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Patna: Protests against the ‘Agnipath' scheme of recruitment in armed forces grew more virulent Friday in Bihar, where a mob attacked the house of Deputy Chief Minister Renu Devi, besides causing heavy damage to railway property and affecting normal life in a number of districts....

New Delhi: Over 200 trains have been affected so far due to the protests against the Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces, the Railways said Friday. Around 35 trains have been cancelled while 13 short-terminated since the protests erupted  Wednesday, the national carrier...

New Delhi: The CBI is conducting searches at the residence of Agrasen Gehlot, brother of Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, in a corruption case, officials said Friday. The searches are going on at other locations as well, they said. This comes after...

Patna: Violent protests over the Central government's 'Agnipath' scheme for recruitment in armed forces continued across Bihar on Friday with agitators disrupting rail and road traffic and setting the Bhagalpur-New Delhi Vikramshila Express and Jammu Tawi-Guwahati Express trains on fire. Several organisations have given a...

Patna: It was a narrow escape for BJP MLA Aruna Devi after a large number of aspirants tried to attack her when she was passing through a railway crossing in Nawada on Thursday. Aruna Devi was on the way to district headquarters, Nawada city, to participate...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for questioning for the fourth time Friday, officials said. Rahul Gandhi was interrogated for the third time Wednesday in the National Herald money laundering case. Officials said the Congress MP sought exemption for...

New Delhi: A crucial meeting of opposition parties convened by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to build consensus on fielding a joint candidate against the NDA in the presidential election had 17 parties in attendance including the Congress here Wednesay. During the meeting, NCP...

Chandigarh: A trial court in Punjab Wednesday morning remanded gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, accused of killing Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, to police custody till June 22. Bishnoi, who was brought from New Delhi after procuring the transit remand from Patiala House...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked various government departments and ministries to undertake the recruitment of 10 lakh people on a "mission mode" in the next year and a half, his office said Tuesday. The direction from Modi came following a review of...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi left the Enforcement Directorate office after he was questioned for nearly three hours in connection with the National Herald case here Monday. Sources said that during the first round of questioning, Gandhi was asked about his assets and bank...