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Nagpur: Police in Maharashtra's Nagpur have identified a 35-year-old man from Gondia in the state as the person behind a spate of hoax bomb threats that triggered panic, caused flight delays and led to increased security at airports and other establishments, an official said. The...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday hit out at Delhi and West Bengal governments for not implementing the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme out of ‘political interests’ and said he was pained that the elderly from these two states cannot avail free treatment under...

Deir al-Balah: An Israeli strike on a five-story building where displaced Palestinians were sheltering in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 60 people early Tuesday, more than half of them women and children, Gaza's Health Ministry said. In a separate development, Lebanon's militant group...

Kolkata: The ongoing protests by the doctors of West Bengal over the rape and murder of a junior doctor of RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, seem to be taking a murky turn with the two rival associations making accusations against each other....

Kasaragod (Kerala):  A fire accident during a Theyyam performance at a temple near Neeleswaram late last night left 154 people injured, eight of them seriously, when firecrackers stored in the vicinity exploded, police said Tuesday. Kasargod District Police chief D Shilpa announced the formation of...

Mysuru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), probing the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam, continued its raid on the second consecutive day at the residence and offices of Rakesh Papanna, a close confidant of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, said officials here Tuesday. The raid and inspection were...

Beijing: In a major setback to China's BRI, Brazil has decided against joining Beijing's multi-billion-dollar initiative becoming the second country after India in the BRICS bloc not to endorse the mega project. Brazil, headed by President Lula da Silva, will not join the Belt and...

New Delhi: India sent 30 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Palestine Tuesday, continuing its support to the war-affected region. This is the second shipment carrying medical supplies, essential life-saving drugs, and anti-cancer medications for the people of Palestine. "India's support to the people of Palestine...

Jerusalem: The Israeli Defence Ministry said that it has signed a 2-billion-shekel ($537 million) deal to expand the production of the Iron Beam laser interception system, which is expected to join Israel's air defence array in about a year. The agreement was signed Monday with...

Jammu: Security forces Tuesday morning gunned down two terrorists holed up in a forest area near a village in the Akhnoor sector in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the number of militants killed in the 27-hour gunfight near the Line of Control (LoC) to three, officials...