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Kochi: The Kerala High Court Friday held that the Forest Department's ownership certificates for ivory items in the possession of actor Mohanlal were void and legally unenforceable. A Division Bench comprising Justices A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and Jobin Sebastian, however, clarified that the state government...

Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav hit the campaign trail Friday, a day after securing the backing of all Mahagathbandhan partners for his Chief Ministerial candidacy and vowed to make Bihar the number one state in the country. Speaking to media persons before leaving Patna for...

New Delhi: Union Ministers and industry leaders Friday expressed their grief over the passing away of ad guru Piyush Pandey. Piyush Pandey, a Padma Shri recipient and architect of Indian advertising, passed away at the age of 70. He was the Executive Chairman and Chief...

Washington: The White House has claimed that India has begun 'scaling back' its oil purchases from Russia at the 'request' of US President Donald Trump. During a press briefing Thursday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, "If you see and read the sanctions on...

Samastipur (Bihar): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday asserted that the "NDA under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar" will break all previous electoral records in the Bihar Assembly polls, while taking a swipe at the opposition INDIA bloc, which he said was led by...

Patna: After the withdrawal deadline for the second phase of nominations ended, a total of 70 candidates have taken back their nominations for the upcoming Bihar Assembly Election 2025, according to data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) Friday. The deadline ended at...

Ahmedabad: Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, Friday mourned the loss of Piyush Pandey, a Padma Shri recipient, saying he gave Indian advertising its 'swadeshi' swagger. Pandey passed away at the age of 70 after "battling an infection that took a serious turn", according...

Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh): A Bengaluru-bound private bus from Hyderabad caught fire in this district Friday after colliding with a two-wheeler, leaving 20 people dead, most of them charred to death, a senior police official said. Among the deceased was the biker. President Droupadi Murmu, Prime...

Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh): A Bengaluru-bound private bus from Hyderabad caught fire in this district on Friday after colliding with a two-wheeler, leaving 20 people dead, most of them charred to death, a senior police official said. Among the deceased was the biker. President Droupadi Murmu,...

Leh/Jammu: Officials announced Thursday that Ladakh hosts approximately 477 snow leopards—the highest population in India, out of the national total of 718, marking a significant achievement for the region's comprehensive conservation efforts involving community participation and scientific research. They added that Ladakh's success story serves...