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New Delhi: As many as 34,457 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the country during the past 24 hours, while 375 succumbed in the same period, data from the Union Health Ministry showed on Saturday.With this, the...

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the OBC Bill, passed by Parliament unanimously in the recently concluded Monsoon Session, sources said on Friday.With the President's signature, the Bill has become law restoring the powers of...

Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered the court-monitored Central Bureau of Investigation to investigate into violence across the state after the 2021 Assembly elections.“All cases as per report of NHRC committee where allegations are about murder of person...

Pune: Days after a BJP worker constructed a temple for Narendra Modi in Pune, the bust of the prime minister has been removed from it.Mayur Munde, who built the temple, could not be reached for comments on what prompted...

Jammu: A junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the Army was killed and a jawan suffered injuries during an encounter with terrorists in Thanamandi area of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Thursday.A police officer said a terrorist has also...

New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a Rs 77.45 crore revival package for North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Ltd (NERAMAC), a central public sector enterprise under the...

New Delhi: In an interim order on Wednesday, the Supreme Court allowed female candidates to appear for the National Defence Academy (NDA) examination scheduled for September 5.The apex court also came down heavily on the Indian Army for...

Bhubaneswar: Unidentified criminals allegedly hijacked a bank ATM cash loading van and looted Rs 24 lakh after drugging the driver under Golanthara Police station area in Berhampur town in Ganjam district on Wednesday.Sources said the van belonging to AGS...

New Delhi: Even as diplomats and staffers of the Indian Embassy in Kabul returned here, the government said on Tuesday it is committed to the safe return of all Indians from Afghanistan and is also extending visa services to...

New Delhi: Union Home Ministry on Tuesday announced a new category of emergency visas for people from Afghanistan."MHA reviews visa provisions in view of the current situation in Afghanistan. A new category of electronic visa called “e-Emergency X-Misc Visa”...