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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...

Bhopal: The suspicious death of 33-year-old model and actress Twisha Sharma took a critical turn Monday as a local court rejected the anticipatory bail plea of her absconding lawyer- husband, Samarth Singh. Following the court's decision, the Bhopal Police officially announced a cash reward of...

New Delhi: Surveillance and preparedness measures are being strengthened at points of entry and across the public health system as a matter of caution amid the recent Ebola outbreak in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, official sources said Monday. They...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, Monday congratulated the Congress's Vadasseri Damodara Menon Satheesan on being sworn in as the chief minister of Kerala. Patnaik, who was the longest-serving chief minister of Odisha, said he was hopeful that Kerala would reach...