Raipur: In a significant development in the ongoing anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, a senior Maoist commander identified as Sodhi Kanna was killed during a joint offensive by security forces in the National Park area, police confirmed Monday. The encounter occurred on July 5,...
Hyderabad: A week after the horrific fire and explosion at Sigachi Industries Limited’s manufacturing unit in Pashamylaram near Hyderabad, the search continues for eight missing workers. Rescue teams continued to comb through the debris to find the remains of the missing men. Personnel from Fire...
Kolkata: The attendance marking by the vice-principal of the South Calcutta Law College (New Campus) at Kasba in south Kolkata June 25, on the evening of which the rape of a student took place within the campus, has left the investigating officials intrigued. Last week,...
New Delhi: In a coordinated crackdown on illegal immigration, the Delhi Police Monday announced the apprehension and deportation of 29 foreign nationals from the capital, who were found residing without valid visas. Among those deported were 18 Bangladeshi nationals, alongside others from African countries including...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear July 10 a batch of petitions challenging the decision of the Election Commission to undertake special intensive revision of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar. A partial working day (PWD) bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya...
Rio de Janeiro: The BRICS grouping Sunday condemned the Pahalgam terror attack in the strongest terms and echoed India's position to pursue a "zero tolerance" approach towards terrorism and called for shunning double standards in countering the menace. The top leaders of BRICS nations articulated...
Rio de Janeiro: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday blasted the moribund UN Security Council and other international institutions using technology metaphors to underscore their growing irrelevance in the 21st century and demanded their reform to give the Global South its due. He said the “21st-century...
Patna: The Election Commission Sunday asserted that Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar was "being implemented smoothly at the ground level" and "there is no change in instructions". The EC June 24 issued instructions to carry out an SIR in Bihar, apparently...
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates government has started a new type of Golden Visa, which will be based on nomination, albeit with some conditions, unlike the current practice of investing large amounts in either property or business here. Until now, one of the ways to...
New Delhi: A UK F-35B Lightning II fighter jet that made an emergency landing at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport nearly three weeks ago, is now set to be moved for repairs, as a UK engineering team has arrived in India to undertake the complex task....
With the retail inflation in India climbing to 4.38 per cent, tell tale signs of the global economic crisis have...
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US President Donald Trump has pressed the war button again. Tehran too has responded with the same tactic it used...
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Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s announcement during an interview with news agency Reuters that she intends to return to...
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By Aakar Patel One common trait in lawless nations is a high level of anxiety regarding arbitrariness. Medieval texts tell...
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