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Kochi: The alleged Bhutan luxury car smuggling scandal took a serious turn Wednesday with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) launching simultaneous raids at 17 locations across Kerala and Tamil Nadu, including the homes of leading Malayalam actors Mammootty, his son Dulquer Salmaan, Prithviraj Sukumaran, and Amit...

Jaipur: A truck carrying LPG cylinders caught fire following a collision with a tanker on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway Tuesday night, police said, adding that one person was killed in the accident. Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma termed the fire incident on the Jaipur-Ajmer Highway as extremely...

Shimla: At least 15 passengers were killed as a private bus they were travelling in was struck by a massive landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district Tuesday evening, officials said. The accident took place in Bhalughat area in Jhandutta assembly segment, they said, adding the...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday orally remarked that every voter has a right to appeal against their exclusion from the electoral rolls, while expressing concern over the "confusion" surrounding large-scale deletions and additions during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters in poll-bound Bihar....

Bengaluru: Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda has been admitted to the Manipal Hospital in Karnataka's Bengaluru following a deterioration in his health condition. Doctors have said that Deve Gowda is recovering and that his condition is currently stable, according to hospital authorities Tuesday. The...

Chandigarh: Senior Haryana police officer Y Puran Kumar allegedly shot himself dead at his Chandigarh home Tuesday, officials said. The 52-year-old 2001 batch officer, known for his interventions in matters related to the rights of officers and seniority and other issues, had recently been posted...

Chandigarh: The ED attached immovable and movable properties worth Rs 2.85 crore in a cyber fraud case in which foreign nationals were duped of Rs 11.50 crore by a Haryana-based gang impersonating as employees of Bank of America, an official said Tuesday. The Enforcement Directorate...

Nashik: A 17-year-old engineering student committed su*cide on the campus of his college here after venting his frustration with life on social media, police said Tuesday. The deceased, identified as Ayush Chavan, was a student at an engineering college in Gangapur Road area of the...

Mumbai: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Tuesday that she has seen several deepfake videos of herself being circulated online, manipulated to mislead citizens and distort facts, a reminder of the urgency with which we must strengthen our defences. Addressing the 6th edition of the Global...

New Delhi: The Bar Council of India (BCI) Tuesday condemned the killing of an Odisha advocate. BCI Chairman and senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra issued a letter saying the apex bar body expressed its “strongest condemnation and profound anguish at the cold-blooded shooting and murder...