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Chennai: The Congress party’s 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' spearheaded by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, is set to see a major show of Opposition solidarity in Bihar later this week. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and DMK Parliamentary Party leader Kanimozhi...

Noida: "Their demands were increasing day by day... and they had started asking for Rs 36 lakh in dowry from us," said the father of 26-year-old Nikki, who was allegedly tortured and set ablaze by her in-laws in Greater Noida. The family recalled a nine-year-long...

New York/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance Sunday said President Donald Trump has applied “aggressive economic leverage” such as “secondary tariffs on India” to force Russia to stop bombing Ukraine. Vance was speaking during an exclusive interview on NBC News' “Meet the Press” when...

Jammu/Kota: Moderate to heavy rains battered parts of northern states including Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, triggering a flood-like situation in several low-lying areas and causing damage to roads, bridges and other structures. Jammu recorded 190.4 mm rainfall in the past 24 hours...

Shimla: India and China have agreed on reviving traditional border trade with the latter agreeing in principle to reopen the Shipki-La crossing in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district, the state government said Sunday. The other two designated trading points are Lipulekh Pass and Nathu-La Pass, located...

Ranchi: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and BJP leader Champai Soren was placed under house arrest Sunday in view of a protest by tribal outfits against land acquisition for a state-run health institute in Ranchi, police said. The protesters alleged that police lathi-charged and fired tear...

Bengaluru: ISRO Sunday successfully carried out the first Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01) to validate the parachute-based deceleration system for the upcoming Gaganyaan mission. An ISRO official told PTI that the end-to-end demonstration was conducted near Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The exercise was jointly executed...

Noida: A man accused of setting his wife on fire over dowry was shot in leg Sunday while escaping custody, police said. Vipin Bhati was arrested Saturday after he was caught on video allegedly assaulting and dragging by her hair his wife, Nikki, in a...

Greater Noida: In a horrific case of domestic violence and dowry harassment, a woman was brutally assaulted and then set on fire by her husband and in-laws in the Kasna police station area of Greater Noida. The incident was witnessed by her young son, who...

New Delhi: In a significant step toward strengthening India’s defence and strategic relations with North Africa, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi has embarked on a four-day official visit to Algeria from August 25 to 28, the Ministry of Defence announced Sunday....