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Mumbai: Heavy police security was deployed in Mumbai's Mazgaon area after a clash broke out between two groups during a procession organised for bringing a Ganesh idol Sunday night. The situation became tense after Ganesh festival organisers alleged that eggs were hurled at their procession...

Beijing: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval arrived in Beijing Monday for a two-day visit to take part in the Special Representatives talks on the India-China boundary question with his Chinese counterpart and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The talks - scheduled for Tuesday - assume significance...

New Delhi: H1N1 influenza cases have increased in Delhi and parts of North India in recent weeks, with experts advising people, particularly those at higher risk of complications, to take precautions but stressed that there is no evidence of the virus becoming more virulent. Speaking...

New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India (EGI) strongly condemned the BJP Monday for using its official social media handles to portray journalists who question the government as ‘Dimagi Naxal’ (Intellectual Naxal), taking particular exception to the targeting of senior journalist and former Guild president...

New Delhi: New SIM card rules came into effect in India from Monday, and telecom companies have been instructed to stop issuing mobile connections to people who have already reached the permitted limit. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has directed telecom operators to identify customers...

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy Monday attacked the BJP and its-led NDA government at the Centre over denial of permission to him to visit the US, alleging that it was an insult to the four crore people of the state. On reports that...

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) that has put the state of government schools at the centre of its ongoing campaign wrote to all state governments Monday, seeking data on school infrastructure, teacher vacancies and funding over the last five years. In identical letters addressed...

New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Monday called for a protest march in Delhi September 5, accusing the Centre of failing to honour the promises made July 25 to convince the outfit to withdraw its 36-day agitation against examination irregularities. The march, to be...

New Delhi: Sugar industry's apex body ISMA Monday asserted that there is no shortage of sugar in the country and prices in the retail market are expected to come down. Addressing a press conference, Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) President Niraj Shirgaokar said the prices...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday told the Tamil Nadu government that it can raise before the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) its grievance concerning the release of the proportionate share of Cauvery water from Karnataka. The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) had directed Karnataka...