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Top US envoy Stephen E Biegun to be in India ahead of US-India 2+2...

It is expected to be the last major engagement between the US and India in the current tenure of the Donald Trump

10 Oct 2020 3:45 PM IST

Army trucks move towards LAC eastern Ladakh, amid the prolonged India-China stand off, in Leh, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. (PTI)

China Study Group meets ahead of next Corps Commander-level meet on...

India will again ask China to disengage its troops from all stand-off points in Eastern Ladakh.

10 Oct 2020 1:55 PM IST

Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja. (Image: Instagram/shailajateacher)

KK Shailaja stresses on low death rate as COVID cases surge in Kerala

Kerala on Friday reported 9250 new cases of COVID-19 even as 8084 persons recovered from the disease, the highest single...

10 Oct 2020 1:08 PM IST

The judgment rapped the police for failing to establish that the rape even took place leave alone proving that Satyam Babu had committed it.

Tamil Nadu govt urged to appeal against acquittal in rape case

Hairdressers all over the state closed shops in protest against the court verdict as the victim was the daughter of one...

10 Oct 2020 12:20 PM IST

Madras High Court verdict cancels tenders for village roads development

Madras High Court verdict cancels tenders for village roads...

DMK President M K Stalin said the government should entrust the responsibility of issuing e-tenders with the local...

10 Oct 2020 12:08 PM IST

The 13-year-old boy went missing 5 years ago, in July 2015, and was traced lodged in a Child Welfare Centre in Assams Goalpara.

Telangana Police-'s Darpan software helps unite missing boy with...

The 13-year-old boy from Uttar Pradesh went missing 5 years ago, and was traced lodged in a Child Welfare Centre in...

10 Oct 2020 11:40 AM IST

A scene from Sonchiriya, a film based on the issue of dacoits. (Representational image)

Madhya Pradesh bypolls: Poll time reveals measure of love for guns in...

Come elections, the â€˜proud ownersâ€™ of firearms stand in long queues before local police stations to deposit their...

10 Oct 2020 11:25 AM IST

Worker preparing ahead of the reopening of the Mysore Palace after the authorities eased restrictions, during unlock 4.0, in Mysore. PTI Photo

COVID technical committee inspects Mysuru Palace, Chamundi hills ahead...

The visit by Covid Technical Committee comes after Minister for Medical Education Sudhakar was apprehensive of the...

9 Oct 2020 6:58 PM IST

Suicide was decriminalised in India in 2017, but Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code still stays

Doctors call for an effective national suicide prevention plan

The country still lacks an effective National Suicide Prevention Plan as the suicide cases continues to rise

9 Oct 2020 6:50 PM IST

It is significant that there are 614 government madrassas in Assam and about 900 private madrassas, almost all of which are run by Jamiat Ulama, while there are about 100 government Sanskrit tols and over 500 private tols. Representational Image

Assam government decides to shut down all government-run Madrassas

Stating that they canâ€™t allow religious education with public money, the minister said that a notification would be...

9 Oct 2020 5:20 PM IST

Dalit activists alleged that the 2018 riots were instigated by right-wing leaders Sambhaji Bhide and Milind Ekbote. However, the Pune police in its investigation alleged that the riots were orchestrated by Urban Naxals and arrested nine renowned social activists. (Photo: PTI)

Bhima-Koregaon case: NIA chargesheets eight activists, including...

NIA spokesperson Sonia Narang said the charge-sheet was submitted before a designated court

9 Oct 2020 5:14 PM IST

A file image of indigenously built Tejas LCA

HAL employee arrested for supplying Indian fighter aircraft details to...

The man was supplying secret information about Indian fighter aircraft and their manufacturing unit to ISI, a police...

9 Oct 2020 4:14 PM IST