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New Delhi: India has rejected Pakistan's allegations that New Delhi is behind the ethnic violence raging in the neighbouring country, saying it should look inwards instead of shifting blame for its own problems and that the world knows where the epicentre of global terrorism lies....

New Delhi: A set of six properties,  including some considered serially, such as Ashokan Edict Sites and Chausath Yogini Temples spread across multiple states -- have been added to India's tentative list by the UNESCO's World Heritage Centre. These sites were added to the list...

Singapore: A 29-year-old injured Indian national is in a stable condition and has been discharged from a Singapore hospital following an incident of illegal boarding by unknown suspects of a chemical tanker in the Singapore Strait, a media report said Friday. Officers from the Philippine...

Kolkata: Abdul Hai, the retired assistant inspector who was earlier attached to the security control organisation of Kolkata Police and was arrested this year in connection with the fake passport racket in West Bengal, had cleared police verifications for at least 52 applications for fake...

Gorakhpur: No country and religion has such a rich tradition of festivals as Sanatan Dharma, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said Friday on the occasion of Holi and asserted that India moves ahead through festivals. Addressing the traditional "Narsingh Shobhayatra' in Gorakhpur, he stressed...

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Assembly witnessed a dramatic start to the budget session as the opposition AIADMK staged a walkout while the BJP boycotted the proceedings. AIADMK General Secretary and Leader of Opposition, Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS), accused the ruling DMK government of failing to...

Guwahati: Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to arrive in Assam's Jorhat on Friday night on a three-day visit to the Northeast, officials said. After arriving in Jorhat, Shah will travel to the nearby town of Dergaon in the Golaghat district. He will stay the...

Kochi: Former Congress legislator Anil Akkara, who played a key role in exposing the Rs 324-crore Karuvannur Cooperative Bank scam, has claimed that if the ongoing Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe proceeds in the right direction in this case, top CPI-M leaders will be named as...

Imphal: Four militants of different Imphal Valley-based proscribed outfits were arrested in separate operations, police said Friday. A member of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) was arrested from her house in Sagolband Sayang Kurao Makhong in Imphal West district Thursday. She was identified as Thokchom...

New Delhi: Facing graft allegations, IIM-Rohtak director is set to be either suspended or sent on leave by the institution's board following directions from the government. The director, sources said, has also been asked to stay away from the IIM campus or rented area of...