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Visakhapatnam/Sonepur: At least two persons were killed and five others injured when a car travelling from Odisha to Visakhapatnam rammed into a stationary vehicle in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district Sunday. Police said the accident occurred on the National Highway near Palavalasa in Nandigam mandal. The...

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Sunday alleged that Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, his British wife Elizabeth Colburn and Pakistani national Ali Tauqeer Sheikh have a "deeper connection", and information from IB was secretly provided to the neighbouring nation. Addressing a press conference here...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Sunday said adequate safeguards are in place in the trade agreement with the US to protect the interests of farmers and the domestic industry from any significant increase in imports. The trade deal with the US will...

New Delhi: The prime accused in the Delhi biker death case, Rajesh Prajapati, has been sent to a one-day police remand by the court Sunday. The police had earlier demanded a three-day remand for the accused. However, the court only granted one-day custody. Sub-contractor Rajesh...

Jaisalmer: A fire broke out in a moving train in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer Sunday, causing widespread panic, officials said, adding that no casualties have been reported so far and that the blaze was swiftly contained. The fire erupted beneath a coach of the Swarn Nagari Express,...

Dharamsala: The office of the Dalai Lama Sunday firmly denied media reports suggesting any association between the Tibetan spiritual leader and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The clarification comes after several media outlets, citing documents from the United States Department of Justice (DoJ), reported that...

Faridabad: An on-duty police inspector was killed and 13 people were wounded at the Surajkund fairgrounds Saturday when a giant swing snapped mid-air and collapsed, just an hour after a gate fell down, injuring two persons including a child, officials said. According to the police,...

New Delhi: Several farmer organisations, including SKM, its non-political breakaway faction and AIKS, criticised the India-US trade deal Saturday and said protests against it will be held across the country. In a statement issued in New Delhi Saturday, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) alleged that...

New Delhi: Ride-hailing apps such as Ola, Uber and Rapido were sporadically impacted Saturday as drivers went on a partial strike across several cities in the country. Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) had called for a "breakdown" February 7 to protest against existing...

New Delhi: American goods ranging from wines and spirits to dry fruits will enter India either duty-free or at reduced import tariffs, a move expected to make these imports cheaper for domestic consumers. India and the US Saturday announced that they have reached a framework...