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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday condoled the loss of lives in a road accident in Karnataka's Chitradurga and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) to the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured....

Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has advised the micro-observers appointed to supervise the hearing sessions to be especially vigilant about the mismatches in dates of birth (DOBs) in its records and supporting documents furnished by the voters concerned. Clear instructions were given to...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday extended warm greetings and best wishes to the nation on the occasion of Christmas, highlighting the festival’s message of love, compassion, peace and harmony. President Murmu took to social media 'X' and said, "MERRY...

New Delhi: India stepped up its efforts to forge new economic and trade partnerships this year, amid growing economic uncertainties in global markets, triggered by the US tariff turmoil. Three major free trade agreements signed by India with the UK, New Zealand and Oman --...

Chitradurga: In a major tragedy on Christmas Day, at least nine persons were burned alive and 21 others injured after a sleeper coach bus caught fire following a collision with a truck in Chitradurga district of Karnataka in the early hours of Thursday. According to...

New Delhi: India Wednesday expressed concerns over reports of the demolition of a Hindu deity statue in an area affected by the ongoing border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia, asserting that such "disrespectful acts" hurt the sentiments of followers around the world. The video of...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Chandra Prakash Gupta in connection with a large-scale illegal call centre scam operating from the Delhi-NCR region and targeting United States nationals, officials said Wednesday. Gupta was arrested December 13 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act...

Agartala: Hundreds of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal members staged a protest rally in Agartala, demanding intervention of the Indian government against what they claimed were increasing atrocities on minority Hindus in neighbouring Bangladesh. The protesters alleged that since the removal of the...

New Delhi: In a decisive move to curb illegal mining and strengthen ecological protection, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) has directed state governments to impose a “complete ban on the grant of any new mining leases in the...

New Delhi: Days after eight elephants were killed in Assam after a herd crossing the tracks was hit by a Rajdhani Express, the Railway ministry has announced that an AI-based system in place to detect the presence of wild animals around rail lines will be...