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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das Saturday launched a scathing attack on Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, stating that the CEC’s darshan of Lord Jagannath would not help the Election Commission of India (ECI) “get rid of its sins.” The...

Jaipur: The Pratapgarh District Police of Rajasthan successfully rescued 53 tribal labourers who were held captive in Solapur district, Maharashtra, after being lured with false promises of employment. Under the direction of B. Aditya, Superintendent of Police, Pratapgarh, and the guidance of Gajendra Singh Jodha,...

Imphal: The Assam Rifles have busted a major drug consignment in Manipur, recovering highly addictive methamphetamine tablets valued at over Rs 40 crore and arresting a drug peddler in the operation, officials said Friday. A defence spokesperson said that based on specific intelligence inputs, Assam...

New Delhi: Indian Railways plans to double originating train capacity in 48 major cities in the country by 2030 in view of the rapid growth in demand for travel, according to an official statement issued Friday. The increase in infrastructure that is being planned includes...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu will embark on a sea sortie in a submarine from Karwar Harbour in Karnataka December 28, her office has said. Murmu (67) will be the second head of state to sail in a submarine. Former president (late) A P J...

New Delhi: India Friday said it flagged its concerns to the US over the cancellation of pre-scheduled H1B visa interviews of large numbers of Indian applicants and that both sides are engaged on the issue. The interviews of thousands of H-1B visa applicants scheduled from...

New Delhi: India Friday said the "unremitting hostilities" against minorities in Bangladesh are a matter of grave concern, even as it reiterated that the upcoming parliamentary polls in that country must be free, fair and inclusive. New Delhi also reacted cautiously to the homecoming of...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday asked the Centre why it cannot reduce the GST charged on air purifiers to make it affordable for the common man in view of the worsening air quality in the national capital and nearby areas. The court's query...

New Delhi: Scores of protesters, including women activists along with the Unnao rape survivor's mother, demonstrated outside the Delhi High Court Friday, days after the sentence of Kuldeep Sengar, a former BJP MLA who was convicted in the case, was suspended. The protesters, holding placards,...

New Delhi: Delhi High Court Friday directed the Centre to file a detailed response to a petition seeking lowering of goods and services tax on air purifiers in view of worsening air quality in the national capital. A vacation bench of Justices Vikas Mahajan and...