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New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) Saturday demanded stringent measures against extremist forces, claiming that 254 Hindus have been killed in alleged attacks till August this year. The RSS affiliate demanded that cases involving attacks on Hindus driven by religious hatred be referred to...

Dhaka: India cannot give any deadline for ousted Bangladesh ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina's return as her extradition request is under examination through a legal process, Indian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi said Saturday. "Nobody can give you a timeframe (over Hasina's return)," Trivedi said...

New Delhi: A Delhi court Saturday remanded alleged international narcotics trafficking accused Navpreet Singh to 10 days of police custody after he was deported from Turkey and brought back to India in connection with a major drug trafficking case. Singh was produced before the Rouse...

New Delhi: The inordinate delays in inducting new combat jets, including the Tejas aircraft, are hurting the Indian Air Force (IAF) in view of the depleting strength of its fighter squadrons at a time when air power is increasingly becoming crucial to deal with security...

New Delhi: The NHRC has sent notices to the Mumbai Police chief, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, and other authorities in the wake of a complaint alleging mobilisation and involvement of minors in a public protest held in Maharashtra's capital October 2, officials...

New Delhi: Trinamool Congress has lost the chairpersonship of two key Parliamentary panels as Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Saturday reconstituted various department-related Parliamentary standing committees. While BJP's Sudhanshu Trivedi has been appointed the new chairperson of the...

Dubai: Dubai Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Saturday praised Indian pilot Smit Machchhar for his "courage" in averting a possible tragedy after he was attacked by his co-pilot during a flight to Israel. Captain Machchhar was stabbed and seriously injured in...

Dubai: Indian pilot Smit Machchhar is "recovering well" and remains under "excellent medical care" after being seriously injured in an attack by his co-pilot during a flight to Israel, the Indian Embassy in the UAE said Saturday. Machchhar was stabbed and seriously injured in the...

Muscat/New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Saturday confirmed that five Indian nationals on board Kuwait-flagged tanker MT Kazimah III were successfully rescued after the vessel was struck by a projectile. “Rescue of five Indian nationals on board the Kuwait-flagged tanker MT Kazimah III....

Mumbai: Renowned filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj joined the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Mumbai’s Shivaji Park Friday. However, addressing the media, the 'Haidar' maker said that he is unaware of what has happened and has joined the protest to...