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Bigwigs, passionate appeals on show as campaigning ends for 2nd phase

Ruling and opposition bigwigs led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi locked horns on the political stage as campaigning for the second phase of the Jammu and Kashmir polls ended on Monday evening.

Rahul promises to be voice of J&K people in Parliament

Attacks Modi, says he's 'psychologically broken'

Odisha Chief Minister orders judicial probe into army officer's custodial 'torture', 'sexual assault' of fiancee

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has ordered a judicial inquiry into the alleged torture of an army officer and the \"sexual assault\" of his fiancee at a police station here.

J&K polls: NC chief Abdullah urges people to unite against 'country-splitting forces'

The National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Monday made a strong appeal to the people urging them to unite and support its alliance with the Congress in the ongoing J&K polls, which he said is not about religion but action.

Navika Sagar Parikrama II: Indian Navy's voyage of empowerment

Idea of all-women global circumnavigation was first conceived by the Navy in 2017

Chh'garh: Five boys among 8 killed in lightning strike

Eight persons, including five boys, were killed in a lightning strike near a village in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district on Monday, the police said.

Now, Haryana farmers can obtain mandi gate passes at home

This season farmers in Haryana will no longer need to wait in queue at the mandi gates for the procurement of paddy and other Kharif crops.

Reshuffle: Punjab Cabinet welcomes five new faces

In a major Cabinet reshuffle on Monday, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann inducted five new ministers.

Congress challenges Ranaut's 'foolish' remark against HP govt, Sonia Gandhi

Even as her latest film 'Emergency' has already run into trouble with the censor board, actress and Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut has kicked off a new controversy in Himachal Pradesh accusing the Congress government of \"illegally transferring funds\" meant for disaster relief to former Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

State a 'single litigant' for courts, should come with unified stand, asserts Supreme Court

‘There appears to be disputes between Mizoram’s forest and revenue departments’, bench said

UP STF shoots down second accused in Sultanpur robbery case

In a major breakthrough in the ongoing bullion robbery investigation, Anuj Pratap Singh, one of the prime suspects, was killed in a Special Task Force (STF) encounter on Monday morning in Unnao's Achalganj.

Unlike BJP, two lakh jobs will be given only on merit in Congress government, claims Hry former CM Hooda

Former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda has said that 2 lakh permanent recruitments will be made in the state only on the basis of merit and paper when Congress government is formed in Haryana.

SIT declares Rs 30K reward for info on missing MP farmer

Petitioner OBC Mahasabha questions functioning of SIT and FIR

Top priest accuses BJP of betraying Hindus

Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati of Jyotirmath, Uttarakhand, held a press conference in Lucknow on Monday where he sharply criticised the ruling BJP, accusing the party of betraying the trust of the country's majority Hindu community.

Tremor hits Kutch in Gujarat; no casualty

A tremor of 3.3 magnitude hit Gujarat's Kutch district on Monday morning, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said.

Skewed notion?

As India ambitiously aims to become a developed nation by 2047, it cannot afford to overlook widely prevalent socio-economic inequities that hinder the path of true development

A withering nation?

Following the latest regime change in Bangladesh, troubling trends like government's inaction on religious vandalism, rising extremism, and growing proximity to Pakistan have emerged

A break from the past

In the most closely fought election in Sri Lankan history, stretching to the second round, the 55-year-old left-leaning leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was elected as the new president.

US: Trump says if he loses in polls, 2024 run will be his last

Former President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he doesn't \"think\" he'd run again for president in 2028 if he falls short in his bid to return to the White House in 2024.

Death toll after explosion at Iran coal mine rises to 38

Rescuers on Monday recovered the bodies of more workers killed in an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, bringing the death toll in the disaster to at least 38, officials said.

Anura Kumar Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's new Prez

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday took oath as Sri Lanka's new president and said he will usher in a \"Renaissance\" for his country.

Iranian Grammy winner pardoned

The singer's song became anthem to 2022 protests in the country

VIL knocks on govt door for relief on AGR dues

Debt-ridden Vodafone Idea has approached the government for relief on Rs 70,000 crore adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues after the Supreme Court rejected its curative petition for correction in the calculation of the statutory dues and waiver of penalty and interest thereof, a top company official said.

Spicejet faces another insolvency plea

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Monday issued notice to debt-ridden air carrier SpiceJet over the plea filed by one of its operational creditors.

Sensex jumps 384 points to record high for 3rd day in row

Benchmark BSE Sensex jumped 384 points to close at a new all-time high on Monday, driven by gains in energy, select banking and auto shares amid continued optimism over the US Fed rate cut and positive Asian markets.

Govt steps up buffer stock sale to control onion prices

‘With our 4.7 lakh tonne buffer stock increased kharif sowing area, we expect to keep onion prices in check’

Modi urges global tech CEOs to be part of India growth story

India is currently the fifth largest economy of the world after the US, China, Germany and Japan with a GDP of around USD 3.9 trillion

Reliance Power board approves ₹1,525 crore preferential issue

Reliance Infra, promoter of the firm, will enhance its equity stake by over Rs 600 crore

EPFO logs 20 lakh net new members in July

Retirement fund body EPFO recorded a net addition of 19.94 lakh members in July this year, the Labour Ministry said on Monday.

GAIL organises CBG workshop for diverse group of stakeholders under aegis of MoPNG

Under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoP&NG), GAIL (India) Ltd successfully organised a workshop here.