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BISHNUPUR: Two personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed while two others were injured in an alleged attack by kuki militants in Manipur on Saturday.In another incident a gunfight broke out between two groups in Manipur killing one on spot, police said. According to the police, the CRPF personnel were attacked by Kuki […]

NEW DELHI: In a relatively improved showing, the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections recorded over 65% voter turnout covering 88 seats across 13 states. The highest voting percentage was recorded in Tripura at 78.53% while the lowest was in Uttar Pradesh at 54.85%.Kerala, Karnataka and Rajasthan accounted for more than half the seats. […]

BHOPAL : Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah on Friday triggered a debate by reiterating his party’s poll promise of implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) across the country if the Modi regime got another term in power.Claiming that Congress’s manifesto mentions re-introducing personal laws, he said, “Personal law means they […]

SRINAGAR : Uncertainty hangs heavy over the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP, along with several other parties and two candidates, has petitioned the Election Commission of India (EC) seeking a postponement of the polls, citing accessibility concerns. However, J&K’s two […]

NEW DELHI: A day after registering an FIR against five accused in a case linked to land grab and sexual assault on women, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday conducted raids at multiple locations in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali and recovered foreign-made weapons and a large cache of ammunition, officials in the agency said.The […]

NEW DELHI: India on Friday emphasised the need to adopt a “zero-tolerance approach” towards terrorism in all its forms for development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states, officials said. Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane put forth New Delhi’s stand in this regard as he participated in the SCO defence ministers’ […]

NEW DELHI: Southern India faces a grim situation as water in reservoirs dips to a 10-year low. India’s ongoing general election campaign coincides with an excruciatingly hot summer season, compounded by a serious water crisis, especially in Southern India.Major reservoirs in the region hold less water compared to the previous year, during the […]

NEW DELHI: The Congress will continue with its political campaign on greater use of VVPATs to increase public trust in the electoral process, the party said on Friday after the Supreme Court rejected pleas seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs.The Congress was not a party, directly or indirectly, to the petition on VVPATs […]

NEW DELHI: Concerned with the rising number of suicides and depression cases among medical students, the National Medical Commission (NMC) on Friday announced that they will be conducting an online survey to assess their mental health and well-being.The NMC had earlier constituted a national task force on the mental health and well-being of […]

KOLKATA: Authorities at the Kolkata Airport on Friday received an email claiming bombs were planted at various places on its premises, triggering a frantic search across the facility, officials said. However, the mail, which threatened that the bombs would explode at 12.55 . p.m., turned out to be a hoax, they said.According to sources at the […]