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Raipur/Dhamtari:  In a significant setback to the Maoist movement in Chhattisgarh, nine active Naxalites, including several senior leaders, surrendered before the police in Dhamtari district  Friday. The mass surrender, which took place in the presence of senior officials, marks one of the largest simultaneous surrenders...

New Delhi: As India prepares to welcome the top European leadership to the Republic Day celebrations January 26, EC President Ursula von der Leyen is upbeat on the India-Europe free trade agreement. Von der Leyen has made it clear that Europe is diversifying its markets...

Jammu: A Pakistani terrorist affiliated with the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir Friday, a senior police officer said. Inspector General of Police, Jammu range, Bhim Sen Tuti, said the terrorist was gunned...

Thiruvananthapuram/Bhubaneswar: Alleged assault on a Christian pastor in Odisha has triggered sharp political reactions across Kerala, with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan leading the condemnation and warning that the incident reflects a wider, systematic attack on India's secular fabric. In a strongly worded post on X,...

Shillong/Bhubaneswar: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has written to his Odisha counterpart expressing concern over reports of an incident in which a pastor was allegedly assaulted and publicly humiliated by a mob earlier this month. In his letter to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi,...

Packed with crime, controversy and an unexpected prison love story, the recent viral news reads like a scripted thriller. Two prisoners serving life sentences in separate murder cases that once gripped the country have fallen in love inside a Rajasthan jail and are now set...

Indore: The drinking water contamination issue gripping parts of Indore district has resurfaced, with at least 22 people falling ill in Mhow tehsil after consuming suspected contaminated water. The incident, reported from Chander Marg in Patti Bazaar, has led to nine hospitalisations, while others are...

New Delhi: The central government has approved wage revisions for PSU General Insurance companies and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), as well as a pension revision for retirees of the Reserve Bank of India and NABARD. A total of 46,322 employees,...

Thiruvananthapuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday flagged off the newly-allotted three new Amrit Bharat Express trains and a passenger train service for Kerala from Thiruvananthapuram. In a major step towards modernising rail travel for citizens and improving inter-state and regional connectivity, the PM flagged off...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday issued fresh notices to Anil Ambani and the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) on a PIL seeking a court-monitored probe into alleged massive banking and corporate fraud involving the firm and its group companies. The top court asked the...