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Sources report that the high command wanted to play big and get a Sikh candidate, stamped the name of Charanjit Singh Channi. Ambika Soni's name was also included in the race for the new CM. But she refused to become the…

NEW DELHI: India on Sunday reported 42,766 new coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 3.29 crore cases, the health ministry said. Less than 50,000 daily new cases are being reported for 70 consecutive days, the ministry said. Also,…

NEW DELHI: While India’s vaccination drive accelerated in August, it still has some catching-up to do in terms of total doses per 100 people. Among the 29 countries with populations of over 50 million, it ranks 14. As for percentage of…

JAIPUR: In a boost for Congress amid the festering internal conflict in Rajasthan, the party on Saturday won 670 panchayat samiti seats to BJP’s 551 in the rural polls held across six districts, reversing the 2015 result when the saffron…

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Saturday announced bypolls to three assembly seats in West Bengal, including Bhabanipur from where CM Mamata Banerjee intends to contest, as well as one seat in Odisha. Polling for all four seats will…

NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI: A tripartite peace accord was inked on Saturday by representatives of the Centre, Assam government and five Karbi-Anglong groups, as part of which 1,000 armed cadres have abjured violence and joined the mainstream. The…

NEW DELHI: The Union government on Saturday said it expects Chief Justice N V Ramana to give urgent attention to the huge pendency of cases in trial courts where commoners exhaust their lifetime savings in litigating for justice but are…

NEW DELHI: The stage is set for a major overhaul of the criminal justice system with the Centre having received suggestions of various states, UTs, central forces and NGOs on the reform of the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code…

NEW DELHI: Soon you may be able to carry small drone cameras with you on flights for your domestic holidays and take breathtaking pictures. After relaxing rules for drone usage, the government is working out ways to ensure that people…

NEW DELHI: An FIR has been registered against unknown people under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act after the body of deceased Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani was seen draped in a Pakistani flag before burial.…