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New Delhi: Asserting that India needs to demonstrate leadership on the issue of Palestine, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi Thursday slammed the Modi government's stance, saying its response has been characterised by a "profound silence" and an abdication of both humanity and morality. She...

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has begun an inquiry into alleged violation of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act against an institution founded by Ladakh-based educationist and activist Sonam Wangchuk, officials said Thursday. There has been an inquiry going on for some time but no...

New Delhi: A Delhi court has directed the city police to provide a copy of the First Information Report (FIR) to the man accused of attacking Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. Judicial Magistrate First Class Gaurav Goyal of the Tis Hazari Court observed that, as...

Mathura: President Droupadi Murmu is on a day-long visit to Mathura Thursday, during which she will offer prayers at the Shri Banke Bihari and the Kubja Krishna temples. The President reached Vrindavan Road railway station at 10 am aboard the luxurious Maharaja Express train, which...

New Delhi: The First Information Report (FIR) filed against Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, accused of sexually harassing and molesting several women students, has brought to light disturbing details of his alleged misconduct. The accused, also known as Partha Sarathy, who is the director of the reputed...

Patna: A tense situation unfolded late Wednesday night at Chandi Engineering College, adjoining Bihar’s capital Patna, after Sonam Kumari, a second-year civil engineering student, allegedly committed suicide following alleged harassment by the college Principal Dr Gopal Nandan, an official said Thursday. The 20-year-old student, a...

New Delhi: In a major move that puts India in an elite league of nations, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday announced that the country has carried out the successful test launch of the Intermediate Range Agni-Prime Missile from a rail-based Mobile launcher system that is...

Guwahati: Assam Police busted an interstate drug peddling racket and seized narcotics items worth Rs 90 crore, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Wednesday. The operation in which two drug peddlers were arrested was carried out in the Cachar district. According to police, the consignment...

Mumbai: Actor Sonu Sood appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in the money-laundering case linked to an online betting application named 1xBet Wednesday. The Dabangg actor was questioned by ED for more than 7 hours. A video of Sood leaving the ED office...

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said Wednesday that an attempt is being made to wage a cheating jihad in the state with paper leaks and vowed action against the guilty. The chief minister made the remarks while addressing a training workshop for the...