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New Delhi: In a heart-warming moment, personnel from the Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers exchanged sweets at the Attari-Wagah border on the occasion of Eid ul-Adha. Images from the event were shared on Twitter by news…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the central government is bound to honour the undertaking given to Portugal of not sentencing gangster Abu Salem for a jail term beyond 25 years. Paving way for the release of Salem on completion…

New Delhi: India could become the most populous country in the world next year, surpassing China, according to a report by the United Nations on Monday. It said that the world population is forecast to reach eight billion by…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sentenced fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya to four months jail term and a fine of Rs 2000 under contempt charge. "Adequate punishment is a must. Mallya didn't show any remorse," the top court bench…

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Monday declared the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main Session 1 results. The results are available on the official site of JEE Main — jeemain.nta.nic.in — and on NTA’s official site…

Panaji: Horsetrading has been the bane of Indian politics for several years. There were concerns raised once again on a day when there was a strong buzz of revolt in Goa Congress with reports of at least six MLAs, including former CM…

Udaipur: A seventh person has been arrested in connection with the beheading of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal last month. A spokesperson of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said that the man, identified as Farhad Mohammad Sheikh,…

Dibrugarh: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he was really ashamed after a businessman committed suicide following constant threats from the mafia. The CM, who visited the 32-year-old Vineet Bagaria’s Dibrugarh house on…

Thiruvananthapuram: As unrest in Sri Lanka threatens to spiral out of control, neighbour and ‘big brother’ India assured the people of the island nation that it will continue to stand by them. “India is Sri Lanka’s closest neighbour and…

Kolkata: Narendra Modi will face the same fate as Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, predicted Trinamool Congress MLA Idris Ali. Gotabaya was forced to flee his official residence on Saturday as thousands of angry protesters…