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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday allowed Gitanjali J. Angmo, wife of Ladakh-based climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, to amend her writ petition challenging her husband’s detention under the National Security Act (NSA). A Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria noted the submission made...

Kolkata: A court in West Bengal's Durgapur Wednesday sent the arrested male friend of the gang rape victim to seven days police custody. According to sources, no lawyer appeared for the accused male friend, Wasif Ali, when he was presented in the Durgapur court. As...

Islamabad: The Pakistan Army alleged Wednesday that India is attempting to "mould" history by what it described as inventing ‘outlandish, Bollywood-style scripts.’ The statement comes a day after Indian Army's Director General Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai Tuesday said that Pakistan is understood...

New Delhi: Attacking the Modi government over the change in EPFO rules, the opposition Wednesday alleged that salaried people are being punished for the Modi government's "mishandling of the economy" and urged Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to scrap the "draconian" provisions. The opposition...

Mumbai: The probe into the accidental death of the legendary singer-composer Zubeen Garg is picking up momentum. Recently, 5 of the 7 accused have been sent to judicial custody for 2 weeks. Of these 5 accused, one is the late artiste’s manager, and his cousin....

Kolkata: The father of the Durgapur gangrape victim Wednesday has demanded an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the case. Speaking to a section of media persons here, the victim's father said the central agency probe will help mete out exemplary punishment...

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) Wednesday announced its first list of 51 candidates for the upcoming assembly polls, with several ministers like Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Sharwan Kumar, and Madan Sahni among nominees. Ministers Ratnesh Sada and Maheshwar Hazari also featured on the list....

Raipur: As many as 27 active Maoists surrendered before security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district Wednesday, marking a major step forward in the state's efforts to curb left-wing extremism. Among those who laid down arms were two hard-core cadres from the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday permitted the sale and bursting of green firecrackers in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) during Diwali. The ruling comes with specific conditions for their use. The court made it clear that use of green crackers will be...

Jaisalmer/Jodhpur: Police stated Wednesday that a jammed door was the primary reason for the high number of casualties in the AC sleeper bus fire near Jaisalmer. The process of verifying the identities of the deceased is currently underway. Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma personally reviewed the...