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At least 12 people were killed on Friday, including six policemen, in an early morning shootout between police and bank robbers in a small town in northeastern Brazil, the state governor’s office said. Five hostages, including two children, died in the shootout, local media reported, when police interrupted a gang …

The Rajasthan CM had hit back at Yadav asserting that she felt insulted and demanded action against the former JDU leader. Loktantrik Janata Dal leader Sharad Yadav on Saturday regretted ‘body shaming’ Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia in one of his statements in poll-bound Rajasthan. Yadav said that he …

Khan acknowledged that the attacks were ‘an act of terrorism’. NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan admitted to international media that banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba, led by Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, was behind the November 2008 Mumbai attacks. Acknowledging that the attacks were “an act of terrorism”, Khan said he’s asked …

Hooda was the Northern Army commander when the surgical strikes were carried out on September 29, 2016. CHANDIGARH: Retired Indian Army Lieutenant General D S Hooda on Friday claimed that there was too much hype over the 2016 surgical strikes. “I do think there was too much hype over it …

The results of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram Assembly elections 2018 is set to be declared on December 11. The results of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram Assembly elections 2018 is set to be declared on December 11. But ahead of the counting of votes, the …

The Enforcement Directorate conducted a raid on the premises of Congress leader Jagdish Sharma’s home on Friday morning. NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate conducted a raid on the premises of Congress leader Jagdish Sharma’s home on Friday morning. ED officials later took him away for questioning, informed news agency ANI. …

A report claimed that the BJP is considering fielding Madhuri from Pune in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2019. Bollywood actor Madhuri Dixit-Nene has dismissed all reports of contesting Lok Sabha elections 2019 on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket. A report had earlier claimed that the BJP is considering …

So far, nine people have been arrested in connection with the violence. New Delhi: Days, after a police inspector was killed during the Bulandshahr violence, erupted over alleged cow slaughter, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath called the murder an ‘accident’, adding that whoever responsible for it will be punished. …

The government on June 30 invited applications for the appointment of CEA on deputation basis after Arvind Subramanian quit the office ahead of completion of his term. New Delhi: Krishnamurthy Subramanian, a top-ranking IIT-IIM alumnus, has been appointed as the new Chiec Economic Advisor for a period of 3 years. …

Rajasthan has almost always chosen between BJP and Congres in an alternate pattern. Will voters buck the trend or will an informal status quo prevail in the power swap here? Jaipur: All eyes are on the desert state of Rajasthan today with voters here finally getting a chance to decide …