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Mumbai: Opposition parties Sunday staged protests across the country to oppose the India-Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match in Dubai, urging people to boycott the contest with a nation that sponsors terror. Shiv Sena (UBT) organised protests in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Jammu, while Aam Aadmi...

Guwahati: An earthquake of 5.8 magnitude struck parts of the north-east region of the country Sunday, officials said. There was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage to property, they said. The epicentre of the earthquake that took place at 4.41 pm...

Chennai:  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Sunday that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms have reduced the tax burden on people. Addressing the Joint Conclave of Trade and Industries Association - 'Tax Reforms for Rising Bharat' in Chennai, she explained that the four-tier...

New Delhi: Coming down hard on the Election Commission for its response on "vote theft" allegations, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi Sunday said the poll body should have ordered a probe into Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's charges instead of "shouting" at him...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear Monday a suo motu case registered over the lack of functional CCTV cameras in police stations across the country. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta took cognisance of a media report which revealed...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of major infrastructure and industrial development projects worth over Rs 18,530 crore in Assam Sunday. As part of his Assam itinerary, PM Modi will arrive in Darrang, where he will address a...

Palamu: A Maoist carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jharkhand's Palamu district Sunday, leading to the recovery of an INSAS rifle from the site, police said. The slain Maoist has been identified as Mukhdev alias...

New Delhi: The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has apprehended two Nigerians and a Brazilian national who are suspected to have escaped from jails in Nepal during the recent anti-government protests, officials said Saturday. The force guarding the India-Nepal international border and the state police have...

Imphal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said a strong bridge of "trust" must be built between the people of the Hills and the Valley in Manipur. Addressing a public meeting in Imphal's Kangla Fort during his first visit to the state after ethnic violence broke...

Mandsaur: A potentially serious accident was narrowly avoided Saturday morning during Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's hot air balloon ride at the Gandhi Sagar Forest Retreat. Strong winds prevented the balloon from taking off, and in a sudden turn of events, its lower section...