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New Delhi: Congress Wednesday demanded a thorough probe into "discrepancies" found in some Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the counting of votes of the Haryana Assembly polls and demanded that such EVMs should be sealed and secured pending the inquiry. A delegation of top Congress...

New Delhi: "Delhi Chief Minister's residence" at 6, Flagstaff Road in Civil Lines was forcibly vacated at the behest of the BJP as Lt Governor VK Saxena wants to allot it to a saffron party leader, the CMO alleged in a statement Wednesday. There was...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu will undertake a state visit to three African nations -- Algeria, Mauritania and Malawi, starting October 13, which is a reflection of India-Africa's ‘growing partnership’, the MEA said Wednesday. Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Dammu Ravi,...

Kolkata: The mass resignation of senior doctors at different medical colleges and hospitals in West Bengal to express solidarity with their junior counterparts did not hamper healthcare services at these medical establishments, an official of the state health department claimed Wednesday. Patient inflow at the...

New Delhi: The government Wednesday decided to continue the supply of free fortified rice under the food law and other welfare schemes till 2028 with an outlay of Rs 17,082 crore, a move aimed at reducing anaemia and micro-nutrient deficiency. The decision was taken at...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu Wednesday sought strict action against those making false and misleading claims in the name of Ayurveda by taking advantage of the unwavering faith of the people in the traditional system of medicine. To ensure that Ayurveda remains relevant, there is...

Surat: A teenager was allegedly raped by three persons when she was out with a friend during the ongoing Navratri festival in Gujarat's Surat district, police said Wednesday. The 17-year-old was allegedly sexually assaulted in a deserted place on the outskirts of Mota Borsara village...

Srinagar: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah Wednesday said the NC-Congress government will pass a resolution demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood in its first cabinet meeting. "After the formation of the government, I hope in the first cabinet meeting, the cabinet will...

New Delhi: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here Wednesday ahead of his likely swearing-in as the head of the BJP government in the state following the party's remarkable win in the assembly polls. The BJP had indicated during the...

Srinagar: Security forces Wednesday recovered the bullet-ridden body of a missing soldier from Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here. The body of Territorial Army jawan Hilal Ahmad Bhat, who was reported missing Tuesday from Shah, was recovered from Sanglan forest area in...