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New Delhi: Delhi Police have registered a case of culpable homicide after a senior finance ministry official was killed when his motorcycle was hit by a luxury SUV near the Delhi Cantonment metro station Sunday, officials said. Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs,...

Chandigarh: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday visited the flood-hit areas of Amritsar and interacted with those affected by nature's fury. He was accompanied by Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, leader of opposition in the Punjab Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa, Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh...

Mumbai: Acharya Devvrat Monday took oath as the governor of Maharashtra. President Droupadi Murmu last week appointed Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat to discharge the functions of the governor of Maharashtra, in addition to his own duties, after CP Radhakrishnan demitted office due to his election...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday refused to stay the Waqf law, saying there was a ‘presumption’ of constitutionality in its favour, but stalled the operation of certain provisions, including the one which said only those who are practising Islam for the last five years...

Mumbai: A truck driver, allegedly abducted after a road rage incident in Navi Mumbai, has been rescued from the house of former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar in Pune, police said Monday. Khedkar has been accused of cheating and wrongly availing OBC and disability quota benefits...

Hazaribagh: In a major blow to the Maoist insurgency, three Maoists, including top leader Sahadev Soren alias Pravesh, who carried a bounty of Rs one crore, were killed during a joint operation by police and security forces in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district Monday. The encounter took...

Churachandpur/Imphal: A mob clashed with security forces in Manipur's Churachandpur district Sunday, protesting the detention of two youths for allegedly vandalising the banners and cutouts put up for the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, police said. On the night of September 11, several banners...

Mumbai: Opposition parties Sunday staged protests across the country to oppose the India-Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match in Dubai, urging people to boycott the contest with a nation that sponsors terror. Shiv Sena (UBT) organised protests in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Jammu, while Aam Aadmi...

Guwahati: An earthquake of 5.8 magnitude struck parts of the north-east region of the country Sunday, officials said. There was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage to property, they said. The epicentre of the earthquake that took place at 4.41 pm...

Chennai:  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Sunday that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms have reduced the tax burden on people. Addressing the Joint Conclave of Trade and Industries Association - 'Tax Reforms for Rising Bharat' in Chennai, she explained that the four-tier...