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New Delhi: Two active members of the Rohit Godara-Goldy Brar gang, allegedly involved in firing outside actress Disha Patani's residence in Bareilly, were shot dead in an encounter near Tronica City in Ghaziabad Wednesday, officials said. The encounter was carried out in a joint operation...

Patna: The Patna High Court, Wednesday directed the Congress to take off from its social media handles an AI-generated video depicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother. Acting Chief Justice P B Bajanthri passed the order on a petition filed by advocate Vivekanand...

New Delhi: More than half the electorate in most of the states may not have to provide any document as they will be covered in the electoral roll of the last special intensive revision (SIR) held in their states, Election Commission officials said Wednesday. They...

New Delhi: Senior diplomat Gourangalal Das was Wednesday appointed as India's next ambassador to South Korea. Das, a 1999 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, is currently helming the crucial East Asia division at the headquarters of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in New...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 75 Wednesday, with the BJP launching over a fortnight long 'Sewa Pakhwada' to mark the birthday of its preeminent leader. The BJP-run governments at the Centre and states have lined up an array of outreach, welfare, development and...

Dehradun: Cloudbursts and heavy rains overnight left a trail of destruction in Uttarakhand's capital Dehradun, and its neighbouring areas Tuesday, sweeping away at least five people and leaving more than 500 stranded in different locations. Sahastradhara, Maldevta, Santla Devi and Dalanwala were the worst-hit by...

Gorakhpur: In a shocking incident that has sparked outrage, a 19-year-old student preparing for NEET was brutally killed by an alleged cattle smuggler in Gorakhpur. The incident took place late Monday night and has led to widespread unrest in the village. Following the murder, chaos...

New Delhi: The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL), in one of its biggest worldwide operations against drug trafficking, made a massive seizure of synthetic drugs valued at $ 6.5 billion, the global crime policing body said Tuesday. The authorities intercepted a total of 76 tonnes...

Shimla: An overnight cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district submerged the bus stand and market in Dharampur town, and washed away many parked buses of the state-run Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) and cars, burying houses and shops under debris. One person is feared missing...

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami Tuesday said that he is in constant touch with the local administration following a cloudburst at Dehradun's Karligaad that caused major destruction in the area, leaving two persons missing. The incident, reported late Monday night from Karligaad in...