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New Delhi: Twenty-three political parties have confirmed their participation in the INDIA bloc meeting being held in New Delhi Monday. The meeting comes at a time when the coalition is facing growing internal strains, with key ally DMK staying away and Left parties expressing dissatisfaction...

Ayodhya: A notorious and wanted criminal carrying a reward of Rs 1.90 lakh was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) in Ayodhya, officials said Monday. The criminal was identified as Bhanu Pratap Singh, alias Bablu, a resident of Vidhanapar...

New Delhi: A couple from West Bengal has been arrested for the murder of a Delhi University Assistant Professor, three days after the crime took place, officials said Sunday. The Delhi Police said that the motive behind the murder was a property dispute and the...

New Delhi: One more foreign national succumbed to injuries during treatment, taking the toll in the Malviya Nagar fire tragedy to 22, the Delhi Police said Sunday. The injured who died Sunday was a Nigerian national, the police said. So far, 13 foreigners and nine...

New Delhi: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Sunday met Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal in the national capital, a day ahead of a meeting of the Opposition INDIA bloc. The TMC described the meeting as warm, and said the two leaders held discussion on...

New Delhi: In a move to improve border and internal security, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will launch a Land Port Management System (LPMS) June 9, an official said Sunday. "The LPMS is a state-of-the-art digital platform designed to integrate operations across land ports into...

Chamba: As part of his ongoing visit to Himachal Pradesh, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar Sunday visited a polling station at Khajjiar in Chamba district, where he interacted with field-level election officials. The CEC also engaged with young electors, encouraging their active participation in...

Varanasi: In an effort to restore the cultural image of Varanasi, thousands of shops selling meat and fish will be moved out of the holy city within a time frame of six months, said officials Sunday. The Varanasi Municipal Corporation approved a proposal to this...

New Delhi: TMC leaders Sunday asserted that any attempt by its MPs to break away and form a faction would face significant legal and procedural hurdles under the anti-defection law. There are reports that a section of TMC MPs is attempting to mobilise support for...

Hyderabad: A 28-year-old man from Hyderabad was allegedly shot dead in the United States while delivering pizzas, his family members said here. The incident occurred in Philadelphia, US, on the intervening night of June 5 and 6, according to information received by his family in...