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New Delhi: The Union Cabinet Thursday approved bills to implement 'One Nation, One Election', and the draft legislations are likely to be introduced in Parliament in the ongoing Winter session, sources said. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by...

Chandigarh: A 13-year-old girl died from bullet injuries during celebratory firing at a wedding in Haryana’s Charkhi Dadri, police said Thursday, adding that her mother was also injured in the incident. The girl along with her family was attending the function at a banquet hall...

Narayanpur: At least seven Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district Thursday, a senior police official said. The gunfight broke out around 3am in the forest of south Abujhmaad when a joint team of police and the Central Reserve...

New Delhi: As many as 1.78 lakh people are killed in road accidents annually in the country and 60 per cent of the victims are in the age group of 18-34 years, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari informed the Lok Sabha Thursday. He...

Gorakhpur: A scientist's minor son has allegedly confessed to killing his mother at their home here, days after he misled his father and police, claiming she died of an accidental fall, officials said. Aarti Verma died after her son, a class 11 student, pushed her...

New Delhi: Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha and Union Minister J.P. Nadda Thursday strongly condemned Congress and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Mallikarjun Kharge for "demeaning" and "derogating" constitutional positions and "questioning the Chair." Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Nadda emphasised that the...

New Delhi: Several Opposition parties Wednesday said Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar's "partisan" conduct prompted them to move a notice for his removal as vice president and accused him of being the "biggest disrupter" whose conduct in the House has harmed the country's dignity. Alleging...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Wednesday passed a bill to amend Railway laws with the government insisting that it will not lead to the national carrier's privatisation. Responding to a debate on the Railway Amendment bill, Railway Minister Ashiwni Vaishnaw said in the Lower House...

Digha (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday thanked several senior leaders of the INDIA bloc for backing her as the leader of the non-BJP coalition. Banerjee, who is on a three-day trip to the coastal town of Digha in Purba Medinipur district, told...

Bengaluru: The family of the 34-year-old techie who allegedly died by suicide, has demanded justice for him and strict action against his harassers. Atul Subhash, who worked for a private firm in the city, had left behind a 24-page purported death note, giving extensive details...