Written By Samira Shaikh

• Thane: College girl allegedly raped while she was returning home

  An 18-year-old girl was allegedly raped after being dragged to an isolated area by an unidentified man in Dombivli area of Thane district on the outskirts of Mumbai. A case of rape has been registered at the Manpada Police Station.

• Tainted former Uttar Pradesh minister Babu Singh Kushwaha's wife and brother inducted in Samajwadi Party

  The family of tainted former Uttar Pradesh minister, Babu Singh Kushwaha, joined the Samajwadi Party today. His wife Shivkanya Kushwaha and brother Shisharan Kushwaha were formally inducted in the party at a function held in Lucknow.

• Nashik: Community members accuse panchayat of tyrannical behaviour

  Around half a dozen families of the Joshi Bhatke community have lodged a complaint in Nashik's Gangapur police station against their panchayat after being allegedly ostracised from the community for marrying their children outside the community.

• Power supply in Tamil Nadu likely to be hit with NLC workers declaring indefinite strike

  Around 27000 workers of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) have announced an indefinite strike asking the centre to revoke its decision to sell five per cent of its stakes in NLC. The strike is in defiance of an order by the Madras High Court restraining them from calling for a strike till reconciliation talks are over.

• Uttarakhand: Girl's parents, who went missing, show up but she only recognises sister

  The life of Neha Sharma, a 22-year-old girl rescued from Uttarakhand and brought to Bhopal, took an unexpected turn on Tuesday when her missing father and sister turned up at the hospital she was being treated at.

• Uttarakhand: Revenue official stays back to help after leading his group to safety

  Among the many heroic tales that have marked the rescue and relief operations in Uttarakhand is that of a 47-year-old revenue official from Madhya Pradesh who was near Kedarnath with his family when it was ravaged by floods and torrential rains.

• Maharashtra minister's son among four arrested for allegedly attacking toll attendants

  Madhya Pradesh police today arrested five people, including a Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nitin Raut's son, for allegedly attacking some forest officials and toll plaza attendants while they were on their way to hill station Pachmarhi a few days ago.

• 'Die if you want to': Chhattisgarh collector's shocking reply to farmer

  In a shocking case of apathy, a collector in Chhattisgarh rejected a farmer's application requesting permission to end his life, saying he doesn't need his permission to kill himself.

• Kanimozhi re-elected to Rajya Sabha, says followed Jayalalithaa's example

  The rousing reception for DMK Chief M Karunanidhi's daughter M Kanimozhi, following her victory in Rajya Sabha elections, resembled a party's victory bash after winning state elections. Hundreds of party cadre and senior leaders swarmed to her CIT colony residence in Chennai to greet Karunanidhi's literary heir.

• Tamil Nadu receives global recognition for its low-cost health care model

  World's leading general medical journal has applauded Tamil Nadu's low-cost health care model that phenomenally reduced infant mortality and maternal mortality between 1980 and 2005.

• Uttarakhand: Locals in Gangotri and Harsil turn heroes

  As efforts to rescue the stranded people are going on, villagers in the flood affected region have also come to the rescue of the victims and helped save several lives.

• Mumbai: Congress, Shiv Sena women corporators come to blows at civic body meeting

  Women corporators of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) came to blows during the general body proceedings at the BMC headquaretrs in south Mumbai. The incident took place during a special session to dicuss building collapses in the city which have killed over 15 people this monsoon.

• The new breed of popular fiction authors in India

  Gone are the days when commercial fiction books written by western authors dominated our book shelves. Now that space is increasingly being taken up by young Indian authors whose writing is vibrant, personal, and clicks instantly with the reader.

• In Tamil Nadu, a school that grants admissions by drawing lots

  A lucky dip could ensure admission for your child's in the Lower Kindergarten (LKG) at the A R L M Matriculation Higher Secondary School, a private institution in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district.

• Fire breaks out in matchbox factory in Tamil Nadu, four killed

  Four women were killed today in a fire that broke out in a matchbox factory in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin district.