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Gorakhpur: Singing "Vande Mataram" will be made compulsory in every school and educational institution of Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said Monday. Addressing an 'Ekta Yatra' (Unity March) event in Gorakhpur, he said this step would inspire feelings of reverence and pride among citizens...

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MPs Kapil Sibal and AD Singh alleged Sunday that four special trains transported approximately 6,000 people from Haryana to Bihar November 3, demanding clarification from the railway minister about their purpose and funding during assembly elections, while railways attributed the movement to...

Srinagar: Nine suspects were detained in a massive crackdown by the J&K Police's Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing Sunday against online terror in the Valley, an official statement said. "In a sweeping crackdown on online terror networks, Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) launched coordinated raids across Kashmir Sunday,...

Ahmedabad/Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Sunday paid a courtesy visit to the Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gujarat's Gandhinagar. The Governor was in Gujarat to attend the "Bharat Parv" celebrations at Ekta Nagar November 8, held as part of the nationwide observance of...

Kolkata: A 27-year-old woman and her minor daughter were in critical condition Sunday after an alleged su*cide attempt reportedly triggered by anxiety over not receiving a Special Intensive Revision enumeration form in West Bengal's Hooghly district, according to family members. The alleged incident took place...

New Delhi: The Congress party distanced itself Sunday from Shashi Tharoor's remarks praising BJP leader LK Advani, stating the MP speaks for himself and his continued role as a CWC member reflects the party's democratic and liberal values. The opposition party's remarks came after Tharoor,...

Bengaluru: In a veiled remark against the Congress leaders criticising RSS for operating without registration, the Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat Sunday said his organisation is recognised as a body of individuals. RSS was established in 1925, so do you expect us to have registered with...

Goalpara (Assam): Assam government Sunday began an eviction drive to clear alleged encroachment on 1,140 bighas (over 376 acres) of forest land in Goalpara district, affecting nearly 600 families, officials said. According to Goalpara District Commissioner Prodip Timung, the exercise is going "on peacefully" to...

Port Blair: An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude was recorded in the Andaman Sea Sunday, the National Centre for Seismology said. The tremor was felt in parts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but there was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage...

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Sunday arrested three terrorists linked with ISIS from Ahmedabad for conspiring to carry out terrorist attacks across the country. According to the Gujarat ATS, the arrested individuals had been on its radar for the past year, and were arrested...