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Gangtok: The death toll in the tunnel collapse at the under-construction NHPC Teesta Stage-VI Hydroelectric Project in South Sikkim's Samardung has risen to 22, with rescue teams continuing intensive search and recovery operations to locate the remaining trapped workers, officials said Thursday. According to the...

New Delhi: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi making a pitch for the welfare of youth, the Congress Thursday claimed that the PM was "rattled" and alleged that he had harmed the future of the youth the most. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul...

Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remained critical, with 41 people killed so far and over 6.50 lakh reeling under the deluge across 11 districts, officials said Thursday. The Army, Air Force and other agencies continued relief and rescue operations, with drones being pressed into...

New Delhi: Sixteen Delhi Metro stations, including Rajiv Chowk, Central Secretariat, Mandi House, ITO and Khan Market, were closed Thursday morning till further instructions due to security reasons, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said. The development comes as the crowd swelled at the ongoing...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said the welfare of the country's youth is the top priority of his government and asserted that anyone trying to harm their future will not be spared. Modi's outreach to the youth came three days after thousands of...

New Delhi: Calling paper leak a serious issue, Salman Khan Wednesday came out in support of protesting students and said his heart goes out to those who were hurt while demonstrating peacefully. The Bollywood star appreciated the stand taken by the students who, he said,...

New Delhi: At least two assistant commissioners of police (ACPs) and four personnel were injured in a stone-pelting incident by protesters near Jantar Mantar Wednesday evening, police sources said. They said that many anti-social elements have entered the protest site. They are not even listening...

New Delhi: Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy, Dr Jitendra Singh, informed Parliament Wednesday that the Government is aiming to bring at least five indigenous small modular nuclear reactors into operation by 2033 as the country heads towards its goal of achieving...

New Delhi: Union minister J P Nadda Wednesday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of playing politics over the NEET paper leak and urged the Opposition to allow an "intensive discussion" on the issue in Parliament to find a "permanent solution" to the problem, instead of...

New Delhi: The DRDO Wednesday signed an agreement with a firm for conversion of six A321 aircraft from commercial to green configuration, further leading to the development and production of the Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) Mk-II programme, the defence ministry said. A separate...