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Jammu and Kashmir former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti addresses her first press conference after her release from over 14 months long detention, in Srinagar, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. Mufti was in detention from August 5 last year following the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. (PTI)

Defiant Mufti pledges to fight till last breath for restoration of...

She said that she regretted posing faith in Prime Minister Modi who belonged to a party of which Atal Bihari Vajpayee...

23 Oct 2020 10:21 PM IST

Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, left, and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav greet the crowd gathered for an election campaign rally in Hisua, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. (All India Congress Committee via AP)

Bihar Elections: Rahul Gandhi slams Modi on Chinese intrusion, jobs...

Gandhi was sharing the dais with RJD leader and grand alliance Chief Ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav during the...

23 Oct 2020 8:36 PM IST

Two militants of the Hizbul Mujahideen, for all practical purposes the only home-grown armed extremist outfit in the valley, who had engaged the security forces were brought down and five jawans injured. AFP photo

J&K: Militants changing sanctuaries under pressure from security...

South Kashmir has been the hotbed of insurgency especially after militant commander Burhan Wani was killed by Indian...

23 Oct 2020 8:11 PM IST

A Hindu devotee helps another to adjust a face shield as they assemble prior to evening prayers for Goddess Durga at a makeshift place for worship during Durga Puja festival in New Delhi on October 22, 2020. (AFP)

In India, 70 lakh people have recovered from COVID infection

With 54, 366 fresh cases, India on Friday registered a total of 77.61 lakh cases of novel coronavirus

23 Oct 2020 8:00 PM IST

The banners and posters, reading All Meghalaya Bengalis are Bangladeshis , were alleged to have been put up by the KSU.(Twitter/@MrSamratX)

Meghalaya government appeals for peace after posters target Bengalis...

Sources in the student body indicated that the poster campaign had its roots in the Ichamati incident earlier this year

23 Oct 2020 6:50 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Bihar Chief Minister and Janta Dal-United President Nitish Kumar during an election rally, in Sasaram, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. (PTI)

PM begins election campaign in Bihar, says UPA wasted 10 years of CM...

He also raised the Galawan valley clash, article 370 and Pulwama terrorist attack during the rally

23 Oct 2020 6:44 PM IST

According to news agency reports, the 33 Indians who were working with a company as labourers in Somalia have been virtually held hostage by their employers for the past eight months. (Representational Image:AFP)

Efforts on to bring back 33 Indians stranded in Somalia

The labourers is reported to be virtually held hostage by their employers for the past eight months

23 Oct 2020 6:39 PM IST

The CBI has registered the case under charges of criminal conspiracy and cheating, and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act on Tuesday afternoon, sources said.

Maharashtra withdrew CBI consent to stop political misuse: Anil...

Maharashtra is the fourth state in the country to withdraw the general consent to the apex agency.

23 Oct 2020 3:50 AM IST

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India reiterates 'comprehensive disengagement' of troops at LAC in...

The heavy deployment remains after China began deploying large numbers of its troops at the LAC from April this year

23 Oct 2020 3:08 AM IST

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the people of West Bengal on the occasion of Durga Puja, via video conferencing, in New Delhi, Thursday, Oct 22, 2020 (PTI Photo)

Amid rising rape cases, Modi urges people to respect daughters like...

the PM's address was shown by the party on television screens in all 78,000 election booth areas

23 Oct 2020 2:27 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday announced that he tested negative for coronavirus. (PTI Photo)

Shivraj Singh Chouhan to challenge MP high court order restricting...

The high court ordered the collectors to grant permission to parties to hold rallies only if it was not possible to...

23 Oct 2020 1:35 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a press conference, ahead of the Bihar Assembly Elections, in Patna, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. (PTI Photo)

BJP's manifesto promises free coronavirus vaccine for Bihar

The announcement has triggered a political row in the state ahead of polls

23 Oct 2020 12:40 AM IST