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Dehradun: Uttarakhand’s newly-appointed Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat's remark that women who wear ripped jeans set a ‘bad example’ for society and lead to substance abuse has drawn interesting responses from women across the country,…

New Delhi: In a huge surge, as many as 35,871 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in India in the last 24 hours on Thursday. This is the highest spike in cases since early December and took India’s overall tally to 1.14 crore, health…

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has accused Cadbury India Private Limited, which is now known as Mondelez Foods Private Limited, of corruption and has filed a case against the company. The central agency has alleged…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned the country to be careful of a possible “second peak” of the deadly coronavirus. Expressing concern over the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in some states, Modi urged people not to be careless…

Bhubaneswar: Suicides by Indian politicians seem to be becoming a disturbing trend, the latest being Ram Swaroop Sharma. Let us have a look at some of the recent suicide cases. A Member of Parliament from Himachal Pradesh, Ram Swaroop was…

Jaipur: IndiGo flight 6E 469, which had taken off on Wednesday morning from Bengaluru, landed at the Jaipur airport with an additional passenger. If you are wondering if a hijacker had been caught inside the plane, then think again. The…

Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday reiterated Odisha's support to the Central government in the fight against COVID-19. Speaking at the meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with chief ministers, Naveen said, over…

Mumbai: Days after senior police officer Sachin Vaze was arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the case of explosives being found in a car near Mukesh Ambani's house Mumbai Police Commissioner Parambir Singh was…

New Delhi: After the two-day bank strike, it’s now the turn of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) employees to cease work on Thursday in protest against the Centre’s proposal of disinvesting the government-owned insurance major. Established…

Varanasi: The students of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) opposed the varsity’s decision to appoint industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s wife, Nita Ambani, as a visiting professor. They see it as a “wrong example” being set by the university.…