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New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MPs Kapil Sibal and AD Singh alleged Sunday that four special trains transported approximately 6,000 people from Haryana to Bihar November 3, demanding clarification from the railway minister about their purpose and funding during assembly elections, while railways attributed the movement to...

Tokyo: A powerful earthquake struck off northern Japan Sunday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory that was lifted three hours later following several aftershocks reported by the Japan Meteorological Agency. The earthquake, with an upgraded magnitude of 6.9 and depth of 16km, struck off the coast of...

Kolkata: A 27-year-old woman and her minor daughter were in critical condition Sunday after an alleged su*cide attempt reportedly triggered by anxiety over not receiving a Special Intensive Revision enumeration form in West Bengal's Hooghly district, according to family members. The alleged incident took place...

Bengaluru: In a veiled remark against the Congress leaders criticising RSS for operating without registration, the Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat Sunday said his organisation is recognised as a body of individuals. RSS was established in 1925, so do you expect us to have registered with...

Goalpara (Assam): Assam government Sunday began an eviction drive to clear alleged encroachment on 1,140 bighas (over 376 acres) of forest land in Goalpara district, affecting nearly 600 families, officials said. According to Goalpara District Commissioner Prodip Timung, the exercise is going "on peacefully" to...

Port Blair: An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude was recorded in the Andaman Sea Sunday, the National Centre for Seismology said. The tremor was felt in parts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but there was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage...

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Sunday arrested three terrorists linked with ISIS from Ahmedabad for conspiring to carry out terrorist attacks across the country. According to the Gujarat ATS, the arrested individuals had been on its radar for the past year, and were arrested...

Haflong: Three students from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Silchar, drowned in a waterfall in Assam's Dima Hasao district, officials said Sunday. The incident took place at the Bulchol (Hmunthajao) waterfall, located in Bolsom Bagan of Harangajao Saturday afternoon, they said. "The tragic mishap...

New Delhi: Delhi-NCR woke up to a thick blanket of smog Sunday as the Air Quality Index (AQI) plunged into the 'very poor' category across several parts of the city. In some areas, the situation was even grimmer, as AQI readings slipped into the 'severe'...

Srinagar: The Counter-Intelligence wing of J&K Police Sunday was raiding five districts in Kashmir in connection with social media misuse by anti-national elements that had the potential to disturb public order. Officials said that the Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) carried out a series of coordinated raids...