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Bhawanipatna: Private bus operators in 14 districts of Odisha announced a 24-hour strike beginning Monday evening, opposing buses being run under a state government scheme to connect blocks to district headquarters. The strike will begin at 6pm Monday and continue till 6pm Tuesday in 14...

Kolkata: Agitating junior doctors demanding justice for the deceased woman medic of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and workplace safety continued their hunger strike until death Sunday in the central part of the city's Dharmatala area. Several senior doctors, who have been at...

New Delhi: Several exit polls Saturday predicted a clear majority for the Congress in Haryana and gave an edge to its alliance with the National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir with the regional partner emerging as the single largest party. 'Dainik Bhaskar' predicted the Congress...

Chandigarh: Polling for 90 Assembly seats in Haryana began Saturday morning amid tight security, with Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker among the early voters. Top leaders in the fray are CM Saini, Congress leaders Bhupinder...

Dantewada: In one of the biggest operations against Maoists in Chhattisgarh, security personnel killed 36 Naxalites in a fierce encounter in Bastar region Friday, a senior police official said. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai hailed the security forces for their operation and said the ‘double...

New Delhi: India Friday announced that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Pakistan to attend a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in mid-October. The announcement was made by external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. The last Indian external affairs minister to...

New Delhi: If sexual acts by a man with his own wife is made punishable as "rape", it may severely impact the conjugal relationship and lead to serious disturbances in the institution of marriage, the Centre has told the Supreme Court. Opposing the criminalisation of...

New Delhi: India Thursday trashed a report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and described it as a ‘biased’ organisation with a ‘political agenda’. In a strong reaction, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the USCIRF should utilise its time more...

Deir al-Balah: Israel's ground incursion into Lebanon to battle Hezbollah militants left eight Israeli soldiers dead Wednesday, while the region braced for further escalation as Israel vowed to retaliate for Iran's ballistic missile attack a day earlier. The Israeli military said seven soldiers were killed...

Deir Al-Balah: The Israeli military has announced its first combat death since launching ground operations in Lebanon this week. The military said Wednesday that a 22-year-old in a commando brigade was killed in combat in Lebanon. Israeli ground troops have carried out incursions into Lebanon...