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New Delhi: India's meteorological services have undergone a remarkable transformation over the last decade, and, today, they provide reliable and precise predictions used by a wide spectrum of people, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said Wednesday. The minister stated that users, including farmers and homemakers, now...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that in motor accident claims, negligence cannot be determined by mechanically blaming one party alone, and must instead rest on a balanced, objective, and comparative assessment of the conduct of all parties involved, particularly in cases of head-on...

Guwahati: Around 8,500 officials will be engaged for counting of votes May 4 for 126 Assam assembly constituencies that went to polls April 9, the state's Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Goel said Wednesday. Addressing a press conference here, he said the Election Commission is fully...

Kolkata: More than 78 per cent of 3.21 crore electors cast their votes till 3 pm in the second and final phase of West Bengal Assembly polls Wednesday amid sporadic violence reported in some parts of the state. Tension gripped the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency briefly...

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Wednesday said he will meet President Droupadi Murmu May 5 in connection with the merger of seven AAP MPs in Rajya Sabha with the BJP. Mann had earlier sought an appointment with the President for a meeting along with...

New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan's visit to the UK marked a "landmark moment" in the UK-India defence partnership, British High Commission in India's Defence Section said in a statement Wednesday. UK Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir...

Kolkata: Over 61 per cent of the 3.21 crore electors exercised their franchise till 1 pm of the second and final phase of polling in West Bengal amid attacks on a few candidates, while tension gripped the Bhabanipur seat briefly as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued a fresh notice to AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on pleas by the ED challenging his acquittal in two separate cases lodged against him for not appearing before the agency despite summonses issued in the excise policy case....

Sabarkantha: At least six people were killed and eight others injured after a speeding private bus collided with a passenger van on a highway in Gujarat’s Sabarkantha district Wednesday, police said, with preliminary findings pointing to excessive speed as a key factor. The accident occurred...

Hardoi/Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday inaugurated the 594-km-long Ganga Expressway, a mega infrastructure project connecting Meerut to Prayagraj. The PM reached Hardoi district around noon and inaugurated the expressway with the touch of a button in presence of Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi...