner fled after seeing us,” Akhtar said.

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake has shaken Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca, though Mexican officials said no injuries or significant damage was reported.

The US Geological Survey initially measured the tremor at 5.1, but later raised its reading.

The quake hit the Isthmus of Tehuantepec at 10:54 am yesterday in a mountainous area about 17 kilometers northeast of the town of Niltepec. It had a depth of 91 kilometers.

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has revealed her divorce with former husband Kris Humphries left her thinking that her family’s business and show would meet its doom.

“At the time when I was going through the divorce I did say to everyone, ‘You guys I think our careers are over. I hope you’ve saved your money. And now we’ll just continue to do our clothing stores and continue to do what we started off doing before the show,'” Kardashian said.

Actress Evangeline Lilly hopes her “Ant-Man” character Hope van Dyne will go on to feature in more Marvel movies.

The 35-year-old brunette beauty stars as Hope van Dyne – the daughter of Henry Pym and Janet van Dyne, AKA the original Ant-Man and Wasp – in the new “Ant-Man” movie and hopes her contract will see her become the new Wasp and move into the wider superhero universe, reported Contactmusic.