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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Thursday issued a notification for the filing of nomination papers for the second phase of J&K assembly polls for 26 constituencies. In the notification, the ECI has fixed September 5,…

GUWAHATI: The Assam Assembly on Thursday passed the Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Bill, 2024. This will replace the British-era The Assam Moslem Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935. “Today is a…

NEW DELHI: The demand for a national caste census is gaining steam, with JD(U), a key ally of the NDA government, joining the chorus along with the Opposition INDIA bloc parties on Thursday. The JD(U), the largest ally of the Modi…

CHANDIGARH: With panchayat polls to be announced any time now in the state, the Punjab cabinet today amended the Punjab Panchayat Rules, debarring the candidates to contest panchayat elections for sarpanch and panch on party symbols. The…

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat is reeling under relentless rainfall for the past four days, with most districts in Saurashtra and Kutch severely affected by heavy rains and flooding. The downpour continues to batter the Kutch district, with Mandvi…

CHANDIGARH: For the first time in the run-up to the upcoming assembly elections, a Green Manifesto 2024 prepared by citizens has been given to all the political parties be it the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, Aam Aadmi…

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday hit out at the Eknath Shinde-led government over the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue, alleging that corruption has peaked under…

KOLKATA: The agitating junior doctors in West Bengal, who have been continuing ceasework for 20 days to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a medic, on Wednesday rejected Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's appeal to join duty. A…

Jammu: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said she will not contest the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, pointing out that she would not be able to fulfil her party's agenda in the union territory set up even if she were to…

RANCHI: Hours after returning from Delhi, former Chief Minister Champai Soren on Wednesday resigned from the primary membership and all posts of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). Posting his resignation on X, Champai wrote that his struggle…

DEHRADUN: A series of land submergence and landslides triggered by rains have led to the displacement and migration of people from many districts of Uttarakhand. The situation has worsened in Gopeshwar and Tehri, where landslides and soil…

RAJOURI/JAMMU: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district after troops launched a cordon and search operation in response to…

CHANDIGARH: The upcoming assembly polls in Haryana will likely witness former Chief Minister Bansi Lal’s grandchildren contesting against each other from Tosham. Both former Member of Parliament Shruti Choudhry-- daughter of Bansi Lal’s…

PATNA: Three persons died, and two others fell sick after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district during the last 36 hours. The victims are undergoing treatment at a government hospital at the district headquarters where…

NEW DELHI: Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Tuesday said there is a shortage of nearly 30 per cent of doctors and specialists at many hospitals, but no efforts have been made to fill these critical vacancies despite repeated…

NEW DELHI: Several parts of Delhi witnessed waterlogging on Wednesday morning after spells of heavy rain lashed the capital city. Visuals from the Mehrauli-Gurgaon road show vehicles wading through the waterlogged roads amid traffic…

The upcoming 21.5 Km road at a cost of Rs. 27 Cr. will boost economic activities in Punjab

KOLKATA: Daily life was somewhat affected in parts of West Bengal on Wednesday due to a 12-hour shutdown called by the BJP in protest against the police action against demonstrators during a march to the state secretariat. In state…

Thakur highlighted several incidents, including the beating of three people by fifteen assailants in Baddi, resulting in one fatality