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Guwahati: Amid heightened communal sensitivities following Eid celebrations, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has issued stern instructions to district administrations across the state to strictly enforce the Assam Cattle Preservation Act. The directive comes in the wake of multiple incidents involving the recovery of...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) Friday urged Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai to take suo motu cognisance of the summons issued to a senior advocate by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over a legal opinion rendered to a client. In a...

New Delhi: After a report claimed that two senior Air India flight attendants were sacked as they refused to change their statement on a technical glitch in the door of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner last year, the airline Friday said the said cabin crew members...

New Delhi: Crude oil prices eased in the global market Friday, with the benchmark Brent crude futures trading 2 per cent lower at $77.24 a barrel, amid reports that President Donald Trump would take another two weeks to decide on whether the US will intervene...

Ahmedabad: In the aftermath of the tragic Air India crash, the Gujarat Health Department said Friday that DNA matches have been confirmed for 220 victims, with an equal number of relatives contacted In an updated status on the identification and handover of mortal remains, the...

Kolkata: Nine people, all from Jharkhand, were killed in a horrific road accident in Purulia district of West Bengal Friday morning. The accident took place after the passenger vehicle in which the nine passengers were travelling had a head-on collision with a trailer-truck coming from...

Raipur: An ongoing encounter between security forces and Maoist insurgents in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district has led to the neutralisation of one female Maoist operative, with reports suggesting the possibility of more casualties. The exchange of fire erupted Friday morning in the dense forested hills between...

New Delhi: Former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia Friday appeared before the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) for questioning in an alleged graft case related to the construction of classrooms in government schools here, officials said. The ACB had summoned AAP leaders Sisodia and Satyendar Jain...

New Delhi:  The beleaguered Air India cancelled at least eight flights on domestic and international routes, citing maintenance as the reason. “Flights have been cancelled due to enhanced maintenance and operational reasons,” the airline said in a statement, which has been grappling with several disruptions...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police detained several Congress workers ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state Friday. Among those put under preventive detention are Syed Yashir Nawaz, general secretary of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC), and four other youth leaders. They are currently being...