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Jammu: At least 22 people were killed and 57 injured after a bus carrying pilgrims skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu district Thursday, officials said. The accident took place at the Tungi-Morh in the Chowki Chora belt of the...

Jammu: Seven people were killed and 28 injured Thursday after a bus carrying pilgrims fell into a deep gorge in J&K’s Akhnoor area on the Jammu-Poonch highway. Officials said that seven people have died and 28 others were injured after a bus carrying pilgrims went...

New Delhi: The southwest monsoon has arrived simultaneously in Kerala and the northeastern states Thursday, two days ahead of its expected date of June 1. "Southwest monsoon has set in over Kerala and advanced into most parts of northeast India today, May 30, 2024," India...

New Delhi: Chennai-based space start-up Agnikul Cosmos Thursday successfully carried out a sub-orbital test-flight of its home-built 3D-printed semi-cryogenic rocket -- Agnibaan -- from its own launch pad at Sriharikota, making it India's second private entity to do so. After four unsuccessful attempts, the test...

Kolkata: Enforcement Directorate (ED), Thursday, issued a summons to popular Bengali film actress Rituparna Sengupta for interrogation in connection with the multi-crore ration distribution scam in West Bengal. Sources said that the actress has been asked to be present at ED’s office at the central...

Mumbai: Unclaimed deposits with banks have witnessed a 26 per cent jump year on year to Rs 78,213 crore at the end of March 2024, as per the RBI Annual Report released Thursday. The amount with the Depositor Education and Awareness Fund stood at Rs...

Mumbai: The Indian economy is projected to grow at 7 per cent -- the fastest among major economies across the world -- in the current fiscal year, underpinned by a sustained strengthening of macroeconomic fundamentals, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its latest...

Rajkot: Ahead of the Union Home Minister's visit, the investigation into the fire at Gamezone, which claimed 28 lives, has intensified. One IAS and three IPS officers on duty in Rajkot City at the time of the tragedy will be questioned Thursday in the case....

Mumbai: India's GDP growth is robust on the back of solid investment demand which is supported by healthy balance sheets of banks and corporates, the government's focus on capital expenditure and prudent monetary, regulatory and fiscal policies, the RBI said Thursday. The Reserve Bank's Annual...

New Delhi: Spurred on by Cyclone Remal, southwest monsoon is expected to hit the Kerala coast and parts of northeast from Thursday, a day ahead of the date forecast by the weather office. "Conditions continue to become favourable for the onset of the southwest monsoon...