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Visakhapatnam: Eight persons were killed and six others injured in an explosion in a firecrackers unit in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli district Sunday. The incident occurred at Kailasapatnam in Kotlavuratla Mandal, police said. The firecrackers unit was completely gutted in the fire, triggered by an explosion....

Kolkata: Skeletal remains of burnt vehicles, a looted shopping mall and a vandalised pharmacy were some of the tell-tale signs of violence that engulfed parts of Murshidabad district of West Bengal during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act. Sunday, roads were deserted, shops closed and...

Aizawl: Seizure of drugs, arms, ammunition, explosives and exotic animals in Mizoram by the security forces continues unabated with highly addictive 17.946 kg methamphetamine tablets valued at more than Rs 54 crore confiscated in the northeastern state, officials said  Sunday. A drug peddler, a Myanmar...

New Delhi: A series of earthquakes struck India and other Asian countries Sunday, including Myanmar, which is still dealing with the aftermath of the March 28 quake. A 3.4 magnitude earthquake Sunday struck India's Mandi district of Himachal. The epicentre of the earthquake was located...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear Tuesday the matter where it had suo moto (on its own motion) stayed the Allahabad High Court judgment holding that grabbing breasts and breaking the pyjama string was not enough for charge of attempt to rape....

Jammu: The joint security forces have recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from the three terrorists killed during the three-day anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district. Officials said, “The joint forces recovered 1 M4 Rifle, 2 AK 47 Rifles, 11 Magazines,...

Kolkata: Twelve more people were arrested in connection with the violent protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, where three people have died, police said Sunday. No new incident of violence was reported from anywhere in the Muslim-majority district, with security...

New Delhi: India and Nepal have decided to strengthen measures to check cross-border smuggling of gold, narcotics, fake currency notes and other goods such as e-cigarettes, according to a statement issued by the Finance Ministry Sunday. The issue was discussed at the 21st Director-General level...

Chandigarh: A day after a viral video showed a girl emerging out of a suitcase being carted around on a hostel campus, the private university concerned in Haryana has said it was just a "prank" being played "within the girls' hostel" by some students. The...

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday lashed out at Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav for allegedly mocking Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshi Ram and "insulting" the Dalit community. BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya took to the social media platform X...