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Kolkata: The Kolkata Police Saturday stopped the trailer launch of controversial film 'The Bengal Files' based on the 1946 Calcutta Riots, its director Vivek Agnihotri claimed. The trailer of the film was slated to be launched at a five-star hotel in the metropolis in the...

Chandigarh: Haryana Police's Special Investigation Team (SIT) has filed a nearly 2,500-page chargesheet in a Hisar court against YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, who has been arrested on charges of espionage for Pakistan. The chargesheet claimed that "solid evidence" had been gathered establishing her involvement in espionage...

Jammu: Relief and rescue operations continued for the third day on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Kishtwar district as so far 60 dead bodies were recovered and over 100 injured people were evacuated to hospitals for treatment. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah reached Kishtwar Friday...

New Delhi: After weeks of rehabilitation in the US, post his successful space mission, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla Saturday announced his return journey to India. He is expected to reach the country tomorrow. Taking to social media platform Instagram, Shukla shared an emotional post reminiscing...

Chennai: The Enforcement Directorate Saturday searched multiple premises linked to Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK leader I Periyasamy and his MLA son as part of a money laundering investigation, official sources said. The raids were undertaken in Chennai and Dindigul under the Prevention of Money...

Ranchi: The mortal remains of Jharkhand Education Minister Ramdas Soren, who died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Delhi, were brought to Ranchi Saturday morning, an official said. The JMM leader's body arrived at Ranchi's Birsa Munda Airport and will be kept on the...

New Delhi: State-owned NHAI has implemented the FASTag annual pass across the country from Friday to encourage the use of technology to enhance 'ease of living' for the citizens, according to an official statement. The statement said the annual pass has received an overwhelming response...

New Delhi: Five people were killed and four others injured Friday evening after a wall of a dargah near the Humayun's Tomb in Delhi's Nizamuddin area collapsed, police said. A total of nine injured people were sent to AIIMS Trauma Centre and one was rushed...

New Delhi: The central government has proposed just two tax rates of 5 per cent and 18 per cent in the revamped Goods and Services Tax (GST), slated to replace the current indirect tax regime by Diwali this year, highly placed sources said. While the...

Washington/Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin praised India's "well-deserved authority" in international affairs as global leaders and neighbours extended greetings to India on the 79th Independence Day Friday. Putin also underlined Russia's commitment to strengthening the "special privileged strategic partnership" between the two nations in his...