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Raipur/Bijapur: Security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district engaged in a fierce encounter with armed Maoists in the southern forested region Thursday, highlighting the ongoing efforts to curb left-wing extremism in the Bastar area. The operation began based on specific intelligence inputs about the presence of...

New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested two Khalistani operatives for writing provocative slogans at two separate locations in the national Capital ahead of the Republic Day celebrations, officials said Thursday. The arrests come amid heightened security measures in the city and ongoing monitoring of potential...

Moscow: Moscow has rejected claims by US President Donald Trump that Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to halt the Russia oil imports as part of the recently announced India-US trade agreement, saying New Delhi is free to purchase crude from any supplier and there is...

Baramati: In a poignant moment Wednesday, NCP(SP) President Sharad Pawar paid emotional tribute to his nephew and late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar who died in a plane crash in Baramati January 28. Arriving from Govind Baug, the senior Pawar appeared visibly shaken. Assisted...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday orally asked the Union government to reconsider the continued preventive detention of Ladakh-based social activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA). A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P.B. Varale was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed...

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will host a National Conference of State Election Commissioners (SECs) February 24 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, an official statement said Wednesday. State Election Commissioners from all States and Union Territories are expected to participate in...

New Delhi: Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will launch 'Bharat Taxi', India's first cooperative-led ride-hailing platform, Thursday after a successful two-month pilot operation, an official statement said. The service aims to expand across all states and cities within two years. Registered under the Multi-State Cooperative...

Kolkata: A Turkish Airlines wide-body plane made an emergency landing at Kolkata Airport after the pilot declared a fire in the aircraft's right engine, the Civil Aviation Ministry said. The flight was on way to Istanbul from Kathmandu, it said in a statement. The Airbus...

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Wednesday witnessed dramatic scenes as women MPs from the opposition marched towards the Treasury benches holding banners ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled reply to the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President's address. The Prime Minister was...

Jammu: A suspected Pakistani terrorist was killed in an ongoing operation in the snow-bound higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district Wednesday evening, officials said. This was the fifth encounter in Chatroo belt over the past 18 days as the Army and police continued...