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Kolkata: As many as 12 workers who got trapped in a coal mine at Pandaveswar in West Bengal's West Burdwan district were finally rescued on early Tuesday morning after a nightlong operation. The conditions of all the 12 rescued miners are stable, confirmed the Bharatiya...

Guwahati: Five people were allegedly shot dead at a hotel in Guwahati Monday night in a dispute between the owner of the property and its leaseholder, police said. The incident happened around 9 pm at Hotel Bilas Inn, opposite Bora Service on the arterial GS...

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday left New Delhi for Cebu in the Philippines to attend the 13th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus), scheduled to be held from October 28 to 29, with a focus on regional and international...

Washington: The White House said that the Trump administration was engaged in “productive talks” with India on a “historic trade deal”, hours after Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said the two sides had concluded most of the discussions and were fine-tuning the agreement. “Representatives...

New Delhi: The Election Commission Monday told the Supreme Court that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was undertaken in accordance with the law with the three orders on its roll-out approved unanimously by the Commission's three members, and rejected the contention that...

Visakhapatnam: South Coastal Railway has cancelled 61 trains in view of cyclone ‘Arnab’, which is likely to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast October 28. South Coast Railway announced cancellation/short termination/short origination of several trains in the interest of passenger safety. Visakhapatnam-Kirandul and Kirandul-Visakhapatnam Night Express...

Malkangiri: A youth who was detained by Haryana Police in connection with a drug peddling case and lodged in a hotel in Malkangiri town was found dead Monday morning, triggering tension in the locality. The deceased was identified as Tanup Dey of MV-65 village in...

Bhubaneswar/Amaravati/New Delhi: The eastern coastal states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh closed schools, prohibited sea fishing and kept rescue teams on standby, stepping up precautionary measures ahead of Cyclone Arnab's expected landfall Wednesday to ensure "zero loss of life and minimal damage to infrastructure". The...

Shimla: All India Mahila Congress head Alka Lamba Friday appealed to people of Himachal Pradesh to support the movement against "vote theft" and join the INDIA bloc's November 1 protest in Delhi's Ramlila Maidan. Additionally, in response to the BJP's outrage over Congress President Mallikarjun...

New Delhi: The Registrar General of India (RGI) has directed its countrywide units in states and union territories not to use or release to the press any data or population figures collected during the Census 2027. In a communique to chief secretaries of all states...