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Shillong, March 11 The Meghalaya government on Wednesday postponed the April 10 elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHACD) in view of recent violence that claimed two lives in the region, as mobile internet services were suspended in five districts.A curfew has also been...

New Delhi, March 11 The Delhi Police issued a clarification on Wednesday, refuting claims and rumors that a minor involved in the Uttam Nagar murder case was missing.The police stated that two minors have already been apprehended in connection with the incident. This is in addition to the 14...

Shillong, March 11 Mobile internet services were suspended across five districts in western Meghalaya on Wednesday after several incidents of violence linked to the tribal council elections threatened to disrupt public order, principal secretary (home) FR Kharkongor said.The suspension covers...

Kolkata, March 11 CV Ananda Bose, who resigned as the governor of West Bengal before completing his term last week, said on Wednesday that his dream of a "developed Bengal which is free from violence and corruption" remained unfinished, and asserted that such a transformation requires sustained...

Shillong, March 11 Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday said his government has decided to postpone the April 10 elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council, citing recent violence that claimed two lives in the region.He said the decision was made after reviewing...

New Delhi, March 10 Police appealed to citizens on Tuesday to maintain peace and harmony in the wake of a recent incident in Delhi's Uttam Nagar, where a 26-year-old man was killed during Holi celebrations on March 4."Do not trust or spread rumors and unverified information circulating on...

Islamabad, March 10 – While the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a recent joint US-Israel aerial strike, prompted celebrations among members of the Iranian diaspora around the world, in Pakistan, angry protests turned violent, resulting in 35 deaths and injuries...

Ballari (Karnataka), March 10 A ninth-grade student was apprehended after he allegedly went on a rampage at a private residential school here, killing one person and injuring others with a sharp object and an iron rod, police said on Tuesday.The boy, who had been on the run since the incident...

New Delhi, March 9 – Former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan expressed grief over the death of 26-year-old Tarun Kumar in Uttam Nagar, Delhi. He condemned the violent escalation from a minor Holi incident and called for the harshest punishment for those responsible.In a heartfelt post on X...

Dhaka, March 9 – In yet another disturbing incident of violence against the minority community in Bangladesh, a young Hindu boy was fatally run over after a confrontation with robbers attempting to seize his vehicle, local media reported on Monday.The incident occurred on Sunday evening in the...

New Delhi, March 9 The Delhi Police has arrested seven more people and apprehended another minor in connection with the killing of a 26-year-old man during a clash between two families on Holi in southwest Delhi's Uttam Nagar, an official said on Monday.With the latest arrests, the total...

Ballia (UP), March 9 A 40-year-old man was killed and his brother seriously injured in a clash between two groups over setting up a vegetable stall in Reoti town here, police said on Monday.The incident occurred on Sunday night near the seed warehouse in Reoti.During the altercation, members...

Muzaffarnagar (UP), March 8 A 28-year-old cleric was allegedly assaulted by a group of men in the Sarwat locality under the Civil Lines Police Station area here on Sunday, police said.Mufti Abdul Wahab was on his way to a mosque to pray when he came under attack, they said.Circle Officer...

Islamabad, March 8 Security forces killed 13 terrorists in five different intelligence-based operations in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan, the army said on Sunday.These intelligence-based operations (IBOs) were conducted from March 6 and 7, Inter-Service Public...

New Delhi, March 8 – Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva welcomed the demolition of a house belonging to a family, allegedly involved in the murder of a young man in Uttam Nagar on Holi, by civic authorities.Sachdeva also strongly condemned the violence that resulted in the death of Tarun in...

New York, March 8 – Six individuals were detained on charges related to launching projectiles filled with bolts and screws outside the home of Mayor Zohran Mamdani during an anti-Muslim demonstration.Authorities said tensions escalated on Saturday (local time) during a demonstration organized...

New Delhi, March 7 Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday condemned the killing of a man in a clash in west Delhi's Uttam Nagar area on Holi, and said that Delhi follows a zero-tolerance policy against such "heinous criminal and violent acts."In a post on X in Hindi, the chief minister said...

Islamabad, March 7 An anti-terrorism court on Saturday sentenced 47 leaders and supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to 10 years in prison and a fine of PKR 500,000 each, in absentia, for vandalism and violence during the May 9, 2023, protest.The nationwide protest was launched by...

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...

Kollam (Kerala), March 6 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday that politics and international relations in the current times were "heading towards darkness" and away from knowledge.Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, further said that there was no attempt to...