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Jhalawar (RJ): A portion of a government school building collapsed in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district Friday, leaving four children dead and 17 others injured, police said. The children at the Piplod Government School in Manoherthana block of the district were assembling for morning prayers when the...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Friday, completed 4,078 days in office, surpassing former Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi's record of 4,077 consecutive days as Prime Minister of the country from January 24, 1966, to March 24, 1977. This means a single and uninterrupted tenure...

Patna: Playing hardball on special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav Thursday asserted that the option is open for his party and its allies to "boycott” the assembly polls in the state due later this year. In response, NDA...

New Delhi: Narendra Modi is set to surpass Indira Gandhi Friday to become the second-longest serving prime minister of India in consecutive terms. Modi, officials noted, will complete 4,078 days in office Friday. Gandhi was in the office in an unbroken stint for 4,077 days,...

New Delhi: The Congress has "concrete 100 per cent proof" that the Election Commission allowed cheating in a constituency in Karnataka, Rahul Gandhi claimed Thursday and warned the poll panel that it will not get away with this "because we are going to come for...

New Delhi: Air India witnessed a "minor increase" in sick leaves reported by pilots across its fleet in the aftermath of the Ahmedabad plane crash, with 112 pilots reporting sick in a single day June 16, according to the government. In response to a Lok...

London: India and the UK Thursday inked a landmark free trade agreement that seeks to boost both economies, slash tariff lines across 99 per cent of Indian exports, unlock thousands of jobs and cut tariffs on British whisky, cars and an array of other items....

Mumbai: As the survey phase of the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) comes to an end, a significant number of residents, who had earlier missed or not participated, are calling the project’s toll-free helpline for inclusion, said a project official Thursday. Out of the 700 calls...

London: India and the UK Thursday inked a landmark free trade pact that will increase market access, cut tariffs on British whisky and cars among other items and double bilateral trade by 2030 as the two strategic partners vowed to chart a new growth path...

Dantewada: In a significant breakthrough for Chhattisgarh's anti-insurgency and rehabilitation efforts, 15 Maoists, including five carrying cash rewards totalling Rs 17 lakh, surrendered before senior police and CRPF officials in Dantewada district Thursday. The move is being hailed as a major success under the ongoing...