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Jammu: Senior BJP leader and Nagrota MLA Devender Singh Rana, brother of Union minister Jitendra Singh, died Thursday at a private hospital in Haryana's Faridabad. He was 59. According to a senior BJP leader, Rana was undergoing treatment at the hospital. He is survived by...

Muzaffarpur: Four empty wagons of a freight train derailed in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district Thursday, officials said. The accident happened around 3.45 pm at Narayanpur Anant station in the Sonpur division of the East Central Railway during shunting, they said. No one was injured in the...

Bhuj: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said India cannot compromise on even an "inch" of land on its borders, adding the people believe in the strength of its armed forces for defending the country. India's enemies "see the end of their sinister plans" when they...

New Delhi: Climate change under a high-end emissions scenario could lead to a 16.9 per cent loss in GDP by 2070 across the Asia and Pacific region, with India projected to suffer a 24.7 per cent GDP loss, according to a new report. Rising sea...

Chennai: Superstar Rajinikanth Thursday greeted actor-politician Vijay over the latter's "very successful" maiden political conference held recently. However, the Jailer star refrained from commenting on any remarks made by the Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) leader during his October 27 state political conference held in Villupuram...

New Delhi: In a significant move advancing India’s digital connectivity goals, the state-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has successfully deployed more than 50,000 indigenous 4G sites nationwide, the Ministry of Communications announced. The Ministry said that more than 41,000 sites out of...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday paid rich tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary at the Statue of Unity in Gujarat's Kevadia and participated in the Ekta Diwas celebrations. While paying tributes to Sardar Patel, PM Modi in a post on...

Imphal: Security forces seized four rockets and a cache of explosives during a search operation in Manipur's Churachandpur district, police said Thursday. The four rockets were seized by security forces during a search operation at Pangjang village in the upper reaches of Thangjing ridge in...

Ayodhya: Two Guinness World Records -- most people performing aarti simultaneously and the largest display of oil lamps -- were set at the eighth edition of Deepotsav here Wednesday. The two records were set in the holy city with over 25 lakh earthen lamps (diyas)...

New Delhi: Delhi's air quality slipped into the "very poor" category on the eve of Diwali, with pollution levels expected to go up Thursday, even as authorities said strict action will be taken against those violating the firecracker ban. The city's 24-hour average Air Quality...