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New Delhi: Even Ajmal Kasab was given a fair trial in our country, the Supreme Court Thursday remarked and indicated it may set up a courtroom inside Tihar Jail for the trial of J&K separatist leader Yasin Malik in a kidnapping case. A bench of...

New Delhi: Odisha government will set up memorials and make a biopic on the life of 'Utkal Keshari' Harekrushna Mahtab, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced Thursday, saying the society now knows the contributions of many national heroes, and not ‘just one family’. Majhi made...

Imphal/Guwahati: Manipur Assembly's 10 Kuki MLAs, including seven of the state's ruling BJP-led alliance, have demanded that AFSPA be extended to the entire state to recover looted arms. The Centre November 14 reimposed the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Manipur's six police station...

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi Thursday demanded the immediate arrest of Gautam Adani after the billionaire industrialist was charged in the US for alleged bribery and fraud. Addressing a press conference here hours after the US prosecutors charged Adani and associates for allegedly...

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat BJP government has declared The Sabarmati Report Hindi film, based on the Godhra train burning incident of 2002, as tax-free in the state, officials said Thursday. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel took the decision after watching the movie at a multiplex here Wednesday...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian women's hockey team for winning the Women's Asian Champions Trophy and said this success will motivate the young athletes. India defeated China 1-0 in the final to be crowned Champions of the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy...

New Delhi: India has refuted reports in Canadian media regarding the killing of India-designated Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was aware of the alleged plot to assassinate Nijjar," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement....

Imphal: Amid an escalation in violence in Manipur, eight companies of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) have reached the state capital Imphal, and these forces will be deployed in sensitive and fringe areas, an official said. These forces arrived in Imphal Wednesday, a day...

New Delhi: A layer of smog blanketed Delhi Thursday morning, as the air quality index (AQI) was at 389 at 7.15 a.m., falling into the "very poor" category. However, some areas continued to have severe air pollution levels. According to the Central Pollution Control Board...

New Delhi: Most exit polls Wednesday predicted victory for the BJP-led alliances in Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls while some gave an edge to the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition in the western state. Axis MyIndia was the only one to predict victory for the...