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Rudraprayag: Amid relentless rainfall and deteriorating weather conditions in Uttarakhand, around 40 devotees returning from the Kedarnath Dham were rescued by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Thursday after being stranded near the Sonprayag landslide zone. The pilgrims were trapped following a sudden landslide that...

Hyderabad: The Telangana government has constituted a four-member expert committee to investigate Monday’s explosion at Sigachi Industries in Pashamylaram, which claimed the lives of 40 workers and left several others injured. The committee, to be headed by B. Venkateshwar Rao, Emeritus Scientist, CSIR-IICT, will identify...

Jammu: An encounter is underway between security forces and terrorists at Chatroo area of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir, an army official said Wednesday. He said that based on a specific intelligence report, a joint search operation was launched in Kanzal Mandu, Kishtwar. “Contact...

New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) sees the RBI's advisory to banks to integrate the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) developed by it into their systems as a "watershed moment in the fight against cyber-enabled financial frauds". The RBI’s advisory to all scheduled commercial...

New Delhi: Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Wednesday said that all due diligence processes have been completed from their end for the entry of SpaceX’s Starlink service in India, and once they receive the necessary regulatory and licensing approvals from the space regulator, they can...

New Delhi: The Congress Wednesday slammed the Centre over the rise in the per capita debt of individual borrowers and said the government is constantly trying to hide the real shortcomings by taking the help of statistics and experts, but the debt burden on the...

New Delhi/Berhampur: NHRC Wednesday said it has issued notices to the Odisha government and the state's police chief over reports that two people belonging to the Scheduled Caste were allegedly beaten up, forced to eat grass, and drink drain water, on suspicion of illegal cattle...

Mumbai: A window frame of Spice Jet's aircraft operating its flight to Pune from Goa was found dislodged mid-air, but there was no impact on passengers' safety, the airline said Wednesday. The frame was fixed once the aircraft landed at the next (Pune) airport, in...

New Delhi: As the monsoon continues its journey across the country, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Wednesday predicted light to heavy rainfall in Delhi and several other regions over the next week. IMD scientist Akhil Shrivastava, speaking to IANS, said the national capital can expect...

Mumbai: In a case that blurs the lines of trust and authority, a 40-year-old teacher from a prominent Mumbai school has been accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old student after allegedly grooming him with anti-anxiety pills, alcohol, and psychological manipulation. The accused, a married English...