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Itanagar: Security was beefed up in Itanagar in view of Independence Day, police said Thursday. Comprehensive security measures have been put in place for the smooth conduct of the celebrations at the Indira Gandhi Park, DIG Tumme Amo said. He said the deployment plan includes...

Jammu: A massive cloudburst hit the Paddar area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district Thursday, with authorities fearing casualties. The incident took place in the Chositi area of the district, officials said. Union Minister Jitendra Singh said he spoke to Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar, Pankaj Kumar...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday expressed caution over an early hearing on a clutch of applications seeking a time-bound restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) statehood. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran pointed to the “ground...

Jamshedpur: A man allegedly killed his wife on suspicion of an extra-marital relationship and then jumped in front of a running train in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district Thursday, police said. The body of the woman, identified as Shilpi Mukherjee (34), a nurse in the Community...

Lucknow: Concluding a marathon 24-hour debate on Vision Document 2047 in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Thursday said that India can achieve the goal of becoming a developed nation only when every state plays its part, with Uttar Pradesh at the forefront....

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Thursday launched a digital portal, through which indigenous people living in "sensitive areas" can apply for arms licences. Sarma said the aim of the initiative is to enable responsible citizens to aid and assist the government in maintaining...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday said "we are waging a direct fight against vote chori" from the soil of Bihar with the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra', and asserted that his party will ensure a clean voters' list across the country. Gandhi said "vote chori"...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday sought the Union government’s stand on a batch of applications demanding the time-bound restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. A Bench of CJI B.R. Gavai and K. Vinod Chandran was hearing pleas contending that the continued delay in...

New Delhi: The whole problem of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR is because of "inaction" of local authorities, the Supreme Court said Thursday while reserving its order on the interim prayer seeking a stay on the August 11 directions passed by the apex court. A two-judge...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that bank cheques must be cleared within a few hours from October 4 -- down from the current clearance time of up to two working days. Under the new mechanism, the banks will scan, present and...