Jammu: Two Army personnel were injured in Pakistani firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Saturday. The soldiers, who were manning a forward post in the Romali Dhara area of Nowshera sector, were injured in the...
New Delhi: In her maiden Budget of the Modi 2.0 government, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday hiked tax on petrol and diesel, raised import duty on gold, levied additional surcharge on super-rich and brought a tax on high value cash withdrawals as she sought to...
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposes to increase customs duty on gold, precious metals to 12.5% Government to impose additional excise duty on petrol and diesel by rupees one per litre New Delhi: People with annual income of Rs 5,00,000 and less will not...
New Delhi: India's economic growth will rebound from a five-year low this year, but would need a boost in spending and reforms to accelerate higher rate of expansion to double the economy’s size to $5 trillion by 2024-25, the pre-Budget Economic Survey said Thursday. Stepping...
Puri: More than a million devotees are in the holy town of Puri to witness the annual car festival of Lord Jagannath. The temple has been decked up and rituals are going on smoothly amidst a pleasant weather Thursday. The first major ritual of the...
Bhubaneswar: Lakhs of pilgrims have been congregating at the Holy City Puri for the nine-day Rath-Yatra of Lord Jagannath and his siblings Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra beginning Thursday. All roads are leading to the sea-side town as the stage is set for the annual car...
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra): At least seven persons were killed and 20 went missing in a small dam burst near Bhendewadi hamlet following torrential downpour, late Tuesday night, a top official said here Wednesday. Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan has announced a probe into the incident....
Mumbai: At least 39 persons were killed across Maharashtra as relentless rain created mayhem and left Mumbai paralysed with the country's commercial capital being pounded by record rainfall Tuesday, officials said. Offering no respite, heavy showers are expected to continue most of this week, the...
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government, which wears its concern for women on its sleeves, has failed to deliver on safety and security of the fair sex. This was reflected in a statement of minister of state (MoS) for home Dibya Shankar Mishra in...
Malkangiri: Three days after the abduction of three villagers on suspicion of being police informers, Maoists Sunday killed a person by slitting his throat at a “Praja court” and later abandoned his body on the road at Kukurakundi village under Mathili police limits in Malkangiri...
By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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