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Chatra: Two people were killed and two others seriously injured in a violent clash that led to firing between two rival groups in the Gendra village under the Kunda police station area of Jharkhand’s Chatra district, police said Monday. The incident took place Sunday night...

Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to arrive here Monday on a three-day visit to West Bengal, where assembly elections are due early next year, a senior BJP leader said. Shah will land in Kolkata airport in the evening and head straight to...

New Delhi: The fund sharing between the Centre and states under the new VB-G RAM G will be based on normative assessment, and states stand to gain around Rs 17,000 crore when compared to the average allocation of the last seven years, an SBI Research...

New Delhi: Flight operations across several parts of the country were severely affected after dense fog reduced visibility, leaving passengers stranded and distressed at multiple airports. The aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has announced the period from December 10 to February...

Visakhapatnam: A passenger was killed, and more than 150 had a narrow escape after two AC compartments of the Tatanagar-Ernakulam Junction Super-Fast Express caught fire near Visakhapatnam in the wee hours of Monday, police said. The fire broke out in the train at Yelamanchili in...

New Delhi: A video showing a group of men performing dangerous stunts in speeding cars on Delhi roads has surfaced online, triggering a sharp reaction on social media. The clip shows several vehicles moving at high speed, swerving and zigzagging through traffic, with some occupants...

Raipur/Bijapur: In a significant blow to Maoist insurgency in the Bastar region, personnel of the 199th Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) recovered and neutralised two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by Maoists, averting a potential tragedy. According to police officials, the operation...

New Delhi: Airlines faced a baggage handling system glitch at the Delhi airport Sunday afternoon, and the issue was resolved later, according to sources. The sources said there was a glitch with the baggage handling system for around 15-20 minutes starting around 1.45 pm Sunday....

Lucknow: The draft electoral roll in Uttar Pradesh, which will be published December 31, is likely to have the names of about 12.55 crore voters, with almost 2.89 crore names deleted from the pre-SIR voter list. Those excluded will have a chance to contest the...

New Delhi: The national capital recorded air quality in the "very poor" category Sunday with an overall Air Quality Index reading of 390, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The meteorological department has issued an orange alert of very dense fog for Monday,...