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Srinagar: A Chinese national visiting J&K and Ladakh without permission has been detained by authorities, officials said. Hu Congtai, 29, arrived in Delhi November 19 on a tourist visa, which permitted him to visit Buddhist religious places in Varanasi, Agra, New Delhi, Jaipur, Sarnath, Gaya,...

New Delhi: Crisis-hit domestic carrier IndiGo has cancelled 500 flights and plans to operate 1,802 services Monday, the civil aviation ministry said. The airline has delivered 4,500 bags to the passengers out of the total 9,000, and will deliver the remaining in next 36 hours,...

Panaji: Saurabh Luthra, one of the owners of Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora in North Goa, in which 25 persons were killed in a devastating fire, Monday took to Instagram to express grief and asserted that the management will extend every possible form...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday accused the Congress of breaking into pieces the national song Vande Mataram under the guise of social harmony, and said it was still following the politics of appeasement. He also targeted former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru for agreeing...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Parliament Monday that the government has undertaken a multi-pronged strategy to stimulate the growth of consumption in the economy through a combination of demand-supporting measures, income-enhancing supply-side strategies and structural reforms, which, in turn, is driving GDP growth....

New Delhi: The Faridabad module was formed with the intention of carrying a series of blasts in and around Delhi, investigations have found. The ongoing investigation has now revealed that, along with causing terror in the form of multiple blasts, attempts were being made to...

Panaji: A preliminary inquiry into the devastating nightclub fire in Goa suggests that electric firecrackers were set off inside the premises, sparking a blaze that claimed 25 lives, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said. The North Goa-based nightclub teeming with revellers turned into a death...

Ernakulam: Malyalam actor Dileep, who was acquitted of charges in the 2017 actress abduction and sexual assault case, said Monday that it was a cooked-up case by the police that had failed in the court. “In the court, the cooked-up story of the police failed,”...

Erode: After district police denied permission citing space and security concerns, TVK, the party of actor-politician Vijay, Monday filed a fresh application seeking approval to hold his proposed public rally in Erode December 16, signalling its determination to go ahead with the key campaign event...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday refused to accord urgent hearing to a plea seeking judicial intervention into cancellation of hundreds of flights by IndiGo, saying the Centre has taken note of the situation and has taken steps to address it. The top court said it...