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Vora (91) is recovering well and his condition is stated to be stable, sources said.

The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two union territories – Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh – on August 5, 2019 through the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. Article 370, which gave special status to the erstwhile state, w...

A 52-year-old professor with a university drowned while swimming in the Godavari river in Maharashtra's Nanded district, police said on Tuesday. The deceased, who worked at the Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University in Nanded, located around 250 km...

A latest global survey carried out across 22 countries has revealed that girls and young women are one of the biggest targets of online violence and abuse. Carried out by UK-based humanitarian organisation Plan International, the survey, titled "State o...

In August, a monthly export quota of 50 lakh units was fixed for N-95/FFP2 masks or its equivalent for issuance of export licences to eligible applicants.

Moscow (AP) Opposition supporters in Kyrgyzstan have seized several government buildings in the country's capital, freed the ex-president from jail and announced plans to oust the president and form a new government. President Sooronbai Jeenbekov accuse...

Media persons will not be allowed to cover the Hero I-League Qualifiers from the venue in view of the strict COVID-19 protocol, the All India Football Federation informed on Tuesday. The I-League Qualifiers, to be held at two West Bengal venues from Oc...

A higher number of recoveries has aided the national recovery rate to further improve to 84.70 per cent, the ministry said.

Three persons, including two sisters, who were accused of immoral trafficking and forcing a minor girl into prostitution, have been acquitted by a court here in Maharashtra for want of evidence against them. Special Judge (POCSO Act) Kavita D Shirbhate...

Indian shares rose on Tuesday, helped by gains in the country's biggest private lender HDFC Bank and automaker Tata Motors, with sentiment aided by the government's decision to name nominees to the central bank's monetary policy committee.

On Monday, there was no electricity for six to eight hours straight in many parts of UP, with supply being disrupted at the power minister's residence as well.

Rajasthan Congress MLA Kailash Chandra Trivedi, who was suffering from lung fibrosis after recovering from the coronavirus infection, died at a hospital in Gurgaon, family sources said Tuesday. He was 65. Trivedi, the legislator from Sahara (Bhilwara) c...

At a joint press conference of the top leadership of the JD(U) and the BJP, where Kumar was also present, it was declared that the two partners have clinched a deal where both will have an almost equal share of the pie.

A large number of personnel led by Superintendent of Police Sarangthem Ibomcha Singh rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control after over two hours of the rucks, officials said.

It was initially tagged as a 'level-3' (major) fire, but was later escalated to 'level-4' ((massive), the officials said. Seventeen fire vehicles, as many jumbo water tankers along with three turn-table ladders and an ambulance were involved in the operat...

In 2019, a total of 71 people were reported to be killed in police operations. Of these casualties, the most – 33 -- were reported from J&K.