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New Delhi: The Supreme Court has modified the standard operating procedure (SOP) for payment of bail amount of poor undertrial prisoners by state governments through district legal services authority (DLSA). A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma passed the order accepting...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu Sunday greeted fellow citizens on the eve of Diwali and urged everyone to celebrate the festival safely, responsibly and in an environment-friendly manner. Murmu said this festival is also an opportunity to help and support the deprived and the needy,...

Leh: Ladakh representatives will hold talks with the sub-committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs in Delhi October 22, said Leh Apex Body co-chairman Chering Dorje Lakruk Sunday. Three representatives each of Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), along with Ladakh MP...

New Delhi: Reflecting a clear trend of market diversification, Indian exporters registered positive growth in 24 countries during the first half of the current fiscal year, even as shipments to the US declined due to high tariffs in September, official data showed. These 24 countries...

Ranchi: A 47-year-old hotel owner in Ranchi was shot dead after a vegetarian customer was allegedly served non-veg biryani, police said Sunday. The incident took place around 11.30 pm Saturday after a customer sought vegetarian biryani from the hotel located on Kanke-Pithoria Road and left...

Patna: With politicking heading towards its peak for the Bihar Assembly elections, Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) released a list of 25 candidates Sunday. However, what has caught the attention of voters as well as poll watchers is the party's announcement of two...

New Delhi: Delhi Police have filed a chargesheet of around 400 pages in a magisterial court against the man accused of attacking Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during a 'Jan Sunwai' programme at her Camp Office in Civil Lines, sources said. They said that the...

Kalaburagi: The Karnataka High Court Sunday granted permission for the centenary march of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Chittapur town November 2. Asking the event organisers to submit a fresh application, the court also instructed the government to consider the plea and adjourned the...

Kolkata: A fresh tussle has erupted between the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the West Bengal government over the choice of the agency needed to maintain infrastructure facilities, technically termed as Assured Minimum Facilities (AMF) and Extended Minimum Facilities (EMF), for the polling booths...

Chennai: Even as the rain subsided across Tamil Nadu's Tenkasi district, the ban on bathing at all major waterfalls in Courtallam continued for the fourth consecutive day Sunday, with authorities citing ongoing strong water flow and safety concerns. Officials said the restriction will remain in...