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New Delhi: As the indefinite hunger strike of Jagjit Singh Dallewal entered its 35th day Monday, the Supreme Court would December 31 examine Punjab government's measures to provide treatment to the ailing farmer leader. A team of the Punjab government officials December 29 attempted to...

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy Monday demanded India’s highest civilian honour for former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. He made the demand while moving a condolence motion to begin the special session convened to pay tributes to the late leader. The resolution expressed...

New Delhi: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal Monday announced that his party would launch a 'Pujari Granthi Samman Yojana' if it gets re-elected in Delhi, promising a monthly allowance of Rs 18,000 for Hindu temple priests and granthis of gurdwaras. The announcement comes ahead of the...

Patna: Political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor and his associates have been accused of threatening Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) candidates during a protest at Gardanibagh, Patna. The incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Monday after a lathi charge and water cannon action by the...

Imphal: Two militants belonging to the banned outfit PREPAK have been arrested in Manipur's Imphal West district for their alleged involvement in extortion, police said Monday. The two militants, identified as Leishangthem Napoleon Meitei (35) and Thokchom Amujao Singh (33), were nabbed from Sangaiprou Mamang...

Washington: Jimmy Carter, the 39th US President who died at the age of 100, shared a unique connection with India and a village in Haryana was named Carterpuri in his honour during his visit to the country in 1978. Carter, who was considered a friend...

Chandigarh: Farmers blocked roads at many places across the state Monday, crippling commuter traffic, as part of their Punjab bandh. A call for a shutdown was given last week by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha over the Centre not accepting the demands...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has acquitted a man in a POCSO case, saying the use of phrase 'physical relations' by the minor survivor cannot automatically mean sexual assault. A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Amit Sharma allowed the appeal by the...

Chandigarh: With Jagjit Singh Dallewal's indefinite hunger strike entering its 34th day Sunday, farmer leaders at Khanauri said they have been following the Gandhian way to continue their protest and it is up to the government to decide whether it wants to use force to...

New Delhi: ISRO is set to launch two satellites Monday night from the Sriharikota spaceport to demonstrate docking and undocking of spacecraft in orbit, which will make India the fourth country in the world to achieve the feat. The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) warhorse...