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The Manipur Police on Sunday expressed concern over the use of sophisticated weapons to target security personnel during protests and urged demonstrators to refrain from employing such means to make their point. Addressing reporters, DIG (Range 1) N Herojit Singh said, We...
20:45
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's announcement of resignation shows he is not hungry for power and wants to go back to people 'who will either make or break him'.He wants fresh elections in Delhi so that he goes back to the people...
20:41
A 49-year-old man died at Walayar near Palakkad on Saturday after choking on idlis during an eating contest held as part of Onam celebrations, police said.The competition was organised by a local club, they said.The deceased, Suresh, choked on the idlis while taking part in the competition...
20:04
A fresh encounter broke out between terrorists and police on Sunday in a forest area in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, while an overnight gunfight in Poonch district ended with one terrorist believed to have suffered injuries, officials said.A police search party came under fire from...
19:45
In a significant political development, the Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) headed by Lok Sabha member Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer and former members of Jamaat-e-Islami (JEI) have come together in a strategic alliance for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls.'A joint meeting was held today in...
19:42
The son of an SP MLA, booked for allegedly torturing a minor maid, and abetting the suicide of another, was on Sunday taken into police custody, officials said.Two cases were registered against Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA from Bhadohi Zahid Beg and his wife Seema Beg on Friday and Saturday....
18:30
The 24-year-old man who died recently at a private hospital in Malappuram was infected with the Nipah virus, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Sunday.George said the suspicion of Nipah infection arose after a death investigation conducted by the Regional Medical Officer.The available...
17:48
Two couples and a woman were allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of practising witchcraft in a village in Chhattisgarh's tribal-dominated Sukma district on Sunday, police said.Five persons, all from the same village, have been detained concerning the murder and are being interrogated, they...
17:21
The government has started preparations for conducting the decadal census, but a decision is yet to be taken on including a column on caste as part of the exercise, sources said on Sunday.Speaking on condition of anonymity, one source said that the decadal census will be conducted soon.India has...
16:34
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said the state assembly polls are expected to be held in the second week of November and seat-sharing among the ruling allies would be finalised in the next 8 to 10 days.A two-phase poll would be preferable for the 288-member state assembly,...
16:21
The driver of a car that got stuck in the flooded Old Faridabad Railway underpass leading to the death of its two occupants had disregarded the barricades put up to prevent people from going to the inundated area, a police official has claimed.Viraj (26), a cashier at a private bank branch here,...
15:05
A 36-year-old Uttar Pradesh Police inspector died of cardiac arrest in a roadways bus while coming from Lucknow to Prayagraj on Sunday, officials said.Inspector Anurag Sharma, 36, had recently been transferred from Prayagraj to Lucknow, they said.He was on his way to Prayagraj where his wife and...
14:53
Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal has played an 'emotional card' by announcing that he would resign as Delhi chief minister after two days in his bid to make a virtue out of necessity, the Bharatiya Janata Party said on Sunday.He is enacting the resignation drama because the court...
14:29
Bollywood star Deepika Padukone was on Sunday discharged from a private hospital in Mumbai, a week after welcoming her first child with actor-husband Ranveer Singh.The duo, who have co-starred in films such as Ram-Leela, Bajirao Mastani and 83, became parents to a baby girl on September...
13:57
Former principal of RG Kar hospital Sandip Ghosh and Tala Police Station officer-in-charge Abhijit Mondal were on Sunday produced before a court Kolkata on Sunday by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the rape-murder of a woman doctor at the medical facility.The CBI,...
12:58
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said he will resign after two days and would demand early polls in Delhi as he vowed not to sit in CM's chair till people give him a 'certificate of honesty'.Kejriwal, who was released on bail from Tihar on Friday in the excise policy corruption...
12:54
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday headed for Jamshedpur via road from Ranchi airport as his chopper could not take off due to inclement weather conditions.He is scheduled to address Bharatiya Janata Party's 'Parivartan Maharally' at Gopal Maidan in Jamshedpur, which is considered crucial in...
12:17
The Maldives and China discussed avenues of strengthening defence cooperation between the two countries, the defence ministry has said.In a post on X on Friday, the Maldives' Ministry of Defence said Defence Minister Ghassan Maumoon met his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun on the sidelines of...
11:45
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has advised Pakistan to adopt India's scheme ULLAS to fix its dysfunctional education system and impart quality training to its citizens, according to a media report.The Manila-based lender's recommendation came in response to Pakistan's request for financial...
11:08
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Amid heavy rains in the state over the past few days, several areas have been experiencing severe waterlogging in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur. Visuals from Rampur on Sunday showed a flood-like situation in the low-lying villages in Rampur. A resident of the village said that the...
10:52
Two bike-borne assailants fired on a sweet shop in Outer Delhi's Ranhola area. No one was injured in the attack, and no ransom demand was found, said the police. The firing incident happened on Saturday. The police team rushed to the spot immediately after receiving a word...
10:27
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted people on Onam, a festival associated with harvest and the homecoming of king Mahabali in Kerala. Wishing everyone a joyous Onam. May there be peace, prosperity and wellness all over, Modi said on X. This festival celebrates the glorious...
10:13
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The death toll in the collapse of a three-storey house in Zakir Nagar in Meerut has risen to nine while the rescue work at the site is still underway, the district administration said on Sunday. In a statement, the administration said one person is feared to be still trapped under the...
09:49
Punjab Police on Sunday said it has arrested the second suspect involved in the Chandigarh grenade blast incident. Vishal Masih, a resident of village Raimal in Gurdaspur's Batala, was nabbed from Delhi, director general of police Gaurav Yadav said....
09:31
A speeding truck rammed into a van in Rajasthan's Bundi district, leaving six pilgrims dead and three others injured early Sunday, the police said.The accident took place around 5 am when nine pilgrims hailing from Devas district in Madhya Pradesh were en route to the Khatu Shyam temple in Sikar...
09:13
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Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Gadkari said that he turned down an offer for the Prime Minister's position from a political leader, stating that becoming PM was not the aim of his life. Addressing the media fraternity at late Anil Kumar Patrakarita Puraskar...
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The authorities at Karachi's Jinnah International Airport have reported another suspected case of monkeypox on Saturday, ARY News reported. According to the details, a traveller who arrived on a PIA flight from Jeddah had symptoms that resembled monkeypox. The traveller was...
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In a significant development, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday slapped charges of tampering with evidence against former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh, currently in judicial custody in a corruption case, in the medic's rape-murder case, an official...
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The six new Vande Bharat trains that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off on Sunday for different locations, offer faster connectivity, safe journey and a range of passenger amenities, the railway ministry has said. These new trains would also bolster the rapidly growing fleet of this...
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An encounter broke out in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district when security forces launched a cordon and search operation following information about the presence of terrorists, an official said on Sunday. Acting on a tip off, a joint search operation was launched by the...
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