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Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 Congress leader V D Satheesan on Friday responded to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's remarks on alleged Congress-RSS links, claiming that the CPI(M) leader was indulging in both "appeasement of the majority and the minority".The verbal exchange began after the...

Phagwara, March 27 Local residents blocked vehicular traffic for about 15 minutes near Bhagwan Valmiki Chowk on the Phagwara-Hoshiarpur road here on Friday, citing alleged shortages of cooking gas.Eyewitness accounts said that the blockade caused significant inconvenience to commuters.The...

Kolkata, March 26 Clashes erupted between BJP and TMC supporters during an election campaign in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, with several police personnel also coming under attack while trying to control the situation.The incident occurred when BJP candidate from Basanti...

Kathmandu, March 24 At least 11 security personnel were injured in a violent crackdown on a protest against the alleged open cross-border drug trade in the border region of Nepal's Lumbini province on Tuesday.The incident occurred in the Bardia district bordering India, where protesters...

Mumbai, March 23 Shiv Sena-UBT legislator Anil Parab on Monday criticized the BJP-led Mahayuti government over the alleged assault of a minister during the election of the president and vice president of the Satara Zilla Parishad, which took place last week."If ministers and workers in this...

Mainpuri (UP), March 23 A brief period of tension prevailed in the town of Kuraoli here after a dispute among some people over the venue for Eid prayers, but the situation was defused following intervention by the administration, officials said on Monday.The disagreement arose on March 21 when...

Kolkata, March 22 An altercation between supporters of the ruling TMC and the opposition BJP was reported in the Baranagar assembly constituency on Sunday, a day after clashes were reported between the two sides over alleged tearing of campaign posters and hoardings.The latest incident...

New Delhi, March 20 A plea seeking protection for a couple who had run away from home was mentioned before the Supreme Court on Friday, which asked the lawyer to approach the Delhi High Court for relief.In a peculiar turn of events, a lawyer, who had mentioned the plea for protection of the...

Kolkata, March 18 – Following the announcement of the candidate list for the Assembly elections, internal strife within the Trinamool Congress came to light in several constituencies since Tuesday night.In the Khandaghosh and Monteswar Assembly constituencies in East Burdwan district...

Bahraich (UP), March 17 Eleven individuals have been booked in connection with an alleged assault incident in which a student of Kisan Degree College here was attacked and injured by a group of youths while on his way to the college, police said on Tuesday.The injured youth, Vimal Sharma, a...

Jaipur, March 16 A commotion erupted at the busy Badi Chaupar in the old city of Jaipur on Monday after a man climbed onto the roof of his car in the middle of the road and began shouting slogans demanding a ban on 'bidis' and cigarettes, police said.The man, identified as Varun Jauhari...

Jamshedpur, March 15 Two boys died after being hit by the wheels of a speeding truck in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, a police officer said on Sunday.The incident took place on Saturday evening in the Kudada area, which falls under the Sundarnagar police station, he said.The deceased, aged between...

Jammu/New Delhi, March 12 – The Centre on Thursday described the attack on National Conference President Farooq Abdullah as a "serious concern", even as the 88-year-old former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister recounted the assassination attempt in Jammu and praised the security personnel, saying...

Patna, March 11 – As fears of a shortage of LPG and petroleum products triggered panic buying across Bihar, the Bihar Police intervened to manage the situation and issued an alert directing authorities to prevent chaos and hoarding. Although the government has stated that LPG stocks are...

Chandrapur, March 10 Activist Bandu Dhotre was forcibly taken to the hospital by police after his hunger strike against a proposed iron ore mine in the Tadoba tiger corridor in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, entered its seventh day, although the protest continued on Tuesday.Dhotre launched...

Kolkata, March 10 Hundreds of civil defence personnel, who are deployed for state disaster management work during calamities and in any emergency, marched towards the state secretariat, Nabanna, on Tuesday, demanding the regularisation of their services.The police, however, stopped them on...

Kanpur (UP), March 9 A temple priest was allegedly assaulted by a mob after a photograph purportedly showing him eating non-vegetarian food went viral on social media, sparking outrage among some local residents, police said on Monday.The incident took place on Sunday night at the Bhuteshwar...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 – On Monday, the wife of Kerala Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar leveled infidelity allegations against him after he dismissed rumors circulating on social media about the matter.Speaking to a news channel, Bindhu Menon said that there had been marital issues...

Kozhikode, March 8 A promotional campaign by a footwear shop here, promising premium shoes for just Rs 1, sparked a massive rush on Sunday morning, forcing police to use batons to control the crowd.Hundreds of eager customers, drawn by viral advertisements, flooded the area in the early hours...

New Delhi, March 7 – Tension continued on Saturday in JJ Colony in Uttam Nagar, West Delhi, following the tragic incident that occurred during Holi celebrations, which later resulted in the death of a young man. The situation in the area remains volatile, with heavy deployment of security forces...