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Bengaluru: Confusion over the victory parade, free passes, overcrowding and limited seats at the Chinnaswamy Stadium are said to be some of the major reasons that led to stampede that left at least 11 people dead and over 30 injured. The initial chaos that later...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu Wednesday presented Distinguished Service Awards to 92 senior armed forces personnel at the Defence Investiture Ceremony-II held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The recipients, who included serving and retired officials from all three services, included 30 awarded the Param Vishisht Seva...

New Delhi: The BJP Wednesday slammed the Congress government in Karnataka over the deaths in a stampede during RCB celebrations in Bengaluru, demanding that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Home Minister G Parameshwara take responsibility for the incident. Karnataka BJP chief B Y Vijayendra accused the...

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has said that at least 11 people have been killed and over 30 injured in the stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium here Wednesday as a massive crowd turned up for the celebration event of the RCB's first-ever IPL trophy victory. The...

New Delhi: The 2027 Census with caste enumeration will be carried out with the reference date of October 1, 2026, in snow-bound areas like Ladakh and March 1, 2027, in the rest of the country, the Home Ministry announced Wednesday. It has been decided to...

Bengaluru: The celebrations for the first-ever IPL victory of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) turned tragic Wednesday with over 50 fans injured and falling sick, and eight feared killed following a stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium. The incident occurred while fans were attending the celebration...

New Delhi: All states have been instructed to ensure availability of oxygen, isolation beds, ventilators and essential medicines in view of rising cases of COVID-19, official sources said Wednesday. A series of technical review meetings were held June 2 and 3 under the chairpersonship of...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs has asked all the states and union territories to provide financial assistance from a Central fund to poor prisoners who are unable to secure bail or release from prison due to non-payment of fine owing to financial constraints....

New Delhi: India had vehemently opposed ADB's decision to grant USD 800 million loan to Pakistan saying the fund could be misused for increasing expenditure on its military, government sources said. "India shared deep concerns regarding the potential misuse of ADB resources, particularly in light...

Gangtok:  Amid relentless rainfall and landslides wreaking havoc across Sikkim, the Indian armed forces have intensified their Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations to aid the affected population in the northeastern state. On Wednesday, the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully rescued 33 people, including...