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Thrissur: The ruling Left parties -- CPI(M) and the CPI -- and the Congress party Tuesday stepped up their attack on the issue of the alleged voter roll scam in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The parties are alleging fraud in the Thrissur Lok Sabha...

Yavatmal: A 9-year-old boy allegedly sexually assaulted a minor girl studying in his class with the help of another female classmate in the toilet of their school in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district, police said Tuesday. The accused boy and the 9-year-girl, who allegedly abetted the crime,...

Bhaderwah/Jammu: An army personnel was killed when his service rifle accidentally went off inside a camp in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Tuesday. Sepoy Suresh Biswal was on guard duty when his colleagues heard gunfire from his post at Sarna camp in...

Kanpur: Members of Hindu right-wing outfits created a ruckus at a mausoleum in Fatehpur district Monday, claiming it to be a temple site where they had the right to pray. Police booked more than 150 people for damaging public property and disturbing peace. "We have...

New Delhi: The Election Commission Monday described as "factually incorrect" the claims of "vote theft" made by the Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi during a protest march here. The apex poll body issued a "factcheck" on the claims made by the opposition INDIA bloc,...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Monday passed the Income Tax Bill, 2025, marking a significant step towards replacing India’s six-decade-old direct tax framework with the government seeking to balance investor confidence, taxpayer relief, and administrative efficiency with the new law. The legislation, once enacted, will...

Bengaluru: K.N. Rajanna, former minister and a close associate of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who was asked to tender his resignation over his remarks regarding the alleged election fraud issue, stated Monday that the Congress high command has misunderstood him, and he will meet the national...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday conveyed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that India remains committed to making every possible contribution for a peaceful solution to the Ukraine conflict. The two leaders held a phone conversation that came ahead of a summit meeting between...

Bengaluru: Karnataka Cooperation Minister K N Rajanna was Monday removed from the Council of Ministers after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah recommended his sacking to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot. Initially, Siddaramaiah asked Rajanna to resign. However, since he did not resign, he was removed from the Cabinet, sources...

New Delhi: Several animal welfare organisations Monday criticised the Supreme Court's order directing the removal of stray dogs from Delhi-NCR and their relocation to shelter homes, calling the move unscientific and ineffective. Hearing a suo motu case initiated July 28 over stray dog bites leading...