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Raipur: In a major breakthrough for peace and rehabilitation efforts in South Bastar, 71 Maoists, including 30 with bounties totalling Rs 64 lakh, Wednesday laid down arms and surrendered to authorities under the Chhattisgarh government's flagship initiatives - Lon Varratu (Come Back Home) and Puna...

New Delhi: Actor Sonu Sood Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in a money-laundering case linked to an online betting app named 1xBet, officials said. Sood (52) reached the agency's office in central Delhi around 12 noon. The investigating officer of the...

Patna: Launching a frontal attack on the BJP, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Wednesday accused it of orchestrating “vote chori” and communal polarisation and asserted that the Bihar Assembly elections would mark the beginning of end of the Modi government's "corrupt rule”. In his opening remarks...

New Delhi: Three Maoists linked to the banned outfit Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP) were gunned down in an encounter with police and security forces Wednesday morning in Jharkhand. The encounter took place in the dense forests of Kechki under the Bishunpur police station limits...

New Delhi: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Tuesday that the Vande Bharat Sleeper trains will be launched once the second train is ready for regular service. One train is ready for launch at Shakur Basti Coaching Depot in Delhi after undergoing necessary trials and testing, according...

New Delhi: The armed forces will test the capabilities of some of its drones and counter-drone systems during an exercise by the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) in the first week of October, a senior official said Tuesday. The exercise will be held somewhere...

New Delhi: Firing a fresh salvo at the Centre, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi Tuesday claimed that the country’s youth are being ‘pushed to darkness’ because of the 'unprecedented' rise in unemployment levels under the current dispensation. Taking to X, the Congress...

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday tore into the BJP over its claims on Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms, accusing its leaders of “setting a world record in lying through their teeth.” His jibe came after a video of BJP MP and...

New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in a money laundering case linked to an online betting app named 1xBet, officials said. Singh (43) reached the agency's office in central Delhi around 12 noon. The agency...

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Tuesday announced that at least 37 Bangladeshi people, including women and children, were deported to the neighbouring country as they illegally crossed the international border and entered Indian territory. Taking to X, CM Sarma wrote, "Goodbye infiltrators; your...