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Mumbai: Life in Mumbai was thrown into disarray by heavy rains which lashed the city on Saturday night and Sunday. According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), as many as 25 people lost their lives and six were seriously injured…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court had questioned three days ago whether the sedition law was needed 75 years after India attained Independence. Hearing a bunch of petitions, the apex court also voiced its concern about Section 124 (A) of the…

Patna: As many as 16 people have died in Bihar’s West Champaran district after consuming spurious liquor over the last few days, according to officials. Also, more than 12 people have been admitted to hospitals in serious conditions. The…

Mumbai: As many as 11 people were killed and six others trapped in a landslide at Vashi Naka’s New Bharat Nagar in Chembur on Sunday after a torrential downpour in the city for few days. The NDRF and BMC said that four to five hutments in…

A typing error almost came to the rescue of a man accused of sexual assault on a two-year-old girl. During the proceedings of a case filed in 2017, it so happened that the typist wrote ‘semen’ as ‘semman’, which means red soil in Tamil.…

New Delhi: The recent drone attack, targeting the Indian Air Force (IAF) base in Jammu with explosives, has clearly set the government thinking. Following the daring attempt on June 27, which injured two IAF personnel, drones have been…

New Delhi: In welcome news for tax payers who are not comfortable filing income tax (IT) returns online, they can now file the returns from the nearest post office. IT returns can be submitted at Common Services Centres (CSC) of nearest…

Experts are divided on whether a possible third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which many have said is inevitable in India, will affect children more. Even as the country gears up to deal with a fresh surge in coronavirus cases, an…

New Delhi: The government said on Friday that the next 100-125 days are critical in the fight against COVID-19. “Fall in cases has slowed down. It’s a warning signal. Next 100 to 125 days are critical for fight against Covid in India,”…

In a significant order, the Kerala High Court ruled that banks can’t deny educational loans to students citing liabilities of their parents. The single bench of Justice PB Suresh Kumar directed Indian Bank to disburse the loan amount…