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New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) In a bid to prevent the illegal trafficking of drugs and weapons from across the border into the state, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday sought personal intervention of the Union Home Minister…

“Changes are being seen in every field” and “there is a great need for research and development in futuristic defence technologies”, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday. Amid changes in technology and increasing global security…

A last-minute intervention by the Congress high command ahead of bypolls to three Assembly constituencies in the state appears to have prevented a possible split in the party’s Meghalaya unit, but a permanent solution remains a “work in…

New Delhi, Oct 4 (UNI) Acting upon 'Pandora Papers' reports linking dozens of wealthy Indians with tax heavens, the government on Monday tasked a Multi Agency Group headed by CBDT Chairman to monitor the investigation in the case. Headed…

Hamirpur (HP), Oct 4 (UNI) Four more people, two each from the districts of Hamirpur and Kangra succumbed to the Coronavirus and 191 new cases were reported in Himachal Pradesh on Monday by 1900 hrs. An official spokesman told UNI that…

Lakhimpur Kheri, Oct 4 (UNI) An agreement was reached between protesting farmers and administration in Lakhimpur Kheri, after discussions were held between farmer leaders, families of the deceased farmers and the administration which…

New Delhi, Oct 4 (UNI) Responding to the show-cause notice from the Delhi Government, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Monday denied the allegations against it leveled in the show-causes notice issued by the Delhi Government. In a statement…

New Delhi, Oct 4 (UNI) An Indian Parliamentary Delegation (IPD) led by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will be visiting Rome, Italy from October 7-9 to attend the seventh G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20). The Delegation will comprise of…

Colombo, Oct 4 (UNI) Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Monday met with delegations of Tamil leaders in Sri Lanka and emphasized India’s commitment to protecting the rights of Tamils through full implementation of the 13th…

Lakhimpur Kheri Live: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was detained early on Sunday by the Uttar Pradesh police as she headed to meet the families of the farmers killed in the wake of violence during an anti-farm laws protest the…

SENIOR INLD leader Abhay Chautala, whose resignation in support of the farmers’ agitation necessitated the Ellenabad bypoll, will be re-contesting as the party nominee on October 30. Abhay, the INLD’s lone MLA in the Haryana Assembly,…

Amid a “debate” over his health, Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath, 74, has challenged state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is 12 years younger than him, to run a race with him to see who is fitter. Nath’s fitness…

Four farmers were among eight persons killed Sunday in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri after a convoy of three SUVs, including one owned by Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, hit a group of farm protesters leading to a clash. Following…

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hit out at the government over alleged Chinese incursions in Ladakh and Uttarakhand. He also took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi using his 56-inch chest remark that he made at rallies in…

Barely a month after Haryana IAS officer Ayush Sinha’s “break heads” remark against farmers resulted in a major controversy, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has made comments that are snowballing into a political row. In a video, the CM…

The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Sunday announced its candidates for by-elections to Tarapur and Kusheshwar Asthan assembly segments of Bihar, in what is being seen as a snub to the Congress, its junior ally, which wants to contest one of the…

Bhupender Yadav talks about meeting climate goals, differentiates BJP changes from those ‘enforced’ by Cong in Punjab, expresses trust in Yogi’s leadership, and says govt will answer on Pegasus in court. The session was moderated by Deputy…

Mumbai, Oct 3 (UNI) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aaryan and two others were arrested by Narcotics Control Bureau in connection of alleged rave party onboard a cruise ship off Mumbai coast on Saturday night. Besides Aaryan Khan,…

Shillong, Oct 3 (UNI) Air Marshal Dilip Kumar Patnaik on Sunday took over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Air Command headquarters here in Meghalaya, an Indian Air Force (IAF) official said. Air Marshal Patnaik…

Kolkata, Oct 03 (UNI) Describing today's thumping victory as people's reaction to the 'conspiracy' in Nandigram, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who steamrolled BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal by a whopping 58,832 votes, said the people of…