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New Delhi: The CBI has taken over the investigation into the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Punjab's Mansa, with a team of experts reaching the state to examine all angles of the killing, officials said Wednesday. The agency has constituted a special...

Imphal: Several houses were set on fire in an abandoned village in Manipur's Kamjong district Wednesday morning, triggering fresh tensions. Khoikai Kuki village, located near Chassad village, was set ablaze by suspected militants around 5.30 am, police said. The village had been deserted after residents...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday agreed to hear urgently a plea filed by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activists Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka seeking their release from custody in connection with the Jantar Mantar trespassing case. The development comes on the day their...

Mumbai: The accused in the firing case involving actor Tiger Shroff had reportedly conducted reconnaissance of the residences of several celebrities, including Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan, before the attack, according to sources in the Mumbai Crime Branch. The shooters were reportedly instructed to target...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday paid tributes to the brave police personnel who laid down their lives in the line of duty on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day. He said it is an occasion to express the deepest gratitude to the country's...

Washington: The US and India are "pretty close" to a trade deal, which will differ significantly from earlier pacts, US President Donald Trump said here. Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office Tuesday, Trump said India and the US were pretty close to making a...

New Delhi: Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested four people, including two women, in connection with the firing at actor Tiger Shroff's car in Mumbai, an official said Tuesday. Police suspect they were acting on the directions of Anil Pandit, a gangster operating from abroad,...

Chandigarh: The AAP Sunday claimed that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was detained for three hours at the Delhi airport upon his return from Paris and fined Rs 50,000, with officials citing "tremendous pressure from above". The party did not say why Mann was detained...

Mumbai/New Delhi:  India and the US moved to expand energy and defence cooperation Tuesday despite ongoing friction in their relations, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged New Delhi to scale up energy trade and increase the purchase of American technologies and systems. External Affairs...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Tuesday demanded immediate release of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, and said their judicial custody must be urgently reviewed. Das and Ranka were taken into custody October 13 after they allegedly climbed over a locked...