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Imphal: BJP leader Y Khemchand Singh was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Manipur Wednesday. Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 62-year-old legislator. BJP MLA Nemcha Kipgen, who belongs to the Kuki community, and Naga People's Front...

Belagavi: A local court Wednesday convicted 12 people in connection with the Dalit woman nude parade case that was reported from Vantamuri village of Karnataka's Belagavi district. The 42-year-old woman was dragged out of her house, stripped, and paraded December 10, 2023. She was later...

New Delhi: Hours after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hurled a "traitor" barb at Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu, the BJP Wednesday kicked up a firestorm over the remark, calling it a "slur on every Sikh", and demanded the Lok Sabha speaker take action against the...

New Delhi: IndiGo will adjust its long-haul flights operated with leased Dreamliners, including suspending services to Copenhagen from February 17, as the airline seeks to tackle external operational constraints. As part of the adjustments, necessiated by Iranian airspace uncertainties and congestion at airports, the carrier...

New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday vehemently urged the Supreme Court to intervene in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to "save democracy", alleging the state is being targeted and its people are being bulldozed. The top court took...

Imphal: NDA legislature party leader Y Khemchand Singh on Wednesday staked a claim to form a government in Manipur, state BJP chief A Sharda Devi said. Restive Manipur has been under the President's rule since February last year. An NDA team led by Singh met...

Jammu: Two Pakistani terrorists of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit were killed in an over 20-hour-long operation in a remote forest area in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday, officials said. One of those killed was identified as Avu Mavia, a top commander of JeM, who...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Wednesday told the Lok Sabha that the sensitive sectors of the country, like agriculture and dairy, are completely protected in the India-US trade deal. He said that the US tariffs for Indian goods will be reduced to...

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi Wednesday cited former Army Chief MM Naravane's unpublished "memoir" to claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not fulfil his responsibility during the India-China conflict in 2020 and passed the buck on to Naravane. Addressing reporters in the...

New Delhi: Ahead of the Supreme Court's hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has moved a fresh application urging the Apex Court to restrain the Election Commission of India...