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New Delhi: The Bangalore Sessions Court will pronounce its verdict on actress Ranya Rao's bail plea in the gold smuggling case Thursday. Ranya Rao, the prime accused in the case, who is the stepdaughter of senior police officer Ramchandra Rao, was arrested March 3 for...

United Nations: India's efforts and progress in reducing preventable child deaths has been lauded as "exemplar" by the United Nations, which cited the example of health initiatives such as Ayushman Bharat, and said the country has saved millions of young lives through strategic investments in...

Balasore: Defence sources said India successfully tested its indigenously developed Vertically Launched Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VLSRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, off the Balasore coast Wednesday. The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy conducted the test launch of...

Patna: In a shocking incident, unidentified men allegedly assaulted journalist Krishnandan inside Magadh Mahila College Wednesday. The incident took place when the journalist was on campus covering news related to the Patna University Students’ Union (PUSU) Election. The Gandhi Maidan SHO confirmed the incident, stating...

Imphal: In a series of operations, the Indian Army, in a series of joint operations with the other security forces, have recovered 32 weapons, some improvised explosive devices, grenades, various other ammunition and war-like stores from various districts of Manipur, officials said Wednesday. A defence...

Bengaluru: The BJP has expelled its rebel MLA and strident Yeddyurappa critic, Basanagouda Patil Yatna, from the party for six years after issuing two show-cause notices to him. A bitter critic of BJP stalwart and former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and his son B...

New Delhi: A group of students and young artists participated in a programme organised in the national capital’s Jantar Mantar area, where they exhibited support for the One Nation, One Election (ONOE) initiative. Olympic medallist Vijender Singh and actor Varun Sharma also lent support to...

Ahmedabad: Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has seized over 260 kg of paneer worth Rs 65,400 from multiple dairy units across the city in Gujarat. An official said that the inspections, conducted between March 24 and March 26 under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006,...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 75 lakh on HDFC Bank, the country’s largest private sector lender, for not complying with directions in the RBI’s Know Your Customer (KYC) master direction, according to an official statement issued Wednesday....

Mumbai: Kunal Kamra's comedy case took a new turn Wednesday, as music company T-Series issued a copyright infringement notice over the use of song 'Bholi Si Surat Aankhon Masti' from the film Dil To Pagal Hai. ’ He took to his X account and shared...