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New Delhi: Flagging non-compliances of rules and directions by civic bodies, the Supreme Court Wednesday said that people were dying not only due to dog bites alone in the country but also because of accidents caused by stray animals on roads. A bench of Justices...

Sukma (Chhattisgarh): As many as 26 Naxalites, 13 of them carrying a collective bounty of Rs 65 lakh, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district Wednesday, a senior police official said. The cadres, including seven women, turned themselves in before senior police and CRPF officials here under...

Mumbai: The Congress Wednesday suspended from the party 12 newly-elected councillors in Maharashtra's Ambernath Municipal Council, along with its block president, for forging an alliance with the BJP after last month's civic polls. The BJP forged a post-poll understanding with the Congress and Ajit Pawar's...

New Delhi: The National Medical Commission's Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) has withdrawn the letter of permission granted to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi for non-compliance with minimum standards. An order issued by the MARB...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu  Wednesday, with both leaders discussing ways to further strengthen the bilateral strategic partnership. The two leaders also discussed the regional situation and reaffirmed their shared resolve to fight terrorism. "Glad...

Luxembourg: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar has said that India is concerned over the recent developments in Venezuela following the US "capture" of President Nicolas Maduro. Maduro remains in a New York jail following his capture by US forces. The EAM urged all parties...

Washington: US Navy electronic-warfare aircraft known as EA-18G Growlers apparently played a key role in blinding Venezuela’s air defences during the military operation that led to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro, a media report said. In a major defence story, The Wall Street Journal...

Male: The surge in Hindu killings across Bangladesh underscores a familiar pattern with violence against Hindu minorities intensifying whenever the state's grip weakens. Hindu traders and small business owners are frequently targetted in the country because they are economically prominent yet socially vulnerable, a report...

Colombo: Three Indian nationals were arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly possessing 50 kg of cannabis, valued at LKR 500 million, in the largest narcotics haul at Colombo international airport, officials said Tuesday. The suspects, including two women, arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA)...

New Delhi: Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan Tuesday stirred a hornet’s nest by insinuating a Venezuela-like operation in India and asking whether the US forces will conduct a similar operation to what they did to their incumbent President. Prithviraj Chavan, speaking to IANS, hurled a poser,...