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Mob enters police station, loots arms during violence in Manipur's Ukhrul

Prohibitory orders were imposed and mobile internet services were suspended in the town after the clash between two groups of the Naga community

Gandhi believed non-violence as most powerful weapon available: UN chief

A special event was planned at the UN headquarters titled 'Gandhian Values and UN Charter', organised by the Permanent Mission of India to the UN to commemorate the International Day of Non-Violence

Rupee plunges 11 paise to 83.93 against US dollar during early trade

Unabated outflow of foreign funds from capital markets and a strengthening American currency also weighed on the Indian currency

Haryana polls: Setback to AAP after its Nilokheri candidate joins Congress

Aam Aadmi Party is part of INDIA bloc, but is contesting the Haryana elections on its own after talks between the Arvind Kejriwal outfit and Congress to forge an alliance for state polls failed

Two youth held hostage in Manipur released, handed over to police

The state government with the assistance of the Centre carried out negotiations to secure the release of the two youths

Amit Shah to launch several projects during his two-day Gujarat visit

Shah will inaugurate a tele-rehabilitation centre at Sola Civil Hospital, a newly-built vegetable market, and a government primary school in Bhadaj area, an official release said

Two more die in cracker factory blast in UP taking death toll to five

The explosion, which took place in the Sirauli police station area, also caused damage to some adjoining buildings

Life expectancy in men could rise by a yr on cutting down smoking: Lancet

The estimates regarding preventable deaths came from analysing how banning tobacco sales would impact lung cancer deaths among people born between 2006 and 2010

USCIRF flags 'increasing abuses' against religious minorities in India

The state department has so far refrained from accepting the recommendations

Reconstituted RBI MPC with 3 new members to begin maiden meeting on Mon

The outcome of the three-day meeting of the MPC would be revealed by MPC Chairman RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on next Wednesday (October 9)

Samsung India workers observe one-day token fast near Chennai factory

About 1,100 employees of Samsung India Electronics Ltd are on strike since September 9 pressing for various demands including wage revision and better work conditions

Choose between development, destruction: Rajnath at Haryana rally

Asserting the BJP fulfils its promises made to the people, he said the Centre provided Rs 78,000 crore for Haryana's development

Closing date of e-auction of mementos gifted to PM extended till Oct 31

The last date for the e-auction of the prime minister's gifts has been extended till October 31, according to a statement issued by the culture ministry on Wednesday

Hindustan Zinc Q2 mined metal production rises by 2% to 256,000 tonnes

The company's mined metal output was 2,52,000 tonnes in the year-ago period, Hindustan Zinc said in a regulatory filing

Security forces recover huge cache of explosives in Manipur's Selam village

The explosives were found when the northeastern state, affected by ethnic clashes since May 2023, witnessed escalated violence from early last month when drone attacks by militants were reported

60 Indians rescued from scam ops in Cambodia to be repatriated: Embassy

A team of embassy officials were in Sihanoukville to extend necessary assistance to these Indian nationals

Delhi CM orders audit of Discoms to look into pension surcharge issue

Atishi further said that the audit will ensure accountability and clarity in the collection of the pension surcharge

Attempts to tarnish West Bengal's image before the world: CM Mamata

The rape and murder of a woman doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9 has led to large-scale protests across the country and also in some places across the globe

Majority of Indian businesses view UK as key market for expansion

A proposed India-UK free trade agreement (FTA), currently in the fourteenth round of negotiations, is seen as holding out great potential to further boost this two-way business attraction

Delhi CM approves incentive scheme to promote scrapping of old vehicles

Chief Minister Atishi has approved the incentive scheme to promote scrapping of old vehicles and it will be notified soon, the statement said