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New Delhi: An inquiry committee investigating allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma -- against whom removal proceedings were initiated over the alleged discovery of unaccounted cash from his official residence -- has submitted its report to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. The report, which was presented...

Kolkata: The sleuths of Kolkata Police Tuesday morning arrested Faridul Islam, the mastermind behind the violence at the minority-dominated Park Circus area in central Kolkata Sunday afternoon. Protesters pelted stones and bricks, injuring several police personnel, while the latter attempted to prevent a violent demonstration...

Dehradun: Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and senior BJP leader, Major General (Retd.) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri passed away Tuesday at Max Hospital in Dehradun after a prolonged illness. A former Army officer who transitioned into politics, Maj Gen Khanduri served two terms as the Chief Minister...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notices to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, ex-Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh and other party leaders in criminal contempt proceedings initiated over alleged attempts to scandalise...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday said the right to live with dignity encompasses the right to live freely without threat from dogs as it dismissed all applications and petitions seeking recall of its earlier directions on relocation and sterilisation of strays. A bench of...

Oslo: India strongly pushed back against questions raised by a Norwegian journalist on press freedom and human rights, stating that Delhi guarantees fundamental rights to all citizens and also provides legal mechanisms to address violations whenever they occur. The episode unfolded during the Prime Minister’s...

New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by about 90 paise per litre Tuesday, marking the second increase in fuel rates in less than a week after state-run oil firms ended a nearly four-year freeze on revisions. The increase pushed petrol prices in New...

Washington: The US has approved the possible sale of support services and related equipment for Apache helicopters to India for an estimated cost of USD 198.2 billion, the US Department of State said. The Department of State also approved a possible sale of sustainment support...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over allegations that he did not take questions from journalists in Norway, saying "there is nothing to hide, there is nothing to fear". The Congress leader made these remarks on...

Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh): Union Home Minister Amit Shah Monday asserted that India is now "by and large" free from three main internal security problems of Naxalism, terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and insurgency in the Northeast. Speaking in the former Maoist stronghold of Jagdalpur, Bastar, Shah...