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Calling for a Nitish-free government in Bihar, Paswan appealed to voters to choose the BJP in seats where the LJP has not put up candidates.

Hindi film industry continues to be dominated by commerce and star system, something which has led to sidelining of independent cinema, believes writer-director Alankrita Shrivastava. According to the "Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare" director, if a...

The Karnataka high court on Saturday directed Franklin Templeton India not to proceed with the winding up of its debt schemes without obtaining the consent of investors.

While the effigies of Ravan are burnt on the occasion of Dussehra across the country, a small village in Maharashtra's Akola district worships the demon king. The tradition of worshipping Ravan for his "intelligence and ascetic qualities" has been going...

Mohan Bhagwat said that before discussions could be held on the CAA, the coronavirus outbreak stalled all attempts to resolve the situation.

A 16-year-old tribal girl was allegedly raped by a man when she took her cattle for grazing in a field in Maharashtra's Palghar district, a police official said on Sunday. The incident took place at Manor in the district on October 21, he said.

Punjab on Saturday reported 12 more COVID-19 linked fatalities, taking the death toll to 4,107, while 485 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 1,30,640, a medical bulletin issued here said. Of the new fatalities, five were reported from Amritsar, t...

International passengers taking their flights from the Delhi airport will soon be able to get themselves tested for COVID-19 right before their departure, Genestrings Diagnostic Center which operates the testing lab at the airport said on Saturday. The C...

The Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government has said that places of worship would not be reopened at present in view of the coronavirus pandemic.

At least 218 patients tested positive for coronavirus, while two died of the infection in Goa on Saturday, an official said. With the latest cases and casualties, the tally in the coastal state rose to 42,031 and the toll reached 570, the official said.

The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh rose to 6,854 on Saturday with 25 more fatalities, while 2,277 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 4,68,238, an official said. The number of active cases has now come down to 27,681 and the number of those...

A video of the incident, which went viral on social media, garnered a sharp reaction from Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, who tweeted saying immediate action must be taken against the woman, as it was the matter of Mumbai police's honour and tagged state Ho...

United Nations (AP) The president of the United Nations General Assembly has expressed concern that New York Mayor Bill de Blasio rejected a meeting with him to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the work of the 193-member world organization....

As a socio-cultural event that is awaited by Bengalis across the state and outside and is a means of livelihood for a section of the people associated with it, the directives by the High Court has left a bitter taste in the mouth for many puja organisers.

Surat's COVID-19 tally on Sunday rose to 32,952 with the addition of 239 new cases, the highest in the state, while 270 people were discharged during the day, a health official said. Two deaths took the toll to 991, he added.

Days after the BJP fielded five former Congress MLAs in Gujarat by-polls, the Congress Sunday accused the saffron party of luring legislators in the state through monetary or other inducements and demanded a judicial inquiry into it. Congress spokespers...