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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...

New Delhi: India will host the Asia-Pacific region's aircraft accident investigators' meeting for the first time in the national capital from October 28-31. Around 90 aircraft accident investigators are expected to participate in the Asia Pacific Accident Investigation Group (APAC-AIG), an official release said Sunday....

Amaravati: With the threat of cyclone ‘Montha’ in the Bay of Bengal looming large, the Andhra Pradesh government has sent NDRF and SDRF teams to six coastal districts, appointed special officers for 19 districts and suspended all activities on beaches. According to Prakhar Jain, Managing...

Kurnool: Andhra Pradesh Police stated Saturday that the explosion of the bus's two 12 KV batteries was the primary cause of the devastating fire that killed 20 people, contributing more to the blaze than the motorcycle's fuel tank. The driver of the bus and the additional...

New Delhi: India's most celebrated astrophysicist Jayant Naralikar, who passed away in May, was Saturday selected for the Vigyan Ratna Puraskar, the country's top science award. Naralikar challenged the Big Bang theory, which states that the universe was created in a single moment. He, along...