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Kochi: Kerala High Court has called for legislative amendments to lower the age threshold for juveniles and children in conflict with the law to 16 years, citing their growing maturity at that age. Justice A Bhadarudeen made the observation while hearing a petition filed by...

New Delhi: Police have registered an FIR alleging mischief and misinformation by unidentified persons in connection with the alleged death of a large number of fish in the Yamuna near northeast Delhi's Sonia Vihar, officials said Saturday. Based on a complaint by the Delhi government's...

Hyderabad: Launching a diatribe against the BJP, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Saturday alleged that India is actually no longer a democracy. Speaking at the Bharat Summit hosted by the Telangana government here, he asked how the election can be legitimate if the Election Commission declares...

Hyderabad: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Friday addressed gig workers at the launch of the Telangana Gig Workers' Social Security and Welfare Scheme, asserting that the Congress government was fulfilling its earlier promise to protect and partner with them. Speaking in...

Kolkata: TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was questioned by Kolkata Police for nearly four hours Saturday in connection with an FIR over a social media post allegedly targeting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Gujarati community, with rival TMC and BJP supporters trading...

Dhaka/New Delhi: Bangladesh has completed all legal procedures required to secure the return of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India, and the next step rests with New Delhi, Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman said Saturday, according to local media reports. "We have completed everything required...

Srinagar: Four earthquakes struck Jammu and Kashmir Saturday, within about 12 hours, with their epicentres located in the Doda-Kishtwar belt, officials said. According to data released by disaster management authorities, the latest tremor occurred at 1.09 p.m. in the Doda region. It measured 2.9 in...

New Delhi: India and the US have sorted out the bulk of the issues relating to the proposed trade deal and it could be sealed "soon" as negotiations are underway to resolve the last stretch of concerns, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Saturday. His...

New Delhi: Even as the Lashkar-e-Taiba keeps throwing up names of its proxies, investigating agencies have zeroed in on the outfit’s role in both the attacks - of November 11 and August 1 - in J&K's Kulgam this year. Both attacks were carried out by...

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress-Mamta General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee appeared before the Kolkata Police Saturday afternoon for questioning in connection with an FIR registered against him over a social media post targeting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. Banerjee reached the Bhabanipur Police Station in South Kolkata...