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New Delhi: Coming down hard on the Election Commission for its response on "vote theft" allegations, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi Sunday said the poll body should have ordered a probe into Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's charges instead of "shouting" at him...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear Monday a suo motu case registered over the lack of functional CCTV cameras in police stations across the country. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta took cognisance of a media report which revealed...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of major infrastructure and industrial development projects worth over Rs 18,530 crore in Assam Sunday. As part of his Assam itinerary, PM Modi will arrive in Darrang, where he will address a...

Palamu: A Maoist carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jharkhand's Palamu district Sunday, leading to the recovery of an INSAS rifle from the site, police said. The slain Maoist has been identified as Mukhdev alias...

New Delhi: The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has apprehended two Nigerians and a Brazilian national who are suspected to have escaped from jails in Nepal during the recent anti-government protests, officials said Saturday. The force guarding the India-Nepal international border and the state police have...

Imphal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said a strong bridge of "trust" must be built between the people of the Hills and the Valley in Manipur. Addressing a public meeting in Imphal's Kangla Fort during his first visit to the state after ethnic violence broke...

Mandsaur: A potentially serious accident was narrowly avoided Saturday morning during Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's hot air balloon ride at the Gandhi Sagar Forest Retreat. Strong winds prevented the balloon from taking off, and in a sudden turn of events, its lower section...

Imphal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday inaugurated 17 projects worth around Rs 1,200 crore from Manipur's Imphal. The programme at the Kangla Fort complex in Imphal was part of his first trip to the state after ethnic violence broke out between Meiteis and the Kuki...

Churachandpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stones for projects worth over Rs 7,300 crore from Manipur's Churachandpur district. Among these projects were Manipur urban roads, drainage and asset management improvement initiative worth Rs 3,647 crore and Manipur Infotech Development (MIND) project worth Rs 550...

Shillong: Former Meghalaya Chief Minister DD Lapang, one of the state's longest-serving political figures, passed away at a hospital in Shillong at the age of 91. Lapang passed away Friday night. He was born April 10, 1934, and rose from humble beginnings to occupy the...