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Kalpetta: The death toll in the Wayanad mudslide tragedy climbed to five Thursday after rescue teams recovered two bodies from the debris, even as the search resumed for three people who remain missing. State Agriculture Minister T. Siddique, who is at the accident site, said...

Kolkata: The West Bengal Police informed Thursday that 22 more suspects have been apprehended in the last 24 hours. They have been identified in connection with the lynching of a youth, attacking police, vandalism of public property, including police vehicles and railway tracks, and the...

Umaria: Five members of a family, including a child and three women, were killed after their car rammed into a truck on National Highway-43 in Madhya Pradesh's Umaria district in the early hours of Thursday, police said. The accident occurred between 3 a.m. and 4...

Bhubaneswar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Wednesday arrested a youth from Uttar Pradesh for his alleged involvement in the rooftop explosion at a house in the Sundarpada area here earlier this year, which killed two persons and left two others grievously injured. The accused has...

New Delhi: India and the Maldives have concluded negotiations for a bilateral investment treaty (BIT), and the text is undergoing legal scrubbing before the deal is signed. The two countries are also fast-tracking negotiations for the proposed free trade agreement (FTA). These issues, among others,...

New Delhi: Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's condition deteriorated further Wednesday, with doctors reporting that he has lost more than seven kilograms since beginning his indefinite fast 11 days ago. AISA member Hrishikesh, who was also on an indefinite hunger strike at the protest...

Patna: The Janata Dal (United) Wednesday announced its new Bihar state committee, with State President Umesh Singh Kushwaha unveiling the list after receiving approval from National President Nitish Kumar and National Working President Sanjay Jha. The newly constituted committee includes 12 state vice-presidents, 38 general...

Kolkata: Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday lost her cool and slapped a party worker amid chaos during her party's protest procession in Kolkata against the alleged rape and murder of a minor in Baruipur. The Trinamool Congress faction led by Mamata Banerjee...

Porbandar: An Indian Navy's Drishti-10 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed near Dharampur village in Gujarat's Porbandar district on Wednesday during a training sortie, with the Navy confirming that no injuries or loss of life were reported on the ground. In a post on social media...

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday organised the third one-day conference for media and communication officers. Around 200 officials from 10 states and Union Territories were brought together to strengthen election-related communication and address the growing challenge of misinformation in the...