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Chandigarh: Ending an impasse over the autopsy of Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, who allegedly committed su*cide here October 7, his family has given consent to conduct his post-mortem examination, a police official said Wednesday. The development came a day after Chandigarh Police moved...

Patna: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor Wednesday donned the political strategist's hat to predict a certain defeat for the ruling NDA in Bihar, citing the inability of the BJP-led coalition to finalise seats and candidates. In an exclusive interview with PTI, Kishor, who recently...

Kolkata: Even as the investigation into the gangrape of a medico from Odisha at a medical college in Durgapur is underway, the National Commission for Women (NCW), in its fact-finding report, Tuesday flagged “security lapses” and “gross negligence” on the part of West Bengal Police...

Jaisalmer: Twenty passengers were burnt alive and 16 were critically injured when a private bus travelling from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur caught fire Tuesday, police said. According to police, the bus, carrying 57 passengers, left Jaisalmer around 3 pm. On the Jaisalmer-Jodhpur highway, smoke began emerging...

New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk indulged in “activities prejudicial to the security of the state, maintenance of public order and essential services" which led to his detention under the National Security Act, Leh District Magistrate has told the Supreme Court, defending his order. In...

Jammu: Asserting that Operation Sindoor was the result of the valour and sacrifice of the Indian armed forces, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that the operation sent out a message to the world that India will avenge every drop of its citizens'...

Patna/New Delhi: The ruling BJP Tuesday sprang surprises with its first list of 71 candidates for the Bihar assembly polls, denying a ticket to Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav, a seven-term MLA, while fielding Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary in a direct election after over a decade....

New Delhi: India Post will resume international postal services of all categories to the US from October 15, according to an official statement issued Tuesday. The Department of Posts said that, as per the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) guidelines, customs duty on postal...

New Delhi: NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), the international arm of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), said that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NTT DATA Japan, making a significant step towards Unified Payments Interface (UPI) acceptance in the Japanese...

Kolkata/Balasore: Durgapur gang-rape victim will record her statement before a judicial magistrate later in the day, said the police. The confidential statement will be taken at Durgapur Sub-divisional Court. The victim's father said Monday that they are planning to take their daughter back to Odisha...