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Srinagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Sunday paid tribute to the two soldiers who were killed while fighting terrorists in J&K’s Anantnag district. Rajnath Singh said in his X post Sunday, “Deeply saddened at the loss of our brave and fearless Indian Army soldiers in a...

Kolkata: After a man was arrested in the rape and murder of a woman doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, questions are surfacing on how the accused, as a mere civic volunteer, enjoyed certain privileges and freedom of movement...

New Delhi: Former External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh passed away Saturday night after a prolonged illness, family sources said. He was 93. He breathed his last at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram near Delhi, where he had been admitted for the past couple of weeks,...

New Delhi: An alert from an automated track device averted a train accident in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur as it warned officials of a hot wheel axle in a Seemanchal Express coach when it crossed over the heat detection equipment. Railway officials said the real-time alert...

Srinagar: One of the two civilians injured in an encounter between the security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, succumbed to critical injuries in the hospital Sunday. Officials said that two civilians were injured in the Ahlan Gandole area of Anantnag's famous...

New Delhi: US short-seller Hindenburg Research launched a fresh broadside against market regulator Sebi chairperson Madhabi Buch, alleging she and her husband had stakes in obscure offshore funds used in the Adani money siphoning scandal. In a blogpost, Hindenburg said 18 months since its damning...

Srinagar: Two Army personnel were killed and three others injured in a fierce gunfight with terrorists at a forest in a remote area in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district Saturday, officials said. The incident occurred at Ahlan Gagarmandu forest in the Kokernag area of the...

New Delhi: Senior IAS officer TV Somanathan was Saturday appointed Cabinet Secretary, succeeding Rajiv Gauba. A 1987-batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, Somanathan is currently serving as Union Finance Secretary and Secretary, Expenditure. "The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday heard a series of petitions filed by parents of children suffering from muscular dystrophy, seeking the formulation of a national policy for the free treatment of the disease. The bench, led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along...

Srinagar: An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district Saturday, officials said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Ahlan Gadole in the Kokernag area of the south Kashmir district following information about the presence of...