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New Delhi: Former Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar, who was appointed as chair of a probe panel examining circumstances leading do death of an IIT Delhi student, has recused himself from the committee even as protests by students continued at the campus on the third day,...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu Wednesday conveyed deepest sympathies to her Nepalese counterpart Ramchandra Paudel and the people of the neighbouring country on the devastation caused by flash floods there, saying that India expresses solidarity with Nepal at this difficult hour. At least 46 people...

New Delhi: The Central government will start the sale of onions directly to consumers at a subsidised price of Rs 35 per kg in the national capital from Thursday to cool down soaring prices of the vegetable, which are hovering at Rs 55-60 per kg....

New Delhi: Food regulator FSSAI Wednesday said it has issued notices to five-star hotels JW Marriott and Juniper Hotels, which runs Andaz brand, at Aerocity here for serious violations of laws related to hygiene, including the presence of cockroaches near freezers. In a social media...

New Delhi: India is sending relief material to Nepal on Indian Air Force planes after massive flash floods swept through northern districts in the neighbouring country Wednesday morning, officials said. They said a consignment of emergency assistance, including medicines and rations, will be sent to...

Bhubaneswar: Five minor tribal girls from Odisha have been rescued from Hyderabad and the prime accused in the trafficking case arrested, police said Wednesday. The girls belonged to economically disadvantaged tribal communities, including Kandha and Saura, and had dropped out of school, they said. The...

New Delhi: A Delhi court has convicted alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar for impersonating a sitting Supreme Court judge to influence a special judge for bail in a corruption case in 2017, describing the act as a "direct affront" to the independence and sanctity of the...

Ranchi: The LJP (Ram Vilas) has appointed its lone Jharkhand MLA Janardan Paswan as president of the state unit, said a statement issued Wednesday. Paswan represents the Chatra constituency in the Jharkhand assembly. I thank the party's national president Chirag Paswan for the new responsibility....

Chandigarh: The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) Wednesday urged the US administration to ensure a fair and individual review of cases amid reports that it is considering revoking up to 200,000 B1 and B2 visas issued to foreign nationals who later applied for asylum. NAPA...

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday attacked the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of adopting "double standards" over his recent "smash the patriarchy" remark and claimed that the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' event in Pune was organised to "cover-up the misogynistic...