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New Delhi: The environment ministry has proposed framing new rules to curb stubble burning in Delhi and other states, including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Under the draft rules, a farmland where stubble burning takes place would be placed under a red category for...

Islamabad: At least 15 people were killed and over 50 others injured after a blast near a mosque in the Police Lines area of Kohat district in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Friday, local media reported. District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital's M S Tahir Ali Shah said...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday received a telephone call from UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the two leaders exchanged views on developments in West Asia. The prime minister and the UAE president reaffirmed their commitment to continued cooperation...

New Delhi: Highlighting the need to institutionally strengthen the system to prevent recurring NEET paper leaks, the Supreme Court Friday unusually indicated that the judges of the bench may personally visit the National Testing Agency (NTA) to examine its upgraded facilities. The NTA, which conducts...

New Delhi: India Friday strongly rejected Islamabad's allegations relating to a collision between a Pakistani vessel and an Indian Navy warship in the Arabian Sea. New Delhi Wednesday summoned the Pakistani Charge d'Affaires (CDA) and lodged a strong protest over the unacceptable conduct by the...

Omaha(US): Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after serving in the role for more than 50 years. The company said Friday that the 96-year-old Buffett will become chairman emeritus and will take on his new role immediately. His son, Howard, will...

Kolkata: In another dramatic turn in the Trinamool Congress' internal battle, Mamata Banerjee camp's Nandigram bypoll candidate Sanchita Pradhan Dey withdrew her nomination Friday, a day before the deadline. Sanchita reportedly withdrew her candidature "hours after meeting West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari in Kolkata"....

Mumbai: Marathi film Gondhal has been chosen as India's official entry to the Oscars, the Film Federation of India announced Friday. Written and directed by Santosh Davakhar, the film is set in rural Maharashtra and plays out over a night of a traditional ritual centred...

Haridwar: Surendra Koli, acquitted by Supreme Court in Nithari serial killings, was found dead in his tea stall in Haridwar Friday, police said. Koli, who worked as a domestic help at the Noida house of businessman Moninder Singh Pandher, appears to have ended his life,...

New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Friday said it has initiated legal action against Nestle India Ltd for alleged non-compliance with food safety norms in three infant nutrition products. According to FSSAI, it examined NAN Excella Pro Stage 1, Lactogen...