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New Delhi: Thousands of protesters gathered at Jantar Mantar Monday morning despite heavy rain and unprecedented security arrangements across central Delhi, as the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) pressed ahead with its proposed Sansad Chalo march demanding accountability over alleged examination irregularities. Delhi Police sealed several...

Jabalpur: Six friends were killed after a speeding truck ran them over while they were standing by the roadside on the Jabalpur-Bhopal National Highway-45 in Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghpur district, police said Monday. The victims were returning after visiting Hathinala Waterfall on the Narsinghpur-Jabalpur border when...

Jammu: As the horrors of unprecedented death and destruction caused by the flood unfold in the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir, bone-chilling reports of human suffering and infrastructure collapse came to light Monday, with hundreds of fortunate civilians escaping death...

Kovilpatti: A major political controversy erupted in Tamil Nadu after Vilathikulam DMK MLA Markandeyan was arrested in the early hours of Monday for allegedly making threatening remarks against Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay during a public meeting in Kovilpatti. The arrest came after videos of...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to introduce the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in the Rajya Sabha Monday, the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament. The proposed legislation seeks to make insulting or obstructing the...

New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike for more than three weeks, said he would end his fast Monday only if the three conditions outlined in a handwritten letter from Safdarjung Hospital are fulfilled. Wangchuk, who is on the...

New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk was stable Sunday but needed round-the-clock medical care and close monitoring due to the physiological stress and systemic effects of his prolonged hunger strike, Safdarjung Hospital authorities said. A health bulletin issued by VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital said Wangchuk's vital...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday hailed the laurels won by the Indian team members in the Biology and Chemistry Olympiads and said India's youth continue to make a mark globally. Modi said it is a matter of immense happiness that in the 37th...

New Delhi: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has concluded a five-day visit to Spain, Belgium, Finland and Estonia aimed at deepening India’s economic partnership with Europe, while building on the momentum generated by the successful conclusion of the India–EU Free Trade Agreement...

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government led by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C. Joseph Vijay is preparing to reduce the State-level Value Added Tax (VAT) on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), a move aimed at lowering airline operating costs and making the State’s aviation sector more...