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Patna: JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar was chosen leader of the NDA in Bihar during a meeting of newly elected MLAs of the alliance partners in Patna Wednesday, state minister Shrawon Kumar said. Kumar will take oath as the chief minister for a record 10th time...

New Delhi: More than Rs 3.70 lakh crore have been disbursed to over 11 crore farmer families in the country through 20 instalments under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme to date, an official statement said Wednesday. The benefits of the scheme are...

Bengaluru: Jailed Kannada superstar Darshan pleaded before the trial court in Bengaluru Wednesday for an additional blanket, stating that the cold has made it difficult for him to sleep. Darshan was produced before the CCH-57 court via video conference for the trial proceedings. He told...

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Wednesday arrested the brother and close aide of dreaded gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, Anmol Bishnoi, upon his deportation from the US to India, officials said. Wanted in connection with the killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique, firing at Hindi...

Bengaluru: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probing the tragic stampede case, which claimed 11 lives during the IPL victory celebration by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) team, has completed the probe regarding the incident and is preparing to submit a chargesheet against the RCB franchise,...

New Delhi: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong will land in India Wednesday and will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tomorrow. According to an advisory issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Wong is expected to arrive in Delhi later tonight. Thursday, Senator Wong...

New Delhi: A group of 272 eminent citizens comprising former judges and ambassadors, retired bureaucrats, and Armed Forces veterans, has come down heavily on the Congress party and Rahul Gandhi over repeated targeting and tarnishing of the constitutional institutions, including the Election Commission of India...

New Delhi: The 7th Meeting of the National Security Advisors (NSAs) of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) will be held in New Delhi Thursday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed Wednesday. NSA Ajit Doval will host his counterparts from member states, including the Maldives,...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Amit Katyal, a real estate businessman considered close to RJD chief Lalu Prasad's family, in a money laundering case linked to alleged cheating of homebuyers in Gurugram, official sources said. Katyal was taken into custody by the Gurugram...

New Delhi: In a major revelation, Delhi blast accused Dr Umar Muhammad assembled the explosives in a public parking space near the Red Fort, sources revealed Wednesday. The Hyundai i20 involved in the explosion was being driven by Dr Umar Muhammad, a resident of Koil...