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A video of Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah is going viral on social media, showing a temple priest blessing him, but with a twist that prompted Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to intervene. The video, now widely shared online, has triggered...

Jaipur: In a shocking case, a French woman was raped after attending a party in Rajasthana's Udaipur. The Rajasthan Police have registered a case, confirmed officials Tuesday. According to police, the incident took place Monday evening after the victim attended a party at a local...

New Delhi: It took three decades for the Emergency imposed by then-prime minister Indira Gandhi, a 21-month period marked by censorship and mass arrests of opposition leaders, to make an entry into NCERT political science textbooks. Curiously, it happened under the Congress-led UPA rule in...

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has invited Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to clear his doubts regarding the free and fair conduct of last year’s Maharashtra Assembly elections, pointing to his recent article in a newspaper questioning the poll panel’s impartiality. Reminding him...

Srinagar: In a judgment that might have far-reaching consequences, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court said that a Pakistani woman living in J&K for years with a long-term visa should have been protected from deportation during India's retaliatory action after the terror attack in Pahalgam...

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in a renewed diplomatic push against Pakistan-backed cross-border terrorism, is set to call on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to intensify efforts to curb terrorism during a two-day conclave in China's Qingdao, beginning Wednesday. Singh will be visiting the...

New Delhi: India has formally requested a pause in proceedings related to disputes over the Kishanganga and Ratle hydropower projects, as it seeks to take control over its western river systems under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), officials said Tuesday. The government has in a...

Bengaluru: Former BJP MP Anant Kumar Hegde, his gunman, driver, and an unidentified person have been booked for assault and issuing a threat to a family after intercepting their car, police said Tuesday. The incident allegedly occurred Monday evening. According to a complaint filed by...

New Delhi: India has, for the first time, broken into the top 100 countries in the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) rankings. The country secured a spot among 167 nations assessed for their progress in achieving the United Nations-mandated goals, according to a report released...

Pune: The prosecution has urged the Juvenile Justice Board to treat a 17-year-old boy accused of driving a Porsche car in an inebriated state and mowing down two persons last year in Pune as an adult, saying he committed a ‘heinous’ act. The incident, which...