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New Delhi: The entry and exit gates at six Delhi Metro stations, including Central Secretariat, Rajiv Chowk and Patel Chowk, will remain closed till 4 pm Monday ahead of a protest announced by the Congress against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The Delhi Metro Rail...

Sangameshwar: A major fire broke out at a scrap warehouse owned by Amit Paswan, opposite the Maruti Temple in Sangameshwar in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district, around midnight, destroying a large quantity of scrap material and causing preliminary losses estimated at over Rs 2 lakh. The firefighting...

Thiruvananthapuram: The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) will register two FIRs in the controversial cases at the Vigilance Court here on Monday, naming former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and CPI(M) legislator and former Minister P.A. Mohammed Riyas as the first accused in separate cases. The...

New Delhi: Security arrangements remained heightened across central Delhi Monday as Opposition parties prepare to march from Connaught Place towards the Supreme Court to protest alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and demand action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar....

New Delhi: The second day of Shardiya Navaratri, dedicated to Maa Brahmacharini, began with prayers, devotion and faith across the nation, as devotees flocked to temples to offer prayers to Goddess Durga and seek blessings. On the second day of Navratri, devotees visited the renowned...

New Delhi: India Sunday trashed the UN human rights agency's remarks voicing concerns over the detention of thousands of protesters in Delhi, describing them as "unwarranted" and an "unacceptable interference" in the country's internal affairs. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Sunday orally observed that while there was no dispute over citizens' right to protest, the manner in which demonstrations are conducted must comply with the Police Act, stressing that the exercise of fundamental rights cannot be divorced from the procedure...

New Delhi/Singapore: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sunday held a discussion in Singapore with Standard Chartered Bank Group Chief Executive Bill Winters on opportunities to strengthen trade finance, cross-border banking, and financial flows in support of India’s growing engagement with global markets. Other top officials of...

Dubai: A total of 22 Indian crew members were rescued from crude oil tanker MT Gem No. 2,  off the Ras Al Khaimah coast, after an accident, the Consulate General of India in Dubai said Sunday. "The Consulate has learnt of an incident involving vessel...

Hyderabad: An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Chennai was diverted to Hyderabad Sunday after a power bank reportedly caught fire onboard. The crew reportedly used a fire extinguisher to contain the fire, following which the flight was diverted to Hyderabad. The flight landed safely at...