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New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP, Raghav Chadha, Tuesday raised the issue of paternity leave in Parliament, urging the government to make it a legal right across sectors in India. Speaking during the session, Chadha highlighted what he described as a “societal...

New Delhi: The arrest of Lashkar-e-Tayiba (LeT) commander, Shabbir Ahmed Lone, by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police is a major breakthrough for the agencies. Lone was planning attacks on a very large scale, and his arrest has thwarted a major plan of the...

New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, Tuesday reacted strongly to the killing of retired Brigadier V.K. Joshi in Dehradun, terming the incident a reflection of a complete breakdown of law and order in Uttarakhand. In a post on X,...

Nalanda: Eight people have died while eight others were injured in the Nalanda stampede Tuesday, police confirmed. A stampede broke out during prayers at Mata Sheetla Temple in Nalanda. In a statement, the police said that earlier in the day, the situation at the Maa...

Raipur/Kanker: With just hours left for the Central government’s ambitious deadline to make India completely “Naxal-free”, two more Maoists laid down their arms in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district Tuesday. The surrenders have added fresh momentum to the ongoing campaign against Left-Wing Extremism, even as security forces...

Kanpur: A sensational case has emerged from the Kalyanpur area of Kanpur Nagar, placing both the healthcare system and the administration under scrutiny. Suspicions have arisen following the unearthing of a major racket involving illegal kidney transplants and trafficking at Medlife Hospital, located in Ambedkar...

Nalanda: A stampede broke out during prayers at Mata Sheetla Temple in Bihar's Nalanda Tuesday, leaving seven people dead and one seriously injured, police confirmed. The incident occurred at the Madhda Sheetla Temple in the Deepnagar police station area. Upon learning about the incident, police...

Guwahati: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday unveiled the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) ‘Sankalp Patra’ (manifesto) for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections at an event held at Vajpayee Bhawan in Guwahati. The launch programme was attended by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Minister...

New Delhi: As India approaches the new fiscal year FY27, the country’s direct tax system is set for a major overhaul from April 1, 2026, with the new Income Tax Act, 2025, coming into force -- replacing the six-decade-old 1961 legislation and introducing changes in...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Monday declared in the Lok Sabha that India has virtually become Naxal-free, with the dreaded Maoist central and state leadership structures almost completely eliminated just a day before the government’s self-imposed deadline of March 31, 2026. ​ Addressing...