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Gadchiroli: In a potentially seismic development for India's ongoing battle against left-wing extremism, reports indicate that top Maoist Mallojula Venugopal Rao, aka Sonu 'Dada', alias Bhupati, has surrendered to security forces along with 60 other members in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district. However, police have yet not...

Chandigarh: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday met the family members of Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, who was found dead with a gunshot wound at his residence in Chandigarh earlier this week. The officer’s death, reported as an alleged su*cide, has triggered widespread concern...

Kolkata/Balasore: West Bengal Police Tuesday afternoon took the five arrested accused and the friend of the Durgapur gang rape survivor to the crime spot for reconstruction of the crime as a part of their ongoing probe, a senior officer said. The arrested persons and the...

Srinagar: Two terrorists were killed when the Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said Tuesday. The officials said that alert troops of the Army noticed suspicious movement on the LoC. “An infiltrating...

New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified three adulterated syrups manufactured in India, including the infamous Coldrif cough syrup, and has urged authorities worldwide to report to the agency if any of these products are detected in their respective countries. The development comes...

Chandigarh: Haryana government has sent State DGP Shatrujeet Kapur on leave amid Opposition's attack on the BJP dispensation over IPS officer Y Puran Kumar's alleged suicide, and the demand by Kumar's family for action against the officers accused of harassing him. The late-night development came...

Sheikhpura: A court in Bihar's Sheikhpura district Monday issued summonses to INDIA bloc leaders Rahul Gandhi, Tejashwi Yadav and Mukesh Sahani in connection with alleged abuses hurled at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Congress' Voter Adhikar Yatra in August. The order was passed by...

New Delhi: In a significant development before Diwali, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) in a meeting Monday decided to allow withdrawal of up to 100 per cent of the ‘eligible balance’ in the PF account, including employee and employer share. The decision was taken...

New Delhi: India and Canada Monday unveiled an ambitious roadmap to boost cooperation in areas of trade, critical minerals and energy as Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar as part of efforts to rebuild ties...

Patna: RJD chief Lalu Prasad's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav will contest the Bihar elections from Mahua as his newly-floated party, Janshakti Janta Dal (JJD), announced candidates for 21 seats Monday. Yadav, a former minister in the state government, floated the party after his father...