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Raipur: In a major breakthrough in the ongoing anti-Maoist operations, security forces have recovered a substantial cache of explosives, Naxalite literature, and combat equipment from the dense Kodliar Michingpara forest in the Abujhmad region, said officials Monday. The operation, conducted under the jurisdiction of Kohkameta...

New Delhi: India continues to hold the top position in global milk production for several years now, and contributes nearly a quarter of the world’s supply, contributing 5 per cent to the national economy and directly employing more than 8 crore farmers, an official statement...

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government Monday appointed Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Premanandan as the new investigating officer to lead the probe into the devastating stampede during the rally of TVK president and actor Vijay in Karur. The move comes as the death toll rose...

Leh: Curfew remained in force for the sixth day in this violence-hit town Monday with Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta set to chair a meeting to review the overall security situation. "The situation remained by and large peaceful in the curfew-bound areas with no untoward incident...

Karur/Chennai: The toll in the September 27 stampede at actor-politician Vijay-led rally in Karur in western Tamil Nadu climbed to 40 Sunday with over 60 being treated as in-patients, and at least 2 were critical, officials said. As the toll mounted, Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam...

Srinagar: Security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Keran sector Sunday, officials said. Troops noticed suspicious movement along the LoC in the Keran sector of north Kashmir's Kupwara district and challenged the intruders, the officials added....

Karur: BJP state President Nainar Nagenthran Sunday lashed out at the DMK government over the Karur stampede that killed 39 people and left more than 50 others injured during actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay’s campaign rally. Speaking to reporters after visiting the...

Agra: Swami Chaitanyanand Saraswati, accused of sexually harassing several women students, has been arrested in Agra, officials confirmed Sunday. The accused, also known as Partha Sarathy, director of the reputed Sri Sharda Institute of Indian Management in Delhi's posh Vasant Kunj, is facing a criminal...

Leh: Curfew remained in force in this violence-hit town for the fifth consecutive day Sunday, with Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta set to hold a security review meeting to take a call on the relaxation in the restrictions, officials said. The curfew was imposed Wednesday evening...

Karur: Actor-turned-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay Sunday announced an ex gratia of Rs 20 lakh each to the families of those killed and Rs two lakh to those injured in the catastrophic stampede in Karur. The tragedy, which occurred during Vijay’s high-decibel...