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Noida: A man accused of setting his wife on fire over dowry was shot in leg Sunday while escaping custody, police said. Vipin Bhati was arrested Saturday after he was caught on video allegedly assaulting and dragging by her hair his wife, Nikki, in a...

New Delhi: In a significant step toward strengthening India’s defence and strategic relations with North Africa, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi has embarked on a four-day official visit to Algeria from August 25 to 28, the Ministry of Defence announced Sunday....

Mumbai: Days after the State Bank of India (SBI) declared Reliance Communications’ (RCom) accounts as ‘fraud’, the Bank of India (BOI) has also classified the loan accounts of the company, its promoter Anil Ambani, and Reliance Telecom as fraudulent, the company informed stock exchanges Sunday....

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has received the required documents of 98.2 per cent of electors in Bihar with eight days remaining to file objections or claims in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, the ECI said Sunday, while only...

Kathmandu: Nepal has officially joined the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), an India-led global initiative to protect seven species of big cats. IBCA is a multi-country, multi-agency coalition of over 90 big cat range countries and non-range countries with an interest in big cat conservation....

Jammu: Jammu city recorded 190.4 mm rainfall during the last 24 hours as authorities declared a flood alert Sunday in Samba district after the Basantar Nallah crossed the danger level. Heavy downpour continued in Jammu city during the last 24 hours, recording 190.4 mm of...

New York: Two individuals of Indian descent were among the five fatalities when a tour bus crashed while returning to the city from a visit to Niagara Falls, according to State Police. Saturday, police identified them as Shankar Kumar Jha, 65, a visitor from Madhubani,...

New Delhi/Balasore: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully carried out the maiden flight tests of the Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS), Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced Sunday. The tests were conducted at 12.30 p.m. Saturday (August 23) off the coast of...

Jammu: A suspicious aeroplane-shaped balloon with Pakistan International Airlines' logo on it was found Sunday in J&K’s Jammu city. Officials said that the white and saffron-coloured Pakistani balloon was found in the Nai Basti area of Jammu and had ‘PIA’ written on it in green...

Keonjhar: The Taramakant tea estate in Banspal block of Keonjhar district is expected to resume operations after remaining defunct for 21 long years. The move follows Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s initiative to restore the estate soon after assuming office. Hopes for its revival were...