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New Delhi: The government Tuesday blocked five OTT platforms for streaming obscene content, officials said. They said the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has blocked MoodXVIP, Koyal Playpro, Digi Movieplex, Feel, and Jugnu following due procedure. Under the procedure, the government directs internet service providers...

Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu): V K Sasikala, confidante of late AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa Tuesday announced the launch of a new political party, asserting that, "we are going to witness a new political chapter." Addressing an event to mark the birth anniversary of Jayalalithaa at Kamuthi...

New Delhi: In a major step towards eliminating preventable cancers among women, the Union government will soon launch a nationwide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme targeting girls aged 14 years, official sources said Tuesday. According to sources, the programme will use a single-shot Gardasil, a...

New Delhi: A Delhi court Tuesday remanded Indian Youth Congress (IYC) National President Uday Bhanu Chib to four days of police custody following his arrest in connection with the shirtless protest held during the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam. Chib was produced before...

New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested Indian Youth Congress president Uday Bhanu Chib in connection with the shirtless protest staged by a group of IYC members at the AI Impact Summit here last week, officials said Tuesday. With this, the total number of arrests made...

New Delhi: A medical charter aircraft with seven on board lost radar contact shortly after departing from Ranchi Airport Monday evening, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said.​ A crash was confirmed later.​ It was a Beechcraft King Air (BE9L) medical charter flight (operated...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Monday asserted that he does not require fresh approval from Congress to impose tariffs, even as India delayed sending a planned trade delegation to Washington amid uncertainty following a Supreme Court decision annulling tariffs imposed under his administration. “As President,...

New Delhi: The government Monday unveiled the country's first counter-terrorism policy, ‘Prahaar’, setting out a multi-layered strategy based on "zero tolerance", intelligence-led prevention and disruption of extremist violence that aims to deny terrorists, their financiers and supporters access to funds, weapons and safe havens. The...

New Delhi: India Monday advised all its nationals residing in Iran to leave the country by all available means of transport, including commercial flights, in view of the evolving security situation. The Indian embassy in Iran issued a fresh advisory to the Indian nationals amid...

Washington: Mexican security forces have killed Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, one of the country’s most powerful drug kingpins, triggering violent reprisals across several states and prompting fresh advisories for US citizens. US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said he had been informed that...