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New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the border district of Jaisalmer to attend the Army Commanders’ Conference, where he urged the Armed Forces to adopt a dynamic and future-ready approach to national security. During his address, the Defence Minister emphasised the need for long-term...

Chandigarh: The family of a 21-year-old Indian-origin truck driver, who has been accused of causing a semi-truck crash that left three people dead in the US, Friday rubbished claims that he was intoxicated while driving, saying he was an 'Amritdhari Sikh' (baptised Sikh). Jashanpreet Singh...

  Pune: A woman doctor of a government hospital allegedly committed suicide in Maharashtra's Satara district, leaving behind a note accusing two police personnel of rape and mental harassment, police said Friday. The victim was found hanging in a hotel room in Phaltan late Thursday...

Jaipur: The members of the Advisory Board Friday held a three-hour hearing at Jodhpur Central Jail in Rajasthan to review the detention of environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA). The three-member panel arrived at the jail around 10:30 am from the...

Kochi: The Kerala High Court Friday held that the Forest Department's ownership certificates for ivory items in the possession of actor Mohanlal were void and legally unenforceable. A Division Bench comprising Justices A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and Jobin Sebastian, however, clarified that the state government...

Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav hit the campaign trail Friday, a day after securing the backing of all Mahagathbandhan partners for his Chief Ministerial candidacy and vowed to make Bihar the number one state in the country. Speaking to media persons before leaving Patna for...

New Delhi: Union Ministers and industry leaders Friday expressed their grief over the passing away of ad guru Piyush Pandey. Piyush Pandey, a Padma Shri recipient and architect of Indian advertising, passed away at the age of 70. He was the Executive Chairman and Chief...

Washington: The White House has claimed that India has begun 'scaling back' its oil purchases from Russia at the 'request' of US President Donald Trump. During a press briefing Thursday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, "If you see and read the sanctions on...

Samastipur (Bihar): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday asserted that the "NDA under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar" will break all previous electoral records in the Bihar Assembly polls, while taking a swipe at the opposition INDIA bloc, which he said was led by...

Patna: After the withdrawal deadline for the second phase of nominations ended, a total of 70 candidates have taken back their nominations for the upcoming Bihar Assembly Election 2025, according to data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) Friday. The deadline ended at...