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Mumbai: Infosys shares fell Thursday after it received a GST notice citing an alleged Rs 32,000 crore tax evasion, a claim that the IT major has disputed. Infosys shares that opened at Rs 1,850 were trading 0.5-1 per cent low. The company’s share has gained...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday ruled that a sub-classification would be permissible within reserved category groups for providing benefits of affirmative action. A 7-judge Constitution Bench headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud overturned its 2004 Constitution Bench judgement, which ruled against giving preferential treatment to...

Shimla: Three people were killed and about 40 went missing after two separate incidents of cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh where rains washed away many houses and roads and left two hydropower projects damaged, officials said Thursday. A cloudburst at Samagh Khud (nallah) in Rampur subdivision...

Wayanad: The death toll in the Wayanad landslide tragedy reached 264, said officials here Thursday, adding that around 200 people are still missing. More than 1,200 rescue officials began their operations in the morning on the third day of Kerala’s worst-ever natural calamity, The massive...

New Delhi: India head coach Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered Anshuman Gaekwad as a thorough "gentleman" after the former cricketer passed away after a prolonged battle with cancer. Gaekwad, who served Indian cricket as a player, coach and selector, succumbed...

Shimla: Over 30 people are missing following a cloudburst in Jhakhari area of Rampur subdivision of Shimla district early Thursday, officials said. Roads have been washed away and a hydropower project in the area has also been damaged, Deputy Commissioner Anupam Kashyap told PTI. Teams...

Samba/Jammu: A Pakistani intruder has been shot dead by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, officials said Thursday. The infiltrator was spotted moving into Indian territory near the Khora post late Wednesday, the officials said. They...

New Delhi: India and China Wednesday held "constructive" and "forward-looking" diplomatic talks to resolve the over four-year border standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh but there was clear no indication of any breakthrough. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said...

New Delhi: Air forces from the US, Germany, France and several other countries will take part in 'Tarang Shakti', the largest multilateral air exercise in India that will showcase the country's defence prowess and provide a platform to participating forces to foster interoperability, a top...

New Delhi: India is not historically responsible for the climate crisis, but it should not emulate polluting practices of the West from the 19th century during its development, Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland has said. In an interview with PTI via Zoom, Scotland said India...