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Indian-origin Singaporean jailed for raping runaway girl

Singapore: An Indian-origin Singaporean bar owner was sentenced to jail for 13 years and four weeks on Monday and will receive nine strokes of the cane for raping a runaway 17-year-old girl…
EC should be careful in assigning poll symbols to avoid confusion: Sule

Mumbai: NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule has said her party has urged the Election Commission to be more careful in assigning symbols to political outfits and candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly…

Russia to release Indians fighting in Ukraine war

New Delhi/Moscow: Russia has decided to release and facilitate the return of all Indians fighting for the Russian army in Ukraine, a breakthrough achieved after Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue…
ECI team reviews Assembly poll preparations in Maharashtra

Mumbai: A team of the Election Commission of India on Monday reviewed the preparations for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections with the state Chief Electoral Officer S. Chockalingam, the Municipal Commissioners of…
Rahul Gandhi to visit Raebareli today

Lucknow: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will undertake a day’s visit to Raebareli on Tuesday, party sources said. This will be his first visit to his constituency since assuming office as the Leader…
Ayodhya most preferred tourist destination: IIM-L study

Lucknow: A study condu cted by IIM-Lucknow has found that Ayodhya is now a top tourist destination of Uttar Pradesh, a government spokesperson said. The study was commissioned by the state Tourism…
Resolution in US House urges India for probe into Father Stan Swamy’s death

Washington: Three American lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives, encouraging India to pursue an independent investigation into the arrest, incarceration and death of Father Stan, a human…

Train and flight services hit as Mumbai rained out; woman dies

Mumbai: Incessant showers lashed Mumbai and adjoining areas, disrupting suburban train services and flight operations as normal life was thrown out of gear in the metropolis, where an elderly woman died of…
Have only one goal – serving India’s people, PM Modi tells Prez Putin

Moscow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a “private engagement”, that his only goal is to serve the people of India. “You have dedicated your entire life to…
India a strategic partner: US

Washington: India is a strategic partner with whom it engages in a full and frank dialogue, the United States said on Monday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with…
NCW condemns lewd comment on photo of slain soldier’s widow, demands probe

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has identified lewd and derogatory comments made by a social media user on a photo of Kirit Chakra Captain Anshuman Singh’s widow. The NCW, which reviews…
Probe agency can’t peep into private life of accused on bail: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court held on Monday, July 8, said that bail conditions allowing an investigating agency to continuously track the movements of an accused violate the right to privacy guaranteed…
Rahul Gandhi urges PM Modi to visit violence-hit Manipur

Imphal: Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday, July 8, requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit ethnic violence-affected Manipur to give solace to the people. Describing what has…
Mumbai BMW crash: Sena leader gets bail, driver sent to 1-day police custody

Mumbai: A magistrate’s court in Mumbai’s Sewri on Monday, July 8, sent ruling Shiv Sena leader Rajesh Shah, arrested in connection with the BMW hit-and-run case involving his son Mihir R. Shah…
114.57 tons of waste collected along Amarnath Yatra route in Kashmir

Srinagar: About 114.57 tons of waste was collected from the twin routes to the Amarnath shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas since the beginning of the annual pilgrimage 10 days ago, officials…