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Patna: The Bihar Police Headquarters has issued a directive instructing women police personnel and officers to avoid wearing make-up during duty hours, aiming to enforce strict discipline within the force, an official said Thursday. The directive, issued by the office of ADG (Law and Order)...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday orally observed that the clutch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to revise electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar raises an issue which “goes at the very roots of democracy”, involving the right to vote. After...

Jaipur: Last rites of Flight Lieutenant Rishiraj Singh Devda (23), a native of Pali, who lost his life in the Indian Air Force's Jaguar fighter jet crash, will be held Thursday. His mortal remains will be brought to his native village, Khinwandi, located about 70...

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor Thursday called the 1975 Emergency a dark chapter in India’s history and added that this should serve as a reminder for everyone and everywhere that democracy cannot be taken for granted. In a strongly-worded Op-Ed in a leading...

Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate has filed a money laundering case to look into the role of more than two dozen celebrities, including actors like Vijay Deverakonda, Rana Daggubati and Prakash Raj, apart from some social media influencers and YouTubers in Telangana as part of a...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday commenced hearing on a batch of pleas challenging the Election Commission's decision to undertake a special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the poll-bound Bihar. A partial working day (PWD) bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi...

Bengaluru: Bengaluru Police Thursday arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly recording videos of women in public places and uploading them on social media after presenting them in an objectionable manner. The accused has been identified as Gurudeep Singh. Banashankari police arrested him after registering a...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in India Thursday morning after wrapping up a highly productive and successful five-nation tour to Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), PM Modi's five-nation visit was a "productive...

New Delhi: Strong tremors from an earthquake were felt across Delhi-NCR Thursday, causing panic among residents in the National Capital, Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, and other nearby areas. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the earthquake was measured to be of 4.4 magnitude on the...

Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: The TMC Wednesday alleged that the BJP government in Odisha has illegally detained Bengali-speaking migrant workers on the pretext of identifying unauthorised immigrants, despite the labourers possessing ‘valid documents’. The ruling party of West Bengal demanded their immediate release and warned of a larger...