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Jaipur: An Air India aircraft from Frankfurt to Delhi was diverted to Jaipur Wednesday morning following a hijack alert, according to sources. However, the alert turned out to be false. The flight AI2030, operated with a Boeing 787-9 aircraft, made an emergency landing at the...

New Delhi/Dhaka: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's decision to skip the BRICS summit in India was "immature" and damaged Bangladesh's national interest, former PM Sheikh Hasina has said, warning that foreign policy driven by personal reactions or short-term political calculations is inherently counterproductive. Hasina said Bangladesh's...

Hajipur: Rescue operations were underway Wednesday to trace any missing occupants of a boat that capsized in the Ganga river in Bihar's Vaishali district a day ago, resulting in the death of at least 13 children, officials said. Vaishali District Magistrate Varsha Singh said the...

Washington/New Delhi: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to India next week to further strengthen energy cooperation, the Department of State informed. Rubio will first visit Samarkand in Uzbekistan, and will then travel to Mumbai and Jamnagar in India from October 17-22, it...

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to five-day judicial custody and lodged in Tihar Jail Wednesday for allegedly violating their peace bonds and trespassing into Jantar Mantar, which was denotified as a protest area, police sources said....

Greater Noida/Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s distinctive handloom and handicraft products are drawing attention at the 62nd IHGF Delhi Autumn Fair, being held at the India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida. The Odisha Pavilion, organised by the Handlooms, Textiles and Handicrafts department, was inaugurated Tuesday by...

Vaishali: At least 11 people, including children, died Tuesday after a boat carrying 15 to 20 passengers capsized in the Ganga River in Bihar’s Vaishali district. The incident occurred in the Raghopur area when the passengers were reportedly travelling to attend a banquet. Most of...

New Delhi: As the Election Commission (EC) readies to hold high-stakes Assembly polls in five states, its senior officers, led by deputy election commissioners, have started taking stock of preparations there, with a poll authority team currently on a visit to Uttarakhand. Commission officers will...

New Delhi: The city police Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that the decision to denotify Jantar Mantar as the designated protest site was taken pursuant to the directions of the Supreme Court. Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma made the submission before Justice Amit Mahajan,...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the opposition protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar and said they should be prepared once again for a "crushing defeat" in 2029 as people of the country are with the...