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Imphal: Normal life was affected Tuesday with closures of markets, educational institutions and business establishments in five valley districts of Manipur due to a statewide 48-hour strike called by a civil society group to protest against the killing of three Meiteis by suspected militants. Public...

New Delhi: India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed April 27, came into effect Tuesday, providing duty-free access to a range of Indian goods, including products from labour-intensive sectors such as textiles and leather. It is the seventh trade pact to come into force in...

Nagpur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Tuesday said that regime-change agitations do not resolve fundamental problems, warning that protests could become instruments of political interests and fuel divisions in society rather than delivering solutions. Addressing the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's annual Vijayadashami Utsav gathering in Nagpur, Bhagwat...

Mumbai: Hindi movie actor Tiger Shroff has been provided with police protection following the firing incident targeting him, with police sources indicating that he had no security cover before the attack. Investigators suspect that the absence of security may have made him an easy target...

United Nations: Voicing concern over the risk of weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of terrorists, India has called on the global community to remain vigilant about the transfer of sensitive technology, particularly to those with a "record" of proliferation and terror links,...

Imphal: At least three personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were seriously injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Manipur’s Imphal West district, officials said Monday. According to a police official, the IED explosion took place at Kakwa Lamdaibung Lampak, near...

Prayagraj: Allahabad High Court has stayed the conviction and sentence of a man convicted in a 2017 murder case after noting that he wished to contest the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly election either as an independent candidate or, if possible, on a BJP ticket. A...

Mumbai: Popular Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi was confronted by state Cabinet Minister Subodh Uniyal for performing under the influence of alcohol at the Kunjapuri Mela in Tehri, Uttarakhand on Navratri. "Bol toh jaa nahi raha, gaana kya gaoge? (You can't even speak properly, so how...

New Delhi: Food regulator FSSAI has expressed concern over food companies not adhering to mandatory labelling norms on their nutraceutical and health supplement products and warned of action if they do not comply. In a social media post Monday, the Food Safety and Standards Authority...

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke Monday drew a contrast between the Allahabad High Court putting a stay on the conviction and sentence of a murder convict who wishes to contest elections on a BJP ticket and the continued detention of the...