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Kolkata: A 27-year-old woman and her minor daughter were in critical condition Sunday after an alleged su*cide attempt reportedly triggered by anxiety over not receiving a Special Intensive Revision enumeration form in West Bengal's Hooghly district, according to family members. The alleged incident took place...

New Delhi: The Congress party distanced itself Sunday from Shashi Tharoor's remarks praising BJP leader LK Advani, stating the MP speaks for himself and his continued role as a CWC member reflects the party's democratic and liberal values. The opposition party's remarks came after Tharoor,...

Bengaluru: In a veiled remark against the Congress leaders criticising RSS for operating without registration, the Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat Sunday said his organisation is recognised as a body of individuals. RSS was established in 1925, so do you expect us to have registered with...

Goalpara (Assam): Assam government Sunday began an eviction drive to clear alleged encroachment on 1,140 bighas (over 376 acres) of forest land in Goalpara district, affecting nearly 600 families, officials said. According to Goalpara District Commissioner Prodip Timung, the exercise is going "on peacefully" to...

Port Blair: An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude was recorded in the Andaman Sea Sunday, the National Centre for Seismology said. The tremor was felt in parts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but there was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage...

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Sunday arrested three terrorists linked with ISIS from Ahmedabad for conspiring to carry out terrorist attacks across the country. According to the Gujarat ATS, the arrested individuals had been on its radar for the past year, and were arrested...

New Delhi: Stepping up its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Vande Mataram row, the Congress Sunday claimed that the PM has insulted the Congress Working Committee of 1937, which issued a statement on the song, as also Rabindranath Tagore, and said he...

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will Monday inaugurate the 22nd annual conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India Region Zone-III in Kohima. The two-day conference would see the participation of presiding officers and lawmakers from eight northeastern states. Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio,...

Haflong: Three students from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Silchar, drowned in a waterfall in Assam's Dima Hasao district, officials said Sunday. The incident took place at the Bulchol (Hmunthajao) waterfall, located in Bolsom Bagan of Harangajao Saturday afternoon, they said. "The tragic mishap...

New Delhi: Vice President CP Radhakrishnan will visit Karnataka Sunday, marking his maiden visit to the state after assuming office in September, an official said. During the visit to the southern state, the Vice President will participate in the Commemoration of Parampujya Acharya Shri 108...