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Chandigarh: In the run-up to the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation polls, INDIA bloc partners the Congress and AAP Thursday parted ways and will be contesting the mayoral elections separately, said AAP leader Anurag Dhanda. This gives the BJP a potential edge over its rivals. Both AAP...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has allowed Hindu prayers from sunrise to sunset on Basant Panchami Friday, at the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district, while permitting Muslims to offer namaz from 1 pm to 3 pm on the day. The top...

Hyderabad: AIMIM President and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi Thursday urged External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar to intervene and ensure the rescue of 16 Indian nationals from the Myanmar-Thailand border. Owaisi posted on the social media platform ‘X’ Thursday that he received a distressing message...

New Delhi: Amid global uncertainties, the current state of the economy provides ground for optimism going forward, and the GDP growth estimates for 2025-26 indicate that India will remain the fastest-growing major economy in the world, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). India...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday claimed that the Modi government's objectives in repealing MGNREGA are the same as they were in bringing the "three black farm laws", and urged workers to take a cue from farmers and stand united to demand the rollback...

Imphal: Fresh tension escalated in Manipur's Imphal valley Thursday after police recovered the body of a 38-year-old man, a day after he and his wife were kidnapped by suspected United Kuki National Army (UKNA) militants in Manipur's Churachandpur district, officials said. The victim has been...

Bhaderwah/Jammu: An Army vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday, killing 10 soldiers and injuring 11 others, officials said. The accident took place at the 9000-feet-high Khanni top along Bhaderwah-Chamba interstate road around...

Balodabazar (Chhattisgarh): At least six workers were killed and five others injured in a blast at a steel plant in Chhattisgarh's Balodabazar-Bhatapara district Thursday, officials said. The incident occurred at the Real Ispat and Power Ltd in Bakulahi village in the Bhatapara rural area, District...

New Delhi: A Delhi court Thursday acquitted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a case related to inciting violence in Janakpuri and Vikaspuri areas in the national capital during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh orally pronounced a brief order acquitting Kumar....

Jammu: A fresh encounter broke out between security forces and holed-up terrorists during the ongoing search operation in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district Thursday, officials said. The operation was launched in Sonnar village near Mandral-Singhpora in Chatroo belt Sunday, leading to...