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Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI), from Thursday, will start sending notices for hearing on the claims and objections on the draft voters’ list in West Bengal, thus marking the end of the first stage of the three-part Special Intensive Exercise (SIR), which started...

Kochi: A major aviation mishap was averted Thursday when an Air India Express flight carrying around 160 passengers made an emergency landing at Kochi in Kerala after developing a technical snag mid-air. The flight, AIE 398, had originated from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and was...

New Delhi: The highest court of Belgium, the Court of Cassation, has rejected the appeal of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi against India's extradition request, while endorsing a lower court's view that there are no grounds for his claims of flagrant denial of justice, torture or...

New Delhi: The Delhi government will begin strict enforcement of the “No PUC, No Fuel” rule from December 18 as part of an intensified multi-pronged drive to curb worsening air pollution in the national capital. Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa Wednesday issued firm directives to...

New Delhi: The Central government has taken appropriate measures to improve menstrual hygiene practices through schemes and interventions of various ministries and departments, Minister of State for Women and Child Development Savitri Thakur told Rajya Sabha Wednesday. The Union health ministry implements the Scheme for...

Imphal: Security forces arrested six hardcore militants belonging to four outlawed outfits in Manipur during joint operations conducted across different districts over the past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday. Several arms and ammunition were also recovered during the operations. A police official Wednesday said that...

Chennai: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to publish the draft electoral roll for Tamil Nadu Friday, December 19, marking a crucial milestone in the state's election preparedness. The release follows two earlier extensions and signals the beginning of an important verification phase...

New Delhi: Parliament Wednesday passed a bill to raise FDI in the insurance sector to 100 per cent from the current 74 per cent, which is expected to increase insurance penetration, lower premiums, and boost job creation. The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance...

Panaji: A court in North Goa Wednesday remanded Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub, in police custody for five days. The brothers, brought to Goa from Delhi after being deported from Thailand in connection with the December 6 blaze...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday permitted Delhi government authorities to take coercive action against old vehicles that do not meet Bharat Stage-IV (BS-IV) emission standards. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi modified the August 12 order...