Paka Hanumanthu and another male Maoist and two female cadres of the CPI (Maoist) were killed in the encounter in Odisha’s Kandhamal district, officials said.

Jhongo’s journey as an athlete began relatively late — just two years ago, in fact. His coaches, Md Danish Ansari and Ashish Kumar, identified his potential during their voluntary initiative to find athletes from marginalised communities and train them in archery.

The case under Section 18 of UAPA (conspiracy related to terrorist act) and 120B IPC (criminal conspiracy) in which they have been acquitted was registered in 2014.

Speaking to The Indian Express in the evening, the survivor said the development “will only make things worse for victims who decide to take on the mighty”.

District has witnessed long-simmering tensions between Karbi population and non-Karbi settlers, primarily Biharis, Bengali-Hindus and Nepalis

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that Delhi Metro’s RK Ashram Marg-Indraprastha corridor would service 60,000 employees working in the central secretariat and 2 lakh daily visitors.

FSI’s 3-degree definition covers lower hills of Aravallis that are excluded by the ministry’s 100-metre yardstick

Dhaka summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma in the morning to convey “deep concern” over what it claimed were “violent protests” outside its missions in India over the lynching of Dipu Chandra Das last week.

Additional District Judge Saurabh Dwivedi also directed that the case be categorised as “most important” and heard on a daily basis.

Formal negotiations on the FTA had commenced on March 16 this year when New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon met Modi in New Delhi.

The agency is also engaging with the judiciary to establish more special courts for adjudication of money laundering cases.

May 13, 2024 saw most takedowns of 115 links for ‘influencing poll process’.

HC had in 2017 noted inconsistencies in witness statements, but did not comment on the merits of the case

The tit-for-tat move comes in the wake of unrest across Bangladesh following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, a leader of the protests that led to the ouster of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League government in 2024.

The Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on December 16 and was passed, two days later, on December 18. In Rajya Sabha, it was passed on December 19.

The total donations received by Congress is just a fraction of the Rs 6,088 crore the Bharatiya Janata Party received in 2024-25.

The top three trusts – Prudent Electoral Trust, Progressive Electoral Trust and New Democratic Electoral Trust – accounted for 98 per cent of all contributions.

Ruling party's corpus is 4.5 times the total contributions to a dozen Opp parties

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said that Aravalli ranges have been defined as the extent of 500m between two or more hills, and due to this definition, more than 90% of the it will be under protection.

The move came in the wake of unrest across the country following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, a leader of the protests that led to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League government in 2024.

A state-level inquiry team constituted by the state government to probe how the five children with thalassemia contracted HIV during blood transfusions has found major lapses — from not maintaining records of donors to failure in conducting HIV tests properly.

The MGNREGS imprint can also be seen in the many water harvesting ponds, percolation tanks, and trenches around the village, which have helped bring groundwater levels up. Under various work heads, cement concrete roads have been laid.

BJP receives 82% of total Rs 3,811 crore in 2024-25, Congress less than 8%, others about 10%; 13 electoral trusts submit contribution reports to EC

Addressing a gathering in Taherpur over the phone, as his helicopter was unable to land due to low visibility, Modi also accused the TMC of opposing the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to protect “infiltrators”.