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Mumbai: The Mumbai police have forwarded a proposal for the extradition of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's younger brother Anmol Bishnoi, who has been named as an accused in some high-profile crimes, including the Baba Siddique murder case, an official said. The proposal was sent after...

Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said that Sikh pilgrims from the US, UK and Canada will receive free online visas within 30 minutes upon arrival in the country to pay respect to their religious sites. Naqvi's remarks came as he met with a...

Bhopal: A five-month pregnant woman was cleaning a blood-stained hospital bed after her husband died during treatment in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district. The hospital has explained the incident. The deceased is identified as Ramraj Maravi (28), whose two elder brothers and father were allegedly killed...

New Delhi: A layer of smog covered Delhi-NCR Saturday morning, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national Capital registering a 'poor' rating two days after Diwali celebrations, despite a government-imposed firecracker ban. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi's average AQI...

Srinagar: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists Saturday in the Khanyar locality of Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital here, officials said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Khanyar area of the city Saturday morning following inputs about the...

New Delhi: Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his jibe at the Congress over its poll guarantees, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Friday said before pointing fingers, the prime minister should note that "Modi Ki Guarantee" is a "cruel joke" on 140 crore Indians....

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said the Congress stands "badly exposed" in front of people for promising to them what the party knows it will never be able to deliver. Modi launched a fierce attack on the opposition party as he seized on...

New Delhi: India experienced its warmest October since 1901 with mean temperature recording 1.23 degrees Celsius above normal, the weather office said Friday. It predicted a warmer November, giving no indication of the upcoming winter. Addressing a press conference here, India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director...

Srinagar: Two persons from Uttar Pradesh were shot at by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district Friday evening, officials said. Sufiyan and Usman were injured after being shot at in the Mazhama area of Magam in the central Kashmir district, they said. They were...

By David Hastings Dunn, University of Birmingham  Birmingham: According to the United Nations 2024 is “the biggest election year in human history” with half of the world's population – some 3.7 billion people in 72 countries – able to vote. Yet some elections are more...