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Surat/Bhubaneswar: Special Operations Group (SOG) of Surat City Police has arrested two men from Odisha and seized 20 kilograms of ganja valued at Rs 10 lakh during a raid at a residential premises in the Ved Road area of Gujarat's Surat as part of an...

New Delhi: The government is looking into WhatsApp's planned username feature amid concerns it could be misused for impersonation and fraud, people familiar with the matter said. The government will assess potential risks, the sources said, adding that the Meta-owned platform's latest announcement raises concerns....

Srinagar: More than 100 prominent citizens, including former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, from India and Pakistan have urged Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif to revive bilateral dialogue and restore normal ties. An open letter, signed by Abdullah,...

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has given a 15-day extension to the Special Investigation Team probing allegations of embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, officials said Wednesday. The tenure of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been extended to probe the matter...

New Delhi: The CBSE has directed its affiliated schools to promote cyber safety by encouraging students, teachers and parents to enrol in a 2.5-hour cyber hygiene certification course and establish cyber clubs to organise monthly awareness activities, according to officials. The initiative, under a nationwide...

New Delhi: The protest by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) at Jantar Mantar entered its 12th day Wednesday, with activist Sonam Wangchuk continuing his hunger strike for the fourth day, saying he was feeling fine though slightly tired, while students associated with the All India...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday embarked on a four-day official visit to France, where she will hold a series of high-level engagements aimed at deepening the India-France Strategic Partnership, strengthening economic cooperation, and promoting investment. A key highlight of the visit will be...

New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu government has moved the Supreme Court against the Madras High Court order imposing a blanket ban on the slaughter of cows and calves in the state. In its plea, the Tamil Nadu government challenged the May 27 order of the...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi departed on Wednesday for a three-day visit to India for the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit in New Delhi. Prior to her departure, Takaichi highlighted the importance of Japan's collaboration with India amid the growing uncertainty in the international situation,...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday ordered the removal of five prima facie defamatory online posts against BJP Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha, who had sought the takedown of allegedly manipulated online content portraying that he "sold himself for money" after switching from the...