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Kasibugga (Andhra Pradesh): At least seven people were killed and two others injured at a temple stampede in Kasibugga of Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district Saturday, said a police official. The stampede occurred at Venkateswara temple in Kasibugga at around 11.30 am, and "Seven persons died...

New Delhi: Congress Saturday said India wrapping up its operation at Tajikistan's Ayni airbase is "yet another setback" for the country's strategic diplomacy. In a post on X, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said India established its Ayni air force base in Tajikistan...

Kasibugga (Andhra Pradesh): Multiple casualties are feared at a temple stampede here in Srikakulam district Saturday. Reacting to the incident, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, in a post on X said, "The stampede at Kasibugga Venkateswara temple in Srikakulam district anguished me. It...

Patna: Asserting that "being a Bihari is now a matter of pride", Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday urged people to once again vote for the NDA in the upcoming assembly polls for faster development of the state. In a video message uploaded by his...

Kolkata/Balasore: The trial in the case of gangrape of a second-year student of a private medical college & hospital in West Bengal's Durgapur will start from Saturday. The matter will be heard at the Additional Sessions Court at Durgapur, where the case has been transferred...

Kota: Two schoolchildren were killed and more than a dozen others injured when a school van collided head-on with an SUV in Rajasthan's Kota district on Saturday morning, police said. According to police and eyewitnesses, the accident, near the 132 kV grid station in the...

New Delhi: In a landmark verdict aimed at protecting lawyer-client privilege, the Supreme Court Friday issued a slew of directions to curb arbitrary summoning of lawyers by probe agencies for rendering advice, and said investigating officers (IOs) cannot summon them in criminal probes unless approved...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday indicated that it will not interfere with the directive of FSSAI withdrawing permissions for food-and-beverage companies to use the word ORS in their labelling unless they meet the standard medical formulation. Justice Sachin Datta said if the company,...

New Delhi: Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi Friday said warfare is becoming increasingly "non-kinetic and non-contact" owing to multiple factors and therefore demands a response that requires military strength, and intellectual, technological and moral preparedness. Chanakya's teachings remind us that the "rising powers inevitably provoke...

New Delhi: India's exports of textiles, gems and jewellery, and marine products recorded healthy growth in several non-US markets during January-September 2025, reflecting a broad-based diversification in the country's outbound shipments, according to the commerce ministry data. Exports from these sectors to destinations such as...