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Singrauli/Bhopal: A 'kutcha' house caved in on a sleeping family in Barahpan village under Kotwali police station area in Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli district, killing three people and injuring five others. The incident happened Monday night. Eight members of the family were trapped under the debris...

New Delhi: Painting a grim picture of the country under the Modi government, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has said India has fallen way down the list of nations deemed liberal democracies in the past decade and the BJP has systematically dismantled democratic institutions. In her...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is fighting for his vision of India, and she for hers, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi has said, disclosing that she has had "practically no real contact" with him and when they do come face-to-face, he tends to look...

New Delhi: In taking arguably one of 21st century India's most consequential decisions, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi went from completely rejecting the idea of taking up prime ministership to a feeble "theek hai" when alliance colleagues pressed her to take the job only to finally...

New Delhi: National Commission for Women receives around 1.5 lakh complaints annually, with domestic violence accounting for the highest number of cases, NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has said. In an interview with PTI, Rahatkar said there are multiple ways, including the commission's online portal, Management...

New Delhi: Delhi Police has served a notice to former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, asking her to record her statement in a 2013 case linked to a confrontation with police during a Trinamool Congress protest in the national capital, police sources said on...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar Monday held a conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, with discussions focused on the Ukraine conflict and ongoing diplomatic initiatives. “Spoke this evening with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of Russia. Our conversation focused on the Ukraine...

New Delhi: More than one lakh trees will be cut and around 470 hectares of ‘unclassified forest’ land will be diverted as the Union Environment Ministry’s forest advisory committee (FAC) has given its approval for establishment of 1,000-MW Naying Hydro Electric Project on Siyom River...

London/Bhubaneswar: A major celebration of Odisha’s culture, heritage and community spirit will be held at South London this November, as Bali Jatra UK 2026 prepares to return for its third annual edition. The festival is organised by Odisha Society of UK CIC, a UK community...

New Delhi: The shops have reopened, the crows have returned and the familiar bustle of Old Delhi continues a year after the suicide bombing near the Red Fort. However, for survivors of the November 10 blast, the physical, emotional and financial scars remain. The explosion...