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New York: US Vice President JD Vance is likely to travel to India later this month, according to a media report. "Vance will travel to India later this month alongside Second Lady Usha Vance,” a report in Politico said, citing three sources familiar with the...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Congress Tuesday said that states like Tamil Nadu and Odisha – that have successfully implemented family planning and reduced total fertility rates in line with the national objective – will be ‘penalised’ as they are likely to lose eight and three Lok Sabha...

New Delhi: The BJP, TMC and BJD Tuesday agreed to send their workers involved in the electoral procedure for training with the Election Commission to increase awareness of electoral laws and procedures, sources said. The BJP, TMC and BJD delegations had met the Election Commission...

New Delhi: Unfazed by criticism from the opposition, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Tuesday again attacked the Tamil Nadu government over its stand on the new National Education Policy (NEP), accusing it of creating "fear psychosis" about the three-language formula while doing little to promote Tamil...

New Delhi: A special NIA court in Mohali has sentenced six terrorists linked to proscribed Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) to life imprisonment for smuggling explosives and arms through drones in Punjab for launching a terror attack in 2019. Besides the KZF, the convicts are also...

New Delhi: A delegation of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) met the Election Commission Tuesday and suggested an independent audit of the poll process and monitoring by citizens in the wake of allegations of irregularities levelled by the Opposition parties. The regional party from Odisha, which...

New Delhi: A court here Tuesday directed Delhi Police to register an FIR against AAP leader and former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and others for allegedly misusing public money in putting up large hoardings in the national capital. "This court is of the considered opinion...

Guwahati:Union Home Minister Amit Shah would attend a number of programmes for his three-day visit to Assam from March 14, officials said here Tuesday. An Assam government official said that Amit Shah would arrive in Jorhat March 14 and visit the Lachit Borphukan Police Academy...

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha Tuesday witnessed fresh fireworks between the Treasury and Opposition benches, apparently over Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's "objectionable and unconstitutional" comments, which the BJP claimed were hurled at the Chair. As Kharge mentioned 'thokenge' (thrashing) in his remarks, apparently intended as...

Aizawl: At least 46 people, including three women, have died due to drug abuse during the 2024-2025 financial year till February 13, a senior minister informed the assembly Tuesday. State Excise and Narcotics Minister Lalnghinglova Hmar said that 1,884 people, including 230 women (accounting for...