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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...

Visakhapatnam: One person died and nine others fell ill after inhaling toxic gas at a pharma company in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli district near Visakhapatnam. The deceased was identified as Abhijit Das (23), a native of Odisha. The incident took place at Tagoor Laboraties Pvt Ltd...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Issues related to internal security, Jammu and Kashmir, pro-Khalistan elements and cyber crimes are likely to be discussed at the three-day conference of top police officers in the country beginning Friday in Bhubaneswar, officials said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit...

New Delhi: India Wednesday welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon and said it hoped that these developments will lead to "peace and stability" in the wider region. The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah began early Wednesday morning, according to reports. "We welcome the...

New Delhi: In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court has said religious conversions undertaken solely to avail reservation benefits without genuine belief amounted to a "fraud on the Constitution". Justices Pankaj Mithal and R Mahadevan passed the verdict November 26 in a case filed by...

Mumbai: Notwithstanding the posturing by his Shiv Sena cadre that he would continue as Maharashtra Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde Wednesday made it clear that he has assured PM Modi of abiding by whatever decision the BJP takes on naming his successor. Addressing a press conference...

Kolkata: ISKCON’s Kolkata vice-president and spokesperson Radharaman Das Wednesday said that the reply of the Bangladeshi government to India on the arrest of ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, aka Chinmoy Prabhu, is highly frustrating. Chinmoy Krishna Das, who is also the spokesperson of Bangladesh Sammilita...

Kannauj: A road accident on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway early Wednesday claimed the lives of four doctors and a laboratory technician, all affiliated with the Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences in Saifai, police said. The incident took place when a high-speed SUV lost control and...