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The 19-year-old woman died at Safdarjung Hospital on Tuesday, over two weeks after four men in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras allegedly raped and assaulted her, leaving her legs fully and arms partially paralysed.

On the occasion of the 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, an Indian diplomat stationed here has come up with an inspirational musical tribute, urging the apostle of peace to come to this world again to help people navigate through the difficult ti...

The national capital's air quality was recorded in the 'moderate' category on Saturday morning, and is likely to turn poor on Sunday due to lowering temperatures and slow wind speed, a government forecasting agency said. Delhi recorded an air quali...

Pushpa Bhave died on Friday night. She is survived by her husband Anand Bhave, the sources said. Journalist-activist Jatin Desai described Bhave as a multi-faceted personality.

Ahead of the second ministerial meeting of the four countries under the Quad -- India, Japan, Australia and US -- in Tokyo next week, the Trump administration has said the purpose of the group is to establish, promote and secure Indo-Pacific region, espec...

President Donald Trump, along with the first lady, being tested positive for COVID-19 is a "bracing reminder" to take the virus seriously, his Democratic challenger Joe Biden said, urging people to wear masks, wash hands, and maintain social distancing. S...

Jantar Mantar in central Delhi buzzed with activity on Friday as the venue witnessed perhaps its first biggest protest ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with hundreds of protesters gathering there to demand justice for the Hathras gang-rape and murd...

The count of COVID-19 cases in Nashik district of Maharashtra crossed the 78,000-mark and reached 78,414 on Friday with the single-day addition of 1,430 patients, the health officials said. The virus claimed 19 more lives, which took the death toll in t...

Former law minister and senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily on Friday urged President Ram Nath Kovind to dismiss the Yogi Adityanath government, alleging that atrocities on women have become the order of the day in the state. Moily hit out at the UP...

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, politburo member Brinda Karat and CPI general secretary D Raja were among the leaders present at the site. They questioned the silence of the central government over the issue.

The development comes a day after Paswan met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President JP Nadda here to discuss the seat-sharing formula.

"I will not leave Hathras without meeting the family. They have requested me to stand as their legal counsel but the administration is not allowing me to meet them," she told reporters.

Whiskey worth Rs 25 lakh being illegally transported from Haryana to West Bengal was seized in Greater Noida by the Uttar Pradesh police, officials said on Friday, adding two men who were injured in a gunfight with the security personnel were arrested....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 151th birth anniversary and said there is much to learn from his life and thoughts. May Bapu's ideals keep guiding us in creating a prosperous and compassionate India, he said...

Madison (US) (AP) President Donald Trump cancelled a planned appearance in western Wisconsin amid calls from the city's mayor and the state's governor, both Democrats, that he not hold a rally due to a surge in coronavirus cases. The director of the La...

Final semester undergraduate and postgraduate examinations were held on digital mode in state universities of West Bengal on Thursday, officials said. University authorities said the exams were conducted strictly in two hour duration on digital mode givin...