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Shillong: The Meghalaya Police Monday conducted a mental examination of Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, officials said. A police official said that Sonam was taken to the Meghalaya Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (MIMHANS) for "mental assessment" as...

Kolkata: Air India terminated its San Francisco-Mumbai flight at its scheduled stopover at Kolkata Tuesday morning after one of its engines developed a technical snag. The termination led to chaotic scenes at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport as the 211 passengers on the...

New Delhi: The Nominated Authority of the Coal Ministry on Monday opened the bids for the 12th round of commercial coal blocks’ auction in which as many as 41 bids have been received online as well as in physical form for 11 coal blocks, according...

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday accused the BJP of targeting Bengali-speaking citizens in states ruled by the saffron party by labelling even valid document holders as illegal Bangladeshi immigrants. While addressing the assembly, she also charged the BJP with depriving those people...

New Delhi: Condemning the brutal Pahalgam terror attack in April, global watchdog FATF Monday said it has enhanced its focus on the effectiveness of measures countries have put in place to combat terror financing. "Terrorist attacks kill, maim and inspire fear around the world. The...

Ahmedabad: Four days after the horrific crash of an Air India plane claimed 270 lives, 99 victims have so far been identified through DNA matching and 64 bodies, including that of former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, were handed over to their families, officials said...

Dehradun: Two senior officials of the helicopter service operating firm Aryan Aviation Private Ltd have been booked for alleged negligence leading to the chopper crash near Kedarnath that killed all seven on board, including a two-year-old and the pilot. The Bell 407 helicopter that crashed...

Ahmedabad: A year ago, the mood was celebratory as the BJ Medical College and Hospital marked its foundation day. On Monday, the scene spelt devastation and despair – families awaiting identification of their kin killed when an Air India plane crashed into the complex, medics...

New Delhi: Negotiations for the proposed India-US trade agreement are in good progress and the two sides are expected to agree on an early tranche of the pact before July 9, a top government official said Monday. "We are working on the early tranche and...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Congress Monday alleged that the BJP has failed to fulfil its poll promises made to the people of Odisha and that its 'double engine' government has "looted" the state and played with its identity. As the BJP government in Odisha completed its one...