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New Delhi: Offering relief to activist Medha Patkar, a Delhi court Friday ordered her release on furnishing a Probation Bond and payment of Rs one lakh compensation in a defamation case filed in 2001 by Delhi Lt Governor V.K. Saxena. The order came within hours...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday censured Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for "irresponsible" remarks on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar at a rally in Maharashtra but stayed the criminal proceedings against him. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan said, "Let's not mock our freedom fighters."...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday called up the Chief Ministers of all the states and asked them to ensure that no Pakistani stays in India beyond the deadline set for leaving the country, sources said. India Thursday announced revoking all visas issued...

Patna: Sanjeev Mukhiya, the prime accused in the NEET-UG paper leak case, was arrested from the Saguna Mor under Danapur police station limits, here. Nayyer Hasnain Khan, ADG of the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police, said Mukhiya was arrested late Thursday night. "Based...

Srinagar: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who arrived in Kashmir Friday, met those injured in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Congress leaders said here that Rahul Gandhi visited the Army's Base Hospital in Badamibagh Cantonment area of Srinagar, where those injured in the terror...

New Delhi: Former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan passed away in Bengaluru Friday, officials said. The 84-year-old had been unwell for quite some time. "He left for heavenly abode this morning at his residence in Bengaluru. His body will be kept at Raman Research Institute (RRI)...

Imphal: Security forces in Manipur arrested seven militants belonging to different banned outfits from Imphal East and Imphal West districts, officials said Friday. A police official said the arrested militants belonged to different factions of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), the People’s Liberation Army and...

Srinagar: A terror associate was killed and two policemen were injured Friday in an ongoing gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Officials said the security forces surrounded Ajas village in Bandipora district following information about the presence of terrorists there. “As the security forces...

New Delhi: Following the horrific terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam area, which resulted in the loss of 26 lives, the Indian government has quickly implemented measures to restrict cross-border activities with Pakistan. As a result, Friday, many Pakistani tourists were seen leaving through...

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to call a special session of Parliament and pass a resolution condemning the Pahalgam terror attack and conveying the message to the world that the country is united. Sibal also suggested to...