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India is advancing infrastructure and opening up Ladakh’s border regions to tourism, in a bid to blend strategic development with local growth in the remote areas

“We will bring Uniform Civil Code to Jharkhand, and let me assure you that tribals will not be affected at all,” Mr. Shah said after launching the BJP’s manifesto

A fire mounted in Khora area of Ghaziabad prompts evacuation of multiple houses, successfully doused with no casualties reported

Small ‘action team’ of Naxalites (typically comprising four to five cadres) suddenly attacked the two personnel with sharp edged weapons and then escaped

Pawan Kalyan asserted that he respects all the religions and follows his own Hindu religion.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar discusses the complexities of friendships in a multi-polar world at a book launch

Delhi’s PM2.5 levels peaked on Diwali night, 13% higher than last year, due to traffic congestion and farm fires

The fire broke out in the cotton storage facility of the Cama & Albless Hospital for women and children shortly after midnight

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Hezbollah issued a statement describing what happened as a “Zionist aggression in the Batroun area.” The statement did not give details or confirm whether a Hezbollah member was captured by Israel.

What is a heatwave condition? Why are Indian cities, towns and villages vulnerable both in the hills and the plains? Will notifying it as a State-specific disaster help? Why is it important to have a focused management plan in place?

Telangana government’s announcement of an intensive socio-economic survey has sparked fresh anticipation among rural communities, rekindling memories of the 2014 Samagra Kutumba Survey — a tense, single-day event carried out by the then BRS government. P. Sridhar, P. Laxma Reddy, and M. Rajeev journey through rural parts of the State to gauge local sentiment and expectations surrounding the upcoming survey

Displaced by the Polavaram irrigation project, the Koyas, Konda Reddi tribes and Dalits along the Godavari coast are being forced to go against their traditions and bury the dead bodies of their beloved in their farmlands and abandoned places due to the lack of designated burial grounds in the R&R Colonies, finds T. Appala Naidu.

Govt. urged to allot funds to widen Vyttila-Kunnara Park corridor and Kaniampuzha Road. Only a token sum is earmarked in every Budget for the development of Vyttila-Kunnara Park corridor and Kaniampuzha Road, despite the dire need to widen them to decongest Vyttila Junction, say PWD officials

1,500-strong police force to be deployed at 13 venues and accommodation facilities. Round-the-clock control room to function at the main venue

The actor made his long-awaited political plunge with a spectacular rally of his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam at Vikravandi last month, but it remains to be seen whether he will be able to convert his frenzied fanbase into votes or would end up merely denting the principal parties in the polls

Raghuraj Maravi (28) was brought to the government primary health centre in an injured state after being attacked by relatives on Thursday night over a land dispute