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New Delhi: Delhi witnessed yet another dawn with a blanket of toxic air Wednesday, as the capital recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 426 in the ‘severe’ category, which followed the coldest night of the season in the city so far. The city's minimum...

Ranchi: Voting for the 38 constituencies across 12 districts of Jharkhand in the second and final phase of Assembly elections began Wednesday morning amid tight security. A total of 14,218 polling stations have been set up for this phase -- 2,414 are in urban areas,...

Mumbai: Polling began Wednesday morning in the Maharashtra assembly elections, where the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is vying to retain power and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) combine is hoping for a strong comeback. Voting began in all the 288 assembly seats at 7 am...

New Delhi/ Cuttack: A woman, who suffered a grievous injury after a speedboat collision in Mahanadi river near the Bali Yatra maritime trade fair ground in Odisha's Cuttack, has been rescued from the waters, the Navy said Tuesday. The Yatra celebrates the rich maritime history...

Imphal: Thousands of men and women Tuesday took part in a 'coffin rally' in Manipur’s Churachandpur in solidarity with the 10 Kuki-Zo-Hmar tribal 'Village Volunteers', who were killed in a reported encounter with CRPF in Jiribam district November 11. Jointly organised by Zomi Students' Federation,...

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin may visit India next year as part of a laid down structure between the two countries for reciprocal annual visits by their leaders, diplomatic sources said Tuesday. The two sides are looking at the possibility of the visit but...

Virar: A major controversy erupted after BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde was gheraoed by the Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) activists Tuesday for allegedly 'distributing' money in a hotel in Virar in Maharashtra's Palghar district. The activists led by BVA legislator Kshitij Thakur got aggressive...

Bengaluru: Vikram Gowda, one of the most wanted Maoists killed in an encounter with the police, had more than 50 cases against him in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. He had always opposed the state government’s efforts to reform Maoists and bring them to the...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Siddique in a rape case. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma said the veteran actor will have to deposit his passport and cooperate with the investigating officer in...

New Delhi: Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna Tuesday said all judges have been asked to allow virtual hearings wherever possible in view of the severe pollution levels in the national capital region. As soon as the bench comprising the CJI and Justice Sanjay Kumar assembled, lawyers,...