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Gangtok: Ten people were killed after a tunnel under construction collapsed due to a landslide in Sikkim's Namchi district a day ago, police said Tuesday. The number of victims could go up as search and rescue operations were underway, a Namchi district official said. Sikkim...

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi Tuesday met Speaker Om Birla, along with other Opposition MPs, and demanded a detailed discussion in Parliament on the NEET-UG paper leak issue and the violent Jantar Mantar protest. "Met the Hon'ble Lok Sabha Speaker...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the second time Tuesday, this time till 2 pm, as persistent sloganeering and protests by Opposition members continued to disrupt proceedings during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. Presiding over the House, Sandhya Ray announced the adjournment after...

New Delhi: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the NDA's 'Mangal Milan' programme, noted that action was taken as soon as the reports of the NEET-UG paper leak emerged and mentioned that the guilty should face the...

Kohima: The toll in the flash floods and landslides triggered by incessant rain in Nagaland's Mon district rose to nine with the recovery of five more bodies, while four people remain missing as search and rescue operations were underway Tuesday, a state government report said....

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Tuesday summoned the Russian Charge d'Affaires following the attack on a commercial vessel departing from Odesa port in Ukraine, in which four Indian nationals lost their lives, while one was critical. According to the MEA, on the...

New Delhi: The demonstrators stayed at Jantar Mantar Tuesday morning, persistently continuing their protest the day after violent confrontations occurred between them and security forces in Delhi during the 'Sansad Chalo' March. The clashes erupted Monday as thousands of supporters of the CJP and students...

New Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) parliamentary party will hold a meeting Tuesday at Parliament, marking the first gathering under its newly adopted name, ‘Mangal Milan’, as the ruling coalition seeks to strengthen coordination during the ongoing Monsoon Session. The meeting is scheduled to...

Gangtok: Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang Tuesday said eight workers were killed after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Namchi district a day ago. The tunnel of NHPC Teesta Stage VI Hydroelectric Project at Samardung in Jholungey caved in due to a landslide, he said....

New Delhi: Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda Tuesday said that his meeting with the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) members was "fine". Two representatives of the CJP met Nadda at his residence Monday. They submitted a written memorandum outlining the group's three key demands after holding...