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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday accused the Congress of breaking into pieces the national song Vande Mataram under the guise of social harmony, and said it was still following the politics of appeasement. He also targeted former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru for agreeing...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Parliament Monday that the government has undertaken a multi-pronged strategy to stimulate the growth of consumption in the economy through a combination of demand-supporting measures, income-enhancing supply-side strategies and structural reforms, which, in turn, is driving GDP growth....

New Delhi: The Faridabad module was formed with the intention of carrying a series of blasts in and around Delhi, investigations have found. The ongoing investigation has now revealed that, along with causing terror in the form of multiple blasts, attempts were being made to...

Panaji: A preliminary inquiry into the devastating nightclub fire in Goa suggests that electric firecrackers were set off inside the premises, sparking a blaze that claimed 25 lives, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said. The North Goa-based nightclub teeming with revellers turned into a death...

Ernakulam: Malyalam actor Dileep, who was acquitted of charges in the 2017 actress abduction and sexual assault case, said Monday that it was a cooked-up case by the police that had failed in the court. “In the court, the cooked-up story of the police failed,”...

Erode: After district police denied permission citing space and security concerns, TVK, the party of actor-politician Vijay, Monday filed a fresh application seeking approval to hold his proposed public rally in Erode December 16, signalling its determination to go ahead with the key campaign event...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday refused to accord urgent hearing to a plea seeking judicial intervention into cancellation of hundreds of flights by IndiGo, saying the Centre has taken note of the situation and has taken steps to address it. The top court said it...

Mumbai: Over 250 IndiGo flights were cancelled from Delhi and Bengaluru airports Monday as the disruptions in the crisis-hit airline's flight operations entered the seventh day, sources said. In another development, aviation safety regulator DGCA in an order on Sunday late evening extended the time...

New York/Washington: The annual defence policy bill of the US has highlighted broadening America's engagement with India, including through the Quad, to advance the shared objective of a free and open Indo-Pacific region and address the challenge posed by China. The National Defence Authorisation Act...

Balaghat (MP): Ten hardcore Naxalites carrying a collective bounty of Rs 2.36 crore have surrendered in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district, prompting Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to declare Dindori and Mandla completely free from Naxal influence. The Naxalites, including four women, laid down their modern weapons,...