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Chennai: The Madras High Court Monday directed the Tamil Nadu government to frame a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) within 10 days for conducting public events, including roadshows and rallies by political parties in the state. The first bench comprising Chief Justice M M Shrivastava and...

New Delhi: Twenty-one Maoists, including 13 senior cadres, have surrendered with their weapons in Chhattisgarh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Monday, reiterating the government's resolve to eradicate Naxalism by March 31, 2026. The 21 Maoists surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district Sunday after handing over...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday directed the Chief Secretaries of states and Union Territories, other than West Bengal and Telangana, to appear before it November 3 to explain why compliance affidavits were not filed in the stray dogs case. A three-judge special bench comprising Justices...

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai has recommended to the Centre the name of Justice Surya Kant as the next CJI. Justice Surya Kant, the second senior-most Supreme Court judge after the incumbent CJI Gavai, is set to become the 53rd CJI...

New Delhi: IndiGo Monday said it has restarted flights between Kolkata and Guangzhou, marking the resumption of direct air services between India and China after a gap of more than five years. The first flight, operated with an Airbus A320 aircraft, took off from Kolkata...

Kanker: As many as 21 Maoist cadres surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district Sunday after handing over 18 weapons to authorities, a police official said. They laid down arms under the 'Poona Margem: Rehabilitation through Reintegration' initiative started by Bastar Range police, the official added. "The...

Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh): Andhra Pradesh police Sunday confirmed that the two bike-borne persons connected to the Bengaluru-bound bus fire accident, which claimed the lives of 19 passengers, were drunk. In the wee hours of October 24, the sleeper bus ran over a two-wheeler, which had...

New Delhi: The India-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership is emerging as a powerful foundation for global stability and growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday. In a virtual address at the India-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) annual summit, Modi also said that the grouping is...

New Delhi: The Election Commission will hold a press conference to announce pan-India Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters' list Monday evening. While the invite only mentions a press conference at 4.15 pm, officials said it is about intensive revision of electoral rolls. The poll...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will visit Brussels October 27 for talks with his EU counterpart to give political impetus to the proposed trade pact, as the deadline to conclude negotiations nears. During the two-day visit, Goyal will meet Executive Vice-President and...