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A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped on Wednesday by her uncle in a village in Hazratpur area of Budaun district, police said. While playing outside her house, the girl was lured by her uncle to a desolate place and raped, said police.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday said paddy would be purchased from farmers in full in villages and various government agencies would be sent to rural areasfor the purpose in view of the continuing threat of COVID-19. R...

Indian bankers fear the government's decision to waive some interest payments on loans under a COVID19 support plan will create unnecessary work for lenders and lead to more litigation, without providing much of a boost for the sagging economy.

Paris (AP) Diego Schwartzman played through the wind and rain, and into the dark of night, against Dominic Thiem at the French Open, contesting a total of 376 points spread out across five sets and 5 hours, 8 minutes, knowing all the while he'd never won...

BJP on Tuesday announced that M Raghunandan Rao would be its candidate for the November 3 bypoll in Dubbak assembly segment in Telangana. His candidature was announced by the party in Delhi, BJP sources said here.

The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to handover to the CBI probe into the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl at Manuabhan Tekri here more than a year ago, an official said. The incident took place on April 30, 2019, at Manuabhan Tekri un...

India's developmental needs are paramount but wildlife and biodiversity are equally imperative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. In his message to the nation to mark the celebration of the ongoing Wildlife Week, the prime minister said Ind...

The Union minister said the opposition has no facts or figures to prove their criticism of the government and is indulging in a purely political rhetoric to denigrate the path-breaking decisions taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Journalist Vinod Dua is seeking quashing of an FIR lodged against him for sedition and other offences by a local BJP leader in Himachal Pradesh over his YouTube show.

Taliban and Afghan peace negotiators have agreed on a code of conduct to safeguard against the risk of any breakdown in talks that began last month in Qatar to bring an end to decades of war, three official sources told Reuters on Tuesday.

Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap felt it wasn't worth the risk to travel to Europe for just the one tournament -- Denmark Open.

Rome (AP) Serie A president Paolo Dal Pino has tested positive for the coronavirus. The league says the test on Dal Pino was taken on Monday. It adds that the president is symptomatic and in isolation at his home..

The BJP which has lost several allies including the two oldest partners Shiv Sena and SAD in the last one year is looking for new allies to tell the World that it can still work with allies.

BJP leader Manish Shukla was shot dead on Sunday by two bike-borne assailants near Titagarh Police station in Barrackpore subdivision.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday began meetings with his Asian and IndoPacific counterparts as Washington looks to solidify support among the regional allies at a time of historically tension ties with China.

Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli rued the dropped catches by his team after its 59-run drubbing at the hands of Delhi Capitals in the IPL here on Monday. All-rounder Marcus Stoinis was dropped on 30 by Yuzvendra Chahal, after which he we...