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New Delhi: The government is likely to file a review petition on the Supreme Court judgement setting a timeframe for the President and the Governors to decide on giving assent to bills passed by state legislatures. Sources aware of the development said that besides seeking...

Guwahati: Protestors threw stones while the police used batons at a rally held against the Waqf (Amendment) Act on Sunday when agitators and police clashed in Cachar district of Assam, a senior official said. The official told PTI that several hundred people hit the streets...

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi's reported remarks asking students of a college to chant "Jai Shri Ram" have triggered a controversy with SPCSS-TN, a body of educationists, alleging he violated his oath of office and secular principles and urged President Droupadi Murmu to remove...

Visakhapatnam: Eight persons were killed and six others injured in an explosion in a firecrackers unit in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli district Sunday. The incident occurred at Kailasapatnam in Kotlavuratla Mandal, police said. The firecrackers unit was completely gutted in the fire, triggered by an explosion....

Kolkata: Skeletal remains of burnt vehicles, a looted shopping mall and a vandalised pharmacy were some of the tell-tale signs of violence that engulfed parts of Murshidabad district of West Bengal during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act. Sunday, roads were deserted, shops closed and...

Aizawl: Seizure of drugs, arms, ammunition, explosives and exotic animals in Mizoram by the security forces continues unabated with highly addictive 17.946 kg methamphetamine tablets valued at more than Rs 54 crore confiscated in the northeastern state, officials said  Sunday. A drug peddler, a Myanmar...

New Delhi: A series of earthquakes struck India and other Asian countries Sunday, including Myanmar, which is still dealing with the aftermath of the March 28 quake. A 3.4 magnitude earthquake Sunday struck India's Mandi district of Himachal. The epicentre of the earthquake was located...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear Tuesday the matter where it had suo moto (on its own motion) stayed the Allahabad High Court judgment holding that grabbing breasts and breaking the pyjama string was not enough for charge of attempt to rape....

Jammu: The joint security forces have recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from the three terrorists killed during the three-day anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district. Officials said, “The joint forces recovered 1 M4 Rifle, 2 AK 47 Rifles, 11 Magazines,...

Kolkata: Twelve more people were arrested in connection with the violent protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, where three people have died, police said Sunday. No new incident of violence was reported from anywhere in the Muslim-majority district, with security...