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Shimla: Six members of a family were burnt alive at their residence in a devastating fire that broke out early Thursday at Talagna village in Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh, said police. One family member survived the incident that occurred at around 2 a.m. at...

New Delhi: Air India and IndiGo Thursday cancelled some of their overseas flights as the Iranian airspace closure impacted services. Flights of Air India to the US and Europe, and services of IndiGo to CIS countries, Europe, and Turkey have been impacted, according to officials....

Hyderabad: Tension prevailed in the Puranapul area of Hyderabad following vandalism by unidentified persons at a place of worship and the subsequent attack on a nearby shrine. Ten people, including an inspector and a few constables, were injured in the stone pelting, and several vehicles...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday declined to entertain a plea filed by the producer of the Tamil film 'Jana Nayagan', starring actor-politician Vijay, seeking directions to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to grant a censor certificate for the film’s release. In its...

Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is concerned regarding the slow rate of verification of identification documents provided by "unmapped" voters who have participated in the current hearing sessions concerning the draft voters' list in West Bengal. Amid this situation, the Commission has directed...

Mumbai: The voting for Municipal Corporations across the state, which began at 7.30 am Thursday, was plagued by administrative mismanagement. The primary victim of this inefficiency was Forest Minister Ganesh Naik, who was forced to run from pillar to post for an hour before he...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu Thursday extended warm greetings to the Indian Army on the occasion of Army Day, describing the day as a tribute to the courage, dedication and supreme sacrifice of soldiers who serve the nation with unwavering resolve. In her message, the...

New Delhi: Senior IPS officer Rakesh Aggarwal was Wednesday appointed as the director general of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Aggarwal, a 1994 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, is currently special director general in the anti-terror agency. He has also...

New Delhi: India Wednesday asked all its nationals residing in Iran to leave by available means and avoid any travel to the country as tensions mounted over possible military intervention by the US over Tehran's crackdown on nationwide protests that killed over 2,500 people. In...

New Delhi: Editors Guild of India Wednesday urged governments of India and Pakistan to lift restrictions on news websites and restore access to cross-border journalism. In a statement here, the Guild admitted that there have been instances of media in both countries crossing bounds of...