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Jaipur: A major security alert was triggered in Jaipur’s VVIP Civil Lines area Thursday after a leopard reportedly entered the official bungalow of Rajasthan Water Resources Minister Suresh Singh Rawat. The incident occurred in one of the most high-security zones of the state capital, where...

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., is set to visit Agra to see the Taj Mahal Thursday. He will arrive at Kheria Airport by a special aircraft, after which he will proceed to the iconic monument. Trump Jr., along with 126...

New Delhi: In a major jolt to the Centre, the Supreme Court Wednesday struck down key provisions of the 2021 Tribunals Reforms law related to appointment, tenure, and service conditions of tribunal members and presiding officers, saying "Parliament cannot simply override judicial decision by reenacting"...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Johannesburg from November 21 to 23 to attend the 20th G20 Leaders' Summit hosted by South Africa, the Ministry of External Affairs said Wednesday. This will be the fourth consecutive G20 Summit held in the Global...

United Nations: India, along with six other countries, “will shape the future growth of the city population” of the world as they are expected to add more than 500 million city residents between 2025 and 2050, the UN said. The ‘World Urbanisation Prospects 2025: Summary...

New Delhi: A Delhi court Wednesday sent Anmol Bishnoi, an accused in the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique, to 11 days of NIA custody. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) produced Anmol, the brother and close aide of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, amid tight security in...

Patna: JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar Wednesday submitted his resignation as the head of the outgoing NDA government in Bihar to Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, state BJP president Dilip Jaiswal said. The Governor accepted his resignation and asked him to continue as caretaker Chief Minister until...

Patna: JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar was chosen leader of the NDA in Bihar during a meeting of newly elected MLAs of the alliance partners in Patna Wednesday, state minister Shrawon Kumar said. Kumar will take oath as the chief minister for a record 10th time...

New Delhi: More than Rs 3.70 lakh crore have been disbursed to over 11 crore farmer families in the country through 20 instalments under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme to date, an official statement said Wednesday. The benefits of the scheme are...

Bengaluru: Jailed Kannada superstar Darshan pleaded before the trial court in Bengaluru Wednesday for an additional blanket, stating that the cold has made it difficult for him to sleep. Darshan was produced before the CCH-57 court via video conference for the trial proceedings. He told...