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Shimla: India and China have agreed on reviving traditional border trade with the latter agreeing in principle to reopen the Shipki-La crossing in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district, the state government said Sunday. The other two designated trading points are Lipulekh Pass and Nathu-La Pass, located...

Ranchi: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and BJP leader Champai Soren was placed under house arrest Sunday in view of a protest by tribal outfits against land acquisition for a state-run health institute in Ranchi, police said. The protesters alleged that police lathi-charged and fired tear...

Bengaluru: ISRO Sunday successfully carried out the first Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01) to validate the parachute-based deceleration system for the upcoming Gaganyaan mission. An ISRO official told PTI that the end-to-end demonstration was conducted near Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The exercise was jointly executed...

Noida: A man accused of setting his wife on fire over dowry was shot in leg Sunday while escaping custody, police said. Vipin Bhati was arrested Saturday after he was caught on video allegedly assaulting and dragging by her hair his wife, Nikki, in a...

Greater Noida: In a horrific case of domestic violence and dowry harassment, a woman was brutally assaulted and then set on fire by her husband and in-laws in the Kasna police station area of Greater Noida. The incident was witnessed by her young son, who...

New Delhi: In a significant step toward strengthening India’s defence and strategic relations with North Africa, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi has embarked on a four-day official visit to Algeria from August 25 to 28, the Ministry of Defence announced Sunday....

Mumbai: Days after the State Bank of India (SBI) declared Reliance Communications’ (RCom) accounts as ‘fraud’, the Bank of India (BOI) has also classified the loan accounts of the company, its promoter Anil Ambani, and Reliance Telecom as fraudulent, the company informed stock exchanges Sunday....

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has received the required documents of 98.2 per cent of electors in Bihar with eight days remaining to file objections or claims in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, the ECI said Sunday, while only...

Jammu: Jammu city recorded 190.4 mm rainfall during the last 24 hours as authorities declared a flood alert Sunday in Samba district after the Basantar Nallah crossed the danger level. Heavy downpour continued in Jammu city during the last 24 hours, recording 190.4 mm of...

New Delhi/Balasore: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully carried out the maiden flight tests of the Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS), Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced Sunday. The tests were conducted at 12.30 p.m. Saturday (August 23) off the coast of...