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Bhopal: In a shocking incident, a 16-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped by two men in a moving ambulance in Madhya Pradesh's Mauganj district. According to police, the incident occurred November 25 under the jurisdiction of Hanumana police station, around 30 km from district...

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday made it clear that her party and government will stand by and support any decision of the Union government on external affairs issues over the ongoing crisis in neighbouring Bangladesh. “We are unable to comment, interfere or...

New Delhi: The proceedings of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day Thursday amid opposition protests over the violence in Sambhal and the Adani issue. In Lok Sabha, opposition members were in the Well of the House raising slogans demanding action against...

New Delhi: The CBI in an operation with the NIA and Interpol has brought from Rwanda a member of Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba who had an Interpol Red Notice against him for a terror offence in Bengaluru, officials said Thursday. Salman Rehman Khan, an alleged...

Mumbai: Eknath Shinde, who served as chief minister in the outgoing Maharashtra government, is unlikely to accept the post of deputy CM in the new dispensation, his close aide Sanjay Shirsat said Thursday. Shirsat, an MLA and spokesperson of the Shiv Sena, however, said Shinde...

Ranchi: Hemant Soren is set to take oath as the 14th chief minister of Jharkhand in a grand ceremony here Thursday, which will be attended by several top political leaders, including AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Thursday adopted a resolution to extend the tenure of the Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill till the last day of the Budget session of Parliament next year. Committee Chairman and BJP leader Jagdambika Pal moved the resolution in...

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Power has drawn up plans to invest Rs 9.12 lakh crore to expand power transmission infrastructure in the country by 2031-32, Minister of State for Power Shripad Yesso Naik has informed the Rajya Sabha. According to the National Electricity...

New Delhi: It is another milestone for the Nehru-Gandhi family as Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took the oath of affirmation as a member in the Lok Sabha Thursday. Wearing an off-white saree with a golden border and holding the Constitution booklet, which has become a familiar...

Sambhal: The police have made another arrest in connection with the violence in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, bringing the total number of arrests to 28. The latest arrest, made late Wednesday night, pertains to a breach of peace during the unrest. The arrested accused is identified...