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New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu Sunday unveiled the new flag and insignia of the Supreme Court to commemorate the 75th year of its establishment. Addressing the valedictory session of the two-day National Conference of District Judiciary organised by the apex court, President Murmu said the...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu Sunday said delay in court decisions in heinous crimes, like rape, forces the common man to think that the judicial process lacks sensitivity, even as she called for a change in 'culture of adjournments' in the judiciary. She said longstanding...

New Delhi: Janata Dal (United) spokesperson KC Tyagi, whose stand on different issues often highlighted his party's differences with ally BJP, has resigned, the regional party said Sunday. The JD(U) said in a statement that its president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has appointed...

Thiruvananthapuram: Breaking his silence over the sexual harassment allegations against him, actor Jayasurya Sunday refuted the accusations and said that they have "shattered" him, his family and everyone close to them. The actor, who has been in the US with his family for the past...

Kolkata: Numerous rallies and demonstrations are scheduled to be held in Kolkata on Sunday, demanding justice for the trainee doctor who was allegedly raped and killed at the RG Kar hospital here last month. The ruling TMC and opposition BJP, as well as civil society...

Chandigarh: A migrant worker from West Bengal was allegedly beaten to death in Haryana’s Charkhi Dadri district over suspicion that he had eaten beef, police said Saturday, adding they have arrested five members of a cow vigilante group for the attack. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab...

Srinagar: The National Conference will prioritise the lifting of AFSPA from Jammu and Kashmir and put an end to the "unjust harassment faced by Kashmiri youth" if it is voted to power, party vice-president Omar Abdullah said Saturday. Abdullah had pitched for the revocation of...

Laos: The Indian Embassy in Laos announced on Saturday that it has successfully rescued 47 Indian nationals who were trapped in cyber-scam centres located in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Bokeo province. The Embassy reported that 29 individuals were handed over by...

New Delhi: The Election Commission Saturday deferred the Haryana Assembly poll date to October 5 from October 1, keeping in mind a centuries-old festival of the Bishnoi community. The counting of votes for Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana Assembly polls will now be held on...

Mumbai: An elderly man was allegedly assaulted by his co-passengers in an express train near Igatpuri in Maharashtra's Nashik district on suspicion that he was carrying beef, the Government Railway Police (GRP) said Saturday. The GRP has initiated a probe after a video of the...