Nalanda: Eight people have died while eight others were injured in the Nalanda stampede Tuesday, police confirmed. A stampede broke out during prayers at Mata Sheetla Temple in Nalanda. In a statement, the police said that earlier in the day, the situation at the Maa...
Washington: US President Donald Trump has told aides that he's willing to end the US-Israeli war with Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing Trump administration officials. Trump and his aides recently assessed that a mission...
Guwahati: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday unveiled the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) ‘Sankalp Patra’ (manifesto) for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections at an event held at Vajpayee Bhawan in Guwahati. The launch programme was attended by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Minister...
New Delhi: As India approaches the new fiscal year FY27, the country’s direct tax system is set for a major overhaul from April 1, 2026, with the new Income Tax Act, 2025, coming into force -- replacing the six-decade-old 1961 legislation and introducing changes in...
Washington: US President Donald Trump ‘would be quite interested’ in calling on Arab countries to help pay for the costs related to the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. "I won't get ahead of him (Trump) on that," Leavitt...
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Monday declared in the Lok Sabha that India has virtually become Naxal-free, with the dreaded Maoist central and state leadership structures almost completely eliminated just a day before the government’s self-imposed deadline of March 31, 2026. Addressing...
Washington: The United States expects to complete its military objectives against Iran “in a matter of weeks, not months,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, asserting that key targets, including Tehran’s air force, navy and missile capabilities, are already being dismantled even as Washington tests...
Visakhapatnam: An Indian Navy staff allegedly murdered a 28-year-old woman, dismembered her body, and attempted to destroy evidence in Gajuwaka area here, a police official said Monday. According to the police, the accused procured a knife online, dismembered the body, stored some parts in a...
Tehran: The recent truce plan proposed by the United States contains "very excessive, unrealistic and unreasonable" demands, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday. The spokesman made the remarks at a press conference in Tehran while elaborating on the US-proposed 15-point plan delivered to...
Kathmandu: Nepal's Supreme Court Monday refused to provide interim relief to former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, arrested over the 2025 Gen Z movement crackdown, even as protests continued in Nepal over his detention. Oli and former home minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested on...
The growing tendency of different state police forces to cross jurisdictional boundaries in order to arrest individuals for their opinions...
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In the past, it was considered rather difficult to contest assembly elections without a recognisable chief ministerial candidate’s face as...
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The Pentagon’s announcement on 2 May to significantly reduce American troop presence in Germany marks a pivotal moment in the...
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By Aakar Patel If you are normal, you have any number of parties you can support and vote for. There...
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