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Rae Bareli: In a shocking incident, a Class 10 boy belonging to the Dalit community was allegedly assaulted and made to lick the feet of an upper caste person in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli. Police have arrested eight people after a video…

New Delhi: India recorded 1,247 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, a nearly 43 per cent drop from Monday’s 2,183 cases. Monday’s 2,183 cases marked a 90 per cent increase in new cases and a 165 per cent increase in positivity rate…

New Delhi: Home, auto and personal loans and EMIs will now become costlier with the State Bank of India (SBI) raising the lending rate (MCLR) by 10 basis points (bps) or 0.1 per cent. The hike, which comes into effect from April 15, will…

New Delhi: Delhi recorded 501 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the second straight day the national capital has reported over 500 cases. The positivity rate jumped sharply to 7.72 per cent. Delhi reported 517 cases on Monday with…

New Delhi: Indian Prime Ministers traditionally address the nation from Red Fort on Independence Day. Come Thursday (April 21), however, Narendra Modi will deliver an address from Red Fort on the occasion of 400th Parkash Purab of Sikh…

Lucknow: Two persons were killed when their bike was hit allegedly by a Scorpio belonging to a local MLA in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri on Sunday night. The victims were identified as Ravi Verma (26) and Vikram Verma (22). They were…

New Delhi:  Setting aside the Allahabad High Court order, the Supreme Court on Monday cancelled the bail granted to Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister Ajay Mishra, in Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. He has been directed to surrender within…

New Delhi: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its impact on India will be among the topics of discussion during the five-day Army Commanders’ Conference which begins on Monday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will address the conference, to…

Hubli: A WhatsApp status post led to violence in which several people, including 12 police personnel, were injured. Prohibitory orders had to be clamped in Hubli-Dharwad as protesters damaged police vehicles and pelted stones over a…

Bhubaneswar: Extreme poverty in India has declined by 12.3 percentage points between 2011 and 2019 with the poverty headcount rate falling from 22.5 per cent in 2011 to 10.2 per cent in 2019. Poverty reduction, however, was higher in the…