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Tel Aviv: Israeli police are investigating an episode in which a driver rammed his car into people at a highway bus stop, wounding at least eight Thursday in what authorities believed was a militant attack. Police said they had “neutralised” the suspect, who they described...

New Delhi: The United States has scheduled an emergency visa interview for the father of Nilam Shinde, a 35-year-old Indian student who has been in a coma at a California hospital following a road accident February 14. The interview will take place at 9 a.m....

Mumbai: A Maharashtra family has made a desperate appeal to the central government for a visa after their 35-year-old daughter, Nilam Shinde, was left in a coma following a severe accident in California February 14. Shinde's father, Tanaji Shinde, has been struggling to secure a...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has approved the amendments to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, incorporating the changes recently recommended by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), sources said Thursday. The Bill will now be tabled for discussion and passage in the second half of the budget...

New Delhi: The Centre has opposed in the Supreme Court a plea seeking a life ban on convicted politicians, saying imposing such a disqualification was solely within the domain of Parliament. In an affidavit filed in court, the Centre said the prayer in a plea,...

Mahakumbh Nagar: Pilgrims began arriving at the Triveni Sangam in the early hours of Wednesday for a holy dip on Mahashivratri, marking the culmination of the six-week-long Maha Kumbh, held once every 12 years and believed to grant 'moksha' or salvation. Mahashivratri commemorates the divine...

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday alleged that many people lost their lives during the ongoing Kumbh Mela and demanded that the Uttar Pradesh government, led by Yogi Adityanath, immediately release the promised compensation announced for the families of the victims. She also...

New Delhi: A Delhi court Tuesday awarded life-term imprisonment to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a murder case connected to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Special judge Kaveri Baweja pronounced the judgement for the murders of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh November 1,...

Hyderabad: Three days after a portion of an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district, rescue operation continued for the eight trapped workers. Multiple teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Army and other agencies continued their efforts Tuesday even as hopes of finding...

Hyderabad: Hopes of finding eight trapped workers alive from an under-construction tunnel in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district were receding even as teams from NDRF, Army and other agencies continued rescue operations Monday. More than 48 hours after a portion of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC)...