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Hyderabad: In yet another blow to the banned CPI (Maoist), 37 underground cadres, including three State Committee Members, surrendered before the Telangana Police Saturday. Seven cadres also handed over eight firearms, including one AK-47 rifle, two SLRs, four .303 rifles and one G3 rifle, along...

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police's State Investigation Agency arrested a man in Srinagar Saturday in connection with a 'white collar' terror module case, officials said. The arrested person has been identified as Tufail Niyaz Bhat, a resident of the Batamaloo area of the city...

New Delhi: A Bill seeking to open up the civil nuclear sector for private players is among the 10 new proposed legislations listed by the government for introduction in the Winter Session of Parliament, beginning December 1. Besides the crucial 'The Atomic Energy Bill, 2025',...

Raipur: The Congress party has initiated a probe against its office-bearer in the Chhattisgarh Youth Congress unit for making a pro-Naxal post on social media.  The party high command has set up a two-member committee to probe the matter and take stern action against the...

Aizawl: The Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with the Excise and Narcotics Department of Mizoram, has seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets and heroin, worth over Rs 4.79 crore and arrested four drug peddlers, including two Myanmar nationals, Saturday, officials said. A BSF...

Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) Saturday once again cautioned District Magistrates in West Bengal against the involvement of contractual state government employees in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR). On behalf of the ECI, an Additional Chief Electoral Officer had sent a note...

New Delhi: The Delhi Crime Branch has uncovered a major international arms smuggling network linked to Pakistan's ISI and arrested four key members of the gang, officials said Saturday. According to investigators, the group was responsible for supplying high-end pistols manufactured in Turkey and China,...

New Delhi: Chinese nationals will now be able to apply for tourist visas for India through Indian missions and consulates around the world as the two countries step up efforts to rebuild ties following the resolution of the eastern Ladakh military stand-off. In July, India...

Patna: The Home portfolio of Bihar, which Chief Minister Nitish Kumar kept with himself all through his nearly 20-year-long tenure, has been given to his deputy, BJP leader Samrat Chowdhury, this time, according to an official notification issued Friday. On the other hand, the Finance...

New Delhi: In a verdict aimed at safeguarding the world's oldest mountain systems, the Supreme Court has accepted a uniform definition of the Aravalli Hills and Ranges and banned grant of fresh mining leases inside its areas spanning Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat until experts'...