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Mohali: Singer B Praak has reportedly received a death threat from a person claiming to be linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, with the caller allegedly demanding Rs 10 crore and warning of serious consequences if the demand is not met, officials said Saturday. The...

New Delhi: The Indian Army has successfully constructed a third Bailey bridge on Sri Lanka’s B-492 Highway, linking Kandy and Nuwara Eliya in the Central Province, restoring a critical lifeline that was severed for over a month following Cyclone Ditwah. The bridge, measuring 120 feet...

New Delhi: The High Powered Committee (HPC) on Union Territory of Ladakh will hold its first meeting, after the September clashes last year, February 4, marking the resumption of suspended deliberations between the Centre and representatives from the Union territory. The meeting to be chaired...

New Delhi: More than a dozen specialised teams of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) -- the riot-control wing of the CRPF, will undertake disaster relief and rescue operations, officials said Friday. The teams, well known by their blue dungaree uniforms, have been brought into the...

New Delhi: Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Friday unveiled the proposals of the new Seed Act (Seed Act 2026), which include mandatory registration of seed companies and a penalty of up to Rs 30 lakh for selling substandard seeds. The minister...

New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas Friday invoked actions under Stage III ('Severe' air quality in Delhi), as the air quality dipped with the AQI touching 354, an official said. The Sub Committee on Graded Response Action Plan...

Mumbai: Maharashtra’s “double engine” Centre-state leadership seems to have laid the track for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance’s urban sweep in civic body polls, consolidating the bloc’s post‑Assembly election momentum. The civic elections indicate the state’s ruling alliance remains popular in most parts...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to Hindi film actress Karisma Kapoor on an application filed by Priya Kapur seeking certified copies of records relating to the 2016 divorce proceedings between her and industrialist Sunjay Kapur. During an in-chamber proceeding, a single-judge bench...

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Friday that India is closely watching the fast-developing situation in Iran and assured that it will take all necessary measures for the welfare of Indians. While addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi Friday, MEA...

Srinagar: Amid the deadly protests challenging Iran's theocracy and threats by the US to intervene militarily in the country, peaceful demonstrations were taken out at several places in Kashmir in support of the Islamic Republic after the congregational prayers Friday, officials said. Several Shia-dominated areas...