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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday lauded India's chess sensation Divya Deshmukh for her first-ever victory over World No. 1 Hou Yifan in the second leg of the blitz semifinal at the World Team Blitz Championships in London. Representing Hexamind Chess Club, the 18-year-old...

Katra: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his father, Dr Farooq Abdullah, travelled on the recently inaugurated Vande Bharat train from Srinagar to Katra Thursday and were received by National Conference leaders and workers here. Omar, accompanied by the NC chief and his...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday set aside an order of the Madras High Court that had directed Tamil Nadu Police to “secure and take action” against now-suspended Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) H.M. Jayaram in connection with the abduction of an 18-year-old teenager....

New Delhi: Moderate turnout was recorded in the first four hours of polling across five assembly constituencies across Punjab, West Bengal, Gujarat and Kerala, where bypolls are underway Thursday. Polling commenced at 7 am and will continue till 5 pm. While the death of sitting...

Shillong: In a chilling twist to the murder of Raja Raghuvanshi during his honeymoon in Meghalaya, police investigations have revealed that his wife, Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused, was in regular contact with her lover Raj Kushwaha -- whom she had saved in her phone...

New Delhi: As the first electoral contest post Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, voting for the by-elections to five Assembly seats across Punjab, West Bengal, Gujarat, and Kerala began amid tight security arrangements Thursday. The polling started at 7 a.m. and will continue till...

New Delhi: Students who were evacuated from war-torn Iran recalled the critical situation they were faced with in the country, and thanked the Indian government for swift action in bringing them back home. The first flight carrying 110 Indian students, who were evacuated to Armenia...

New Delhi: The first evacuation flight bringing back a batch of Indian nationals being moved out of Iran is likely to arrive in India in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement Tuesday that Indian...

Mumbai: Air India has cancelled three of its international flights Wednesday owing to various reasons, including maintenance and technical issues. Two of these flights were cancelled after the passengers had already boarded the aircraft, the airline said. The airline said it had to cancel its...

New Delhi: In a significant stride towards enhancing coastal defence and maritime capabilities, the Indian Navy Wednesday commissioned INS Arnala, the first of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, into the Eastern Naval Command, in the presence of Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan,...