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New Delhi: So far 588 Indian antiquities smuggled out of the country have been secured back from the US, of which 297 were repatriated in 2024, the Central government has informed Parliament. The information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested a man from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu after a fresh round of searches in a money laundering case against the SDPI, the political outfit of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), official sources said. Wahidur Rahman Jainullabudeen...

Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials have now summoned security personnel who were on duty when the R.G. Kar rape and murder tragedy took place. Sources said the eight security personnel had been asked to be present at CBI's Central Government Office (CGO)...

Rourkela/New Delhi: Former Union Minister Dillip Ray Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to establish a new railway division at Rourkela and expedite the expansion of the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP). Ray, who met Modi in New Delhi, raised three key developmental issues concerning Rourkela...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: As the world celebrates the International Day of Forests March 21 with this year’s theme – Forests and Food, experts and activists have stressed the need for renewed attention to the critical role forests play in sustaining both ecosystems and human...

Bengaluru: The probe into the possible role of DGP-rank officer K Ramachandra Rao in the gold smuggling case has lent credence to the DRI's allegations that his stepdaughter, Ranya Rao, misused police protocols, sources said Thursday. According to official sources, during the inquiry by Additional...

Bengaluru: Lawmakers cutting across party lines Thursday alleged that ‘honey trap’ attempts were being made in Karnataka to achieve political goals. State Home Minister G Parameshwara supported the opposition's claims and assured a high-level inquiry into such cases. Responding to the accusations, Parameshwara stressed the...

BijapurKanker: In a fresh offensive against Naxals, security forces killed at least 30 members of the banned CPI (Maoist) in two separate encounters in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region Thursday, officials said. While 26 Naxalites were killed in Bijapur district, four Maoists were gunned down in Kanker...

New Delhi: India has been trying to secure the release and repatriation of its citizens lured to Myanmar with fake job offers, with a batch of 549 Indians recently brought back in an IAF aircraft from Mae Sot in Thailand, the government informed Parliament Thursday....

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has ruled that mere grabbing of the breast and breaking of the string of a 'pyjama' do not amount to the offence of rape but such offence falls under the ambit of assault or use of criminal force against any...