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Chandigarh: Iconic sprinter Milkha Singh was Saturday cremated with full state honours here, marking the end of an era in which his pioneering accomplishments on the track galvanised a newly-independent India. Milkha, who was 91, was bid a tearful adieu in the presence of his...

New Delhi: The Union Finance Ministry Saturday said that increase in deposits of Indians in Swiss Banks could be on account of increase in business of Swiss bank branches located in India and raised Inter-bank transactions, rather than due to an increase in alleged black...

Kochi: Lakshadweep film personality Ayesha Sultana, Saturday, left for the island, to appear before the Kavaratti Police which had served her a notice to appear before them Sunday evening. The complaint was registered by Lakshadweep BJP's unit president Abdul Khader following the TV channel debate...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to hold an all-party meeting on Jammu and Kashmir next week, a first such move taken since the abrogation of Article 370 from the region and bifurcation of the state into two Union Territories in August 2019,...

New Delhi: Experts at United Nations Office of the Human Rights Commissioner have said in a report that it is concerned that India’s Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, in their current form, do not conform with international human rights...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday expressed grief over the demise of Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra, Secretary of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). Odisha-born Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Mohapatra succumbed to Covid-19 Saturday. Mohapatra was undergoing treatment at a private...

New Delhi: Indian sprint icon Milkha Singh's death triggered an outpouring of emotions in the sporting fraternity as tributes continued to flow in for the 'Flying Sikh' Saturday. The 91-year-old Padma Shri awardee lost his month-long battle with COVID-19 late Friday night at a Chandigarh...

Kochi: Lakshadweep film personality Ayesha Sultana Saturday, left for the island, to appear before the Kavaratti Police which had served her a notice to appear before them Sunday evening. The complaint was registered by Lakshadweep BJP's unit president Abdul Khader following the TV channel debate...

New Delhi: India has recorded 60,753 new cases of Covid and 1,647 fatalities in the last 24 hours, according to data released by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry Saturday. This is for the second consecutive day in last two months that the death...

Chandigarh: Tributes have been pouring across the globe as legendary Indian athlete Milkha Singh, 91, whose 400 metres Indian national record stood for 38 years and the 400 metres Asian record for 26 years, died at the age of 91 after a long battle with...