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Shillong: In a chilling twist to the murder of Raja Raghuvanshi during his honeymoon in Meghalaya, police investigations have revealed that his wife, Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused, was in regular contact with her lover Raj Kushwaha -- whom she had saved in her phone...

New Delhi: As the first electoral contest post Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, voting for the by-elections to five Assembly seats across Punjab, West Bengal, Gujarat, and Kerala began amid tight security arrangements Thursday. The polling started at 7 a.m. and will continue till...

New Delhi: Students who were evacuated from war-torn Iran recalled the critical situation they were faced with in the country, and thanked the Indian government for swift action in bringing them back home. The first flight carrying 110 Indian students, who were evacuated to Armenia...

New Delhi: The first evacuation flight bringing back a batch of Indian nationals being moved out of Iran is likely to arrive in India in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement Tuesday that Indian...

Mumbai: Air India has cancelled three of its international flights Wednesday owing to various reasons, including maintenance and technical issues. Two of these flights were cancelled after the passengers had already boarded the aircraft, the airline said. The airline said it had to cancel its...

New Delhi: In a significant stride towards enhancing coastal defence and maritime capabilities, the Indian Navy Wednesday commissioned INS Arnala, the first of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, into the Eastern Naval Command, in the presence of Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan,...

Ahmedabad: Six days after the tragic Air India plane crash that claimed 279 lives, the process of identifying the deceased through DNA matching is underway on a war footing. By Wednesday, DNA samples of 206 victims had been successfully matched, and 169 bodies had been...

New Delhi: The Election Commission Wednesday said it has introduced a new procedure to ensure the delivery of voter identity cards to electors within 15 days of an update in the electoral rolls, including new enrolment or a change in any particulars of an existing...

New Delhi: All central government employees part of the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) will now be eligible for retirement and death gratuity benefits available under the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), Union Minister Jitendra Singh said Wednesday. Responding to this long-pending demand by a large section...

Shillong: More than three weeks after the sensational murder of Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi, the Meghalaya government has directed all homestays, resorts and families to mandatorily record details of tourists they host, officials said Wednesday. A senior official of the Meghalaya Tourism Department said that...