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: Gold bars and chains worth Rs 39.56 lakh were seized from four air passengers on arrival here from Dubai over the last two days, Customs said on Sunday. Acting on inputs, the sleuths found gold bars in the pant pockets of two passengers on Saturday,...

Retired IRS officers Madhu Mahajan of 1982 batch and B R Balakrishnan of 1983 batch have been appointed as special expenditure observers for the Bihar polls, the Commission said in a statement on Sunday.

12-year-old Amritesh Banerjee, the class 8 student of Cambridge International School, Dubai, is not only a published writer, but is also coaching students virtually.

Pravitha PA found a 'button' shaped as a she-Sphinx, the Greek mythical creature known for its magical powers, at the backyard of her uncle K S Sukumaran’s which also happened to be an excavation site in Pattanam village.

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai asked the Centre to take time-bound action to ensure that 11 thermal power plants and more than 1,900 brick kilns using outdated technology in the national capital region control their emissions.

The seven-time MLA from Pipili in Puri district is survived by wife Prativa, son Rudra Pratap and daughter Pallavi. Maharathy, who had tested positive for COVID-19 on September 14, was discharged from the hospital after recovery but was admitted again as...

Universities and schools across the country have been closed since March 16 when the Centre announced a countrywide classroom shutdown as part of measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. On March 25, the central government announced a nati...

Washington (AP) Joe Biden says he urged some governors who wanted to endorse his presidential campaign to refrain from doing so because the Trump administration might retaliate by withholding medical supplies critical to COVID-19 relief. Addressing a v...

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has launched an investigation after one of the players in this year's tournament in the United Arab Emirates reported being approached for possible corruption, the league's integrity chief told Reuters on Sunday.

A 38-year-old man was arrested here for allegedly supplying illegal firearms and ammunition to criminals in Delhi and its neigbhouring areas, police said on Sunday. Five country made pistols along with eight live cartridges were seized from the accused...

The minister was speaking at a webinar on strategies for alleviating policy constraints for exports in select sectors. He said there is a need to identify areas where sensible policies can help take exports to $1 trillion.

Upon speaking to the family, Priyanka Gandhi said, "The family wants a judicial inquiry into the incident and removal of the District Magistrate. They also want security."

An oil tanker which carried crude oil from Kuwait to India and caught fire off Sri Lanka's East Coast is being towed out of the country's waters despite a pending marine pollution claim lodged by Sri Lanka, an official said on Saturday. The Panama-regi...

The COVID-19 death toll in Uttarakhand rose to 648 on Saturday with 12 more fatalities, while 503 fresh cases pushed the infection tally in the state to 50,062, a state health department bulletin said. Of the fresh cases, Dehradun district reported th...

The navy officer and his instructor were flying off the Rabindranath Tagore beach when the paraglider developed a snag and fell into the sea, official sources said.

Ministers in-charge of different districts in Uttarakhand were asked on Saturday to visit their areas frequently for better co-ordination with party workers at the grassroots. The ministers were asked to increase their visits to the districts they are...