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New Delhi: The total area sown under kharif crops in the current season across the country is estimated at 1,086.31 lakh hectares as September 4 this year, compared with the corresponding figure of 1,104 lakh hectares in the same period last year, data released by...

Kolkata: A very old mortar shell was found embedded in the Damodar River bank in Sonamukhi of Bankura district which is estimated to be from World War-II. The police said Tuesday that the Indian Army was informed about the matter soon after its discovery. The...

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said Tuesday that the civic agency will demolish a dilapidated building next to the site of the ill-fated paying guest (PG) building that collapsed in Satya Niketan killing seven people two days ago. Sharing information about the plan...

New Delhi: Russia Tuesday said it will welcome any efforts by India to resolve the Ukraine conflict through peaceful means and Moscow is in sync with New Delhi on ways to end it. Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov also said that President Vladimir Putin will...

New Delhi: The BJP Tuesday hit back at Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for his remarks over a Manipur musician who was beaten to death here, and asked where he was hiding when Congress leader Sam Pitroda said the people of Northeast...

New Delhi: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Tuesday said Delhi Police has assured him that a chargesheet will be filed within eight to nine days in the killing of Manipuri musician C Vikram Singh in south Delhi. He called for the strictest punishment possible...

Vadodara: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday slammed those who question his government's development record, once again calling them as Naraz Fufa (angry uncle). Speaking at the NaMo for Viksit Bharat programme in Gujarat's Vadodara, where he inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for Rs 35,000...

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken serious cognisance of the shortage of adequate and affordable hostel facilities for students of the University of Delhi (DU), and has directed the Delhi Chief Secretary and the University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman to take...

Kochi/New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has written to the Kerala DGP seeking an FIR against former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter T Veena and son-in-law P A Mohammed Riyas in connection with the CMRL-linked alleged bribery case, official sources said Tuesday. The central agency...

New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly received a bomb threat via email Tuesday morning, and it was found to be a hoax after a thorough search, police said. The threat was received at 839 am, following which security agencies were alerted and necessary checks were initiated,...