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Dehradun: Forty-one BRO labourers working to clear snow near the high altitude border village of Mana in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district were trapped under an avalanche on Friday. The snowslide had initially buried 57 men but 16 were pulled out safely. The avalanche buried a camp...

New Delhi: Retirement fund body EPFO has decided to retain the interest rate on employees' provident fund deposits at 8.25 per cent for 2024-25 - the same as the previous year. The decision was taken by the EPFO's Central Board of Trustees at a meeting...

Imphal: Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla Friday further extended by one week the time given for the return of looted and illegal weapons and ammunition to the security forces. He also warned that later, "strict legal action would be taken as per law for possession...

Kolkata: The Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, Friday wrote a letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI) accusing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of tarnishing the image of the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, at a public meeting....

Thiruvananthapuram: He had waited for seven years to return home, but when Rahim arrived from Saudi Arabia Friday morning at the airport here, he broke down after seeing his relatives. Rahim’s elder son, 23-year-old Affan, is the sole accused in the killing of four of...

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav Friday presented a Budget of Rs 3,22,359 crore for the financial year 2025-26. The outlay is about 9.48 per cent higher than the previous year. The budget size for 2024-25 was Rs Rs. 2,94,427 crore The revenue expenditure...

New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition Atishi has written to Speaker Vijender Gupta strongly criticising the recent developments in the Delhi Assembly. Atishi stated in her letter that during the Lieutenant Governor's address in the Delhi Assembly Tuesday, February 25, the MLAs of the ruling...

New Delhi: The government has launched Aadhaar Good Governance portal to streamline approval process for authentication requests. This is in sync with an effort to make Aadhaar more people-friendly, enable ease of living, and enable better access to services for people, according to the Ministry...

Mumbai: The Indian stock market crashed Friday on weak global cues, with the Sensex and Nifty falling over 1.26 per cent in the morning trade, as US President Donald Trump created a stir in the global markets with the announcement of trade tariffs. Trump confirmed...

Sukma/Bijapur: Four Naxalites were arrested and explosive materials were confiscated from them in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, while three laid down arms in Bijapur, police said Thursday. The Maoist cadres held in Sukma had planned to plant explosives in the Chintalnar area to target security forces...