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The swearing-in ceremony will begin at 7 pm, with nearly 8,000 guests attending the grand event at Rashtrapati Bhavan, including leaders from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan. (Photo: PTI)

Two governors transferred, new appointments in some states

Phagu Chauhan will fill replace Tandon as Bihar governor and Ramesh Bais has been appointed as the governor of Tripura.

20 July 2019 2:29 PM IST

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and his sister and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

UP govt crushing democracy, 'dictatorially inclined': Rahul on...

Priyanka Gandhi was on Friday detained and stopped from going to Sonbhadra where 10 people were gunned down this week.

20 July 2019 2:01 PM IST

The children were brought to Delhi by the accused around six months ago after misleading the families of the children and forced them into child labour.

Cyberabad Police claim to have rescued 300 children in July

Under the operation Muskaan-V, it rescued 267 boys and 33 girls from child labour, begging, rag picking and runaway.

20 July 2019 2:00 PM IST

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi disagreed on a suggestion that a ban on strikes by lawyers be lifted. (Photo: ANI)

For first time, CJI asks CBI to deploy its officers, cops in SC...

Confirming the deployment of his officers, CBI director Rishi Kumar Shukla, said: 'the SC has asked us to send officers...

20 July 2019 1:54 PM IST

Varun Mehta, the Pradesh Head of Hindu Tatva (L) and Sukhminder Pal Singh Grewal (R), the National Secretary of BJP KIssan Morcha. (Photo: ANI)

Activists in Punjab ask Khalistani extremists to stop fuelling...

Indian Sikh pilgrims, who are visiting historical gurudwaras in Pakistan, have remained at the target of Inter-Services...

20 July 2019 1:51 PM IST

The petition was filed by Tej Bahadur, ex-BSF jawan and SP candidate, whose nomination to contest from Varanasi was rejected by the Election Commission. (Photo: ani)

Allahabad HC issues notice to PM Modi on plea challenging his election...

The court will hear the case on August 21.

20 July 2019 1:21 PM IST

After joining this post (of Chief Minister), the first file I have signed is of farm loan waiver of Rs 2 lakh each, as I had promised to the farmers, Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath said. (Photo: ANI)

Blood would spill on roads, it will be of Kamal Nath,' says BJP...

State BJP president Rakesh Singh said, 'The BJP doesn't approve the language used by Singh if he really used it.'

20 July 2019 1:05 PM IST

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Photo: ANI)

'We are not a suitcase-carrying govt': Nirmala Sitharaman

She connected the former ministers carrying suitcases with alleged corruption in previous UPA government at the Centre.

20 July 2019 1:04 PM IST

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is conducting searches at various locations in Tamil Nadu as part of its probe into the Ansarullah terror module case, police said Saturday. (Photo: ANI)

NIA conducts raids across TN after special court sends 16 to custody...

The accused supported the ISIS and Al-Qaeda terror outfits, according to the prosecution in the NIA court.

20 July 2019 12:49 PM IST

Reacting to the notice sent by Speaker, Sirsa said that such notices cant stop him from raising voice against corrupt practices by the AAP leadership. (Photo: ANI)

After legal notice, SAD spokesperson Sirsa reiterates allegations...

Sirsa alleged that over half of AAP MLAs were facing cases by CBI, ED or other agencies.

20 July 2019 12:33 PM IST

On Saturday, two family members of the victims of Sonbhadras firing case were allowed to meet Priyanka Gandhi at Chunar Guest House. (Photo: Twitter I ANI)

'I will be back,' says Priyanka after meeting kin of victims

Two family members of the victims of Sonbhadra's firing case were allowed to meet Priyanka Gandhi at Chunar Guest House.

20 July 2019 12:13 PM IST

Until now, the lady cops had to adjust with the gear designed for men. (Photo: Representational I File)

In a first, women cops and CRPF to get customised full body protectors

The idea for a gender-specific gear was put forth at the National conference for women in police.

20 July 2019 11:36 AM IST