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The former BJP MP, who later quit the party and joined the Congress last year, was later granted permission to head to Hathras with a delegation of only six vehicles, police said.

With Covid-19 striking at their revenues, most private schools in Hyderabad have recalled only 15 per cent of its staff on an as-needed basis. The remaining teachers have been put on standby without any salary or incentive for over seven months now.

A 34-year-old farmer, who was apparently distressed over damage caused to his crops due to some unknown disease, allegedly committed suicide in Chhattisgarhs Durg district, police said on Monday. State Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu has asked officials c...

The family of the girl alleged that the accused - 24-year-old Bablu Sheikh - forcibly took the girl to his room when she had gone outside to relieve herself on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.

Two Americans and a Briton won the 2020 Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday for identifying the Hepatitis C virus, in work spanning decades that has helped to limit the spread of the fatal disease and develop antiviral drugs to cure it.

The NCP on Monday set up its lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gender (LGBT) cell and claimed it is the first political party in the country to take such a step. Maharashtra minister and state NCP chief Jayant Patil announced formation of the cell and al...

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has taken the first steps towards restarting the game, its president Praful Patel said on Monday unveiling the governing body's new motto 'Indian Football. Forward Together'. Like all other sporting activities,...

The current raid has already led to a war of words between the ruling BJP and the Congress. The Congress is alleging that the Centre is using the CBI to fix DKS ahead of by-election to two assembly seats in the state.

All the candidates who had appeared for the Rajasthan Pre-Teacher Education Test (PTET 2020) can now check the result at the official website, www.ptetdcb2020.com.

The Minister also said that it would be mandatory for schools that are allowed to open to follow the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) set by the government.

The Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission (RSHRC) on Sunday directed the state government to protect the environment from air pollution caused by firecrackers on Diwali as it might also be harmful for COVID-19 patients. The single-bench of Justice Mah...

Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) activists staged a protest and blocked roads in different places in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district against police baton charge on its party leader Jayant Chaudhary on Sunday when he had gone to meet the Hathras victim's fam...

At the talks, the two sides are also expected to look into further steps to maintain stability on the ground and avoid any action that may trigger fresh tension in the region where troops from both sides will be facing difficult conditions in the next fou...

The police suspect it to be a case of suicide, but no suicide note has been found, they said.

He also urged people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour during the festival season. “Each and every one of you to take ownership at your own levels: personal, society, RWA, colony, and office” he said.

The Samajwadi Party on Sunday said its delegation was stopped from visiting Hathras to meet the family of the 19-year-old woman who died after she was assaulted and allegedly gang-raped. The party said the delegation was stopped at a toll plaza near Ag...