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Raipur: Renuka, also known as Banu, Chaitey, and Saraswati, a prominent member of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee, an entity of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), was killed in an encounter Monday in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. Her body was recovered in...

New Delhi: In a significant change to regulations, oil and gas regulator PNGRB has proposed a new policy for how tariffs for pipelines carrying gas to users will be determined and proposed charging city gas entities selling CNG and piped cooking gas to households at...

New Delhi: A Parliamentary committee has suggested penalties or corrective actions against IAS officers if they fail to file their property details within the prescribed time limit. According to the 145th report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice...

Dantewada (Chhattisgarh): A woman Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region Monday, an official said. The gunfight broke out at around 9am in a forest along the border of Dantewada and Bijapur districts, located in the Bastar region, when...

Bilaspur: A woman cannot be forced to undergo a virginity test as it violates Article 21 of the Constitution, which guarantees her fundamental right to protection of life and liberty, including the right to dignity, the Chhattisgarh High Court has said. Emphasising that Article 21...

Shimla: Six people died after a huge tree fell on several vehicles following a landslide near Gurudwara Manikaran Sahib in Himachal's Kullu district Sunday, officials said. A tree on a mountain opposite the gurudwara got uprooted following a storm and landslide. It fell on some...

New Delhi: Government stake in Vodafone Idea will more than double to 48.99 per cent as it is set to acquire shares worth Rs 36,950 crore in lieu of outstanding spectrum auction dues, the company said in a regulatory filing Sunday. The government is already...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu Sunday greeted fellow citizens on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr and wished that the festival bring peace, progress and happiness in everyone's lives. "Eid-ul-Fitr marks the end of fasting and prayer during the holy month of Ramadan. This festival strengthens the...

Nagarkurnool: The process of dewatering and removal of soil was underway continuously as part of the search operation to locate six persons who remained untraced in the partially collapsed SLBC project tunnel in Nagarkurnool, officials said Sunday. The soil was being sent out of the...

New Delhi: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, which gives armed forces operating in disturbed areas sweeping powers and immunity from prosecution unless approved by the Centre, was Sunday extended for six months in entire Manipur, except the jurisdictions of 13 police stations, in view...