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New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry plans to put in place strict norms to prevent incidents of hoax bomb threats to airlines, including placing the perpetrators on the no-fly list, a senior official said Thursday. Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Thursday said...

Patna: In one of the biggest hooch tragedies in Bihar since the state went dry in 2016, at least 25 people have died after consuming spurious liquor in the adjoining districts of Siwan and Saran, a top officer said Thursday. Director General of Police Alok...

New Delhi: The Mumbai-bound Lokmanya Tilak Express that left Agartala this morning derailed at Dibalong station in Assam at about 3:55pm, a spokesperson of the Railways said. “Eight coaches, including the power car and the engine of the train, got derailed. However, no casualty or...

New Delhi: In a significant judgement, the Supreme Court Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act which grants Indian citizenship to immigrants from Bangladesh who entered Assam before March 25, 1971. Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud and...

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Thursday revealed that there are 26 extradition requests pending with the Canadian government since last more than 10 years, including those of some hardcore Khalistani extremists and criminals wanted by India. "There are 26 extradition requests pending...

Srinagar: As many as 19 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured in a road accident in J&K's Budgam district Thursday, officials said. Officials said that a truck carrying personnel of 181 Bn's F Company went out of the driver’s control at Khaigam village...

Jaipur: Former Rajasthan BJP MLA Amrita Meghwal has filed a complaint with the Jaipur Police station after she received obscene messages on her WhatsApp along with death threats. “I have been getting obscene messages for the past few days and have also been threatened with...

Bahraich: Five suspects in the Bahraich violence case were arrested here Thursday after an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Police in which two of them suffered gunshot injuries, a senior official said. The accused were allegedly trying to flee to Nepal, which shares a border...

New Delhi: Direct tax collections have surged 182 per cent to over Rs 19.60 lakh crore in 2023-24 in the 10-year period of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government. The latest 'Time Series Data' released by the income tax department showed that the corporate tax collections...

Mumbai: The pattern of domestic airlines receiving bomb threats to their flights continued for the fourth day as two international flights, one each of Vistara and IndiGo, were targeted in the similar manner Thursday. Earlier Wednesday, seven flights of IndiGo, SpiceJet and Akasa received similar...