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Lucknow: The draft electoral roll for Uttar Pradesh was published Tuesday after a special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, with 12.55 crore voters retained out of 15.44 crore listed earlier, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa said Tuesday. The remaining 18.70 per cent, or about 2.89...

New Delhi: Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati of Jyotish Peeth in Uttarakhand Tuesday welcomed Narendra Modi’s recent remarks on the Somnath Temple, saying the Prime Minister’s message powerfully conveyed the enduring spirit of faith despite historical destruction. Referring to the Prime Minister’s post on X marking...

New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly was adjourned twice on the second day of the Winter Session Tuesday, with the ruling BJP MLAs seeking an apology from the AAP members for “spreading lies” that directions were issued for the counting of stray dogs by government school...

New Delhi: Cuban Ambassador to India Juan Carlos Marsan Aguilera Monday strongly condemned the US military operation in Venezuela that led to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, terming it a criminal act and a terrorist act that violates the United Nations...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday greeted Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on his birthday, lauding his efforts to enhance the state's growth trajectory. "Birthday wishes to Odisha's hardworking Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi Ji. He has made outstanding efforts to enhance...

New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has been admitted to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here, sources said Tuesday. She is doing fine and has been kept under observation of a chest physician, they said. It is a routine admission, but she has this problem...

Chandigarh: A 15-year-old boy was detained from Pathankot in Punjab by the police for “spying” and allegedly sharing confidential data via social media, prompting a state-wide alert for similar espionage activities involving children. Officials said Tuesday that the boy, a resident of Jammu's Samba district,...

New Delhi: A group of JNU students raised controversial slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah inside the university campus after the Supreme Court denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 riots conspiracy case. According to...

New Delhi: A couple and their 10-year-old daughter died after a fire broke out in a building in DMRC quarters in northwest Delhi's Adarsh Nagar early Tuesday, an official of the Delhi Fire Services said. The deceased have been identified as Ajay Kumar (42), his...

New Delhi: India Monday urged its nationals to avoid non-essential travel to Iran as the country has been rocked by a wave of protests over inflation and currency devaluation. New Delhi also advised Indian citizens in Iran to exercise due caution and avoid travelling to...