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New Delhi: In a major decision, the government Wednesday announced that caste enumeration will be included in the forthcoming census exercise in a "transparent" manner and slammed the Opposition parties for using caste survey as a "political tool". Opposition parties, including the Congress, have been...

New Delhi: The government's Press Information Bureau (PIB) Wednesday debunked claims made in posts by "several pro-Pakistan social media accounts" that Indian Army's Northern Commander Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar has been 'removed' from his post after the Pahalgam attack, and said the general officer...

Jaipur: At least eight people have died in Rajasthan's Alwar district in three days after consuming illicit, toxic liquor. The first death was reported April 26, followed by seven more over the next two days. All victims were residents of Paintpur and Kishanpur villages, aged...

Visakhapatnam: Seven people were killed when a rain-soaked wall collapsed at the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple in Simhachalam here in the early hours of Wednesday, turning an annual ritual at the famous north Andhra shrine into a scene of both grandeur and grief....

Imphal: In a significant political development, 21 Members of Manipur Legislative Assembly (MLAs) have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to reinstate a popular government in the state. A group of MLAs went to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and...

Srinagar: Sixty Pakistani women married to former Kashmiri terrorists were deported to Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah border, said officials Wednesday. Officials said that in the aftermath of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 civilians, including 25 tourists and one local, were killed,...

Kolkata: The BJP’s Information Technology cell chief and the party’s central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya Wednesday morning issued a loaded message on the devastating fire at a hotel on Madan Mohan Burman Street in central Kolkata and asked if the people of West...

New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Security headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is understood to have reviewed the overall security situation in Jammu and Kashmir amid speculations about India's possible response to the Pahalgam terror attack. The CCS took place a day after PM...

New Delhi: The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has filed a case against AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain over alleged corruption in the construction of 12,748 classrooms in Delhi government schools, an official said Wednesday. The scam is pegged at around Rs 2,000 crore and...

New Delhi: Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal Wednesday said the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs will take a call on the demand of several Opposition parties, including the Congress, for a special session of Parliament over the Pahalgam terror attack. Meghwal, who is a state...