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Chandigarh: The convoy of Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Kewal Singh Dhillon was allegedly attacked by workers of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Thursday, but he and other senior party leaders escaped unhurt. The attack took place when Dhillon was on his way to...

New Delhi: The T20 series opener between India and Afghanistan will go ahead as scheduled, the DDCA said Thursday, despite Delhi Traffic Police's request to reschedule the game due to the high-profile BRICS Summit. Afghanistan will be 'hosting' India for the three-match series here at...

Jaipur: As part of 'Shuddh Aahar – Milawat Par Vaar' (Pure Food – War on Adulteration) campaign being conducted across Rajasthan Thursday by the Food Safety and Drug Control Department, a central team of the department conducted a surprise inspection at a Zepto dark store...

Kolkata: The West Bengal CID Thursday detained TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's personal assistant Sumit Roy, soon after the Supreme Court refused his anticipatory bail prayer in a land scam case, officials said. Roy was picked up by CID officers from Banerjee's Kalighat residence here in...

New Delhi: Following the tragic building collapse in south Delhi's Satya Niketan in which seven people lost their lives, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has formally initiated the process of setting up a dedicated State Disaster Emergency Relief Force (SDERF) for the national Capital to strengthen...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday issued notice to the Centre and state governments on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions for time-bound investigation and speedy trial of cases involving kidnapping and abduction, particularly those concerning children. A Bench of the Chief Justice of...

Hyderabad: The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has now cleared director Kirtan Nadagouda's eagerly awaited horror thriller '418 The Film' for release with an 'A' certificate. Taking to its social media timelines to share the update, popular production house Mythri Movie Makers wrote, "...

Kolkata: A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court Thursday gave conditional approval for a political programme of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Sreerampore in Hooghly district Friday. The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction has planned a political programme at Sreerampore Friday,...

Bhopal: Amid controversy surrounding allegations of donation theft at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh has announced the 'Sanatan Swabhiman Yatra', which will begin in Ujjain October 20, coinciding with Dussehra, and proceed towards Ayodhya. While announcing...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a plea filed by gangster Abu Salem, who sought release from custody on the grounds that he has completed 25 years in jail in India as mandated under the terms of his extradition from Portugal. A bench of...