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They were provided with food, shelter and medical care on Friday night. The Indian Army rescued more than 2,500 people who were stuck in hundreds of vehicles due to heavy snowfall around Nathula near Gangtok in Sikkim. The people were stuck in more than 400 vehicles in the area. They …

Tribal MLA Bala Bachchan, who was the minister in the previous Digvijay Singh-led Congress government, was given Home and Jail, while another senior MLA, Tulsi Silawat, got Health, the Public Relations department official said. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath distributed portfolios to his cabinet on Friday evening, keeping Public …

Earlier in mid-April, at two spots, namely Baishnavpur and Ghagrabasti of Sunroom, lava-like liquid erupted along with fire and gas. Agartala: A volcanic lava type inflammable liquid has been reportedly profiting out of the ground in Tripura’s Jalifa village and has triggered panic among the local residents of the area. …

The girls were also forced to wash utensils and clothes, clean rooms and toilets, and perform other kitchen chores, as the home did not have adequate staff. New Delhi: Girls of a shelter home in Delhi were allegedly abused by its staff, following which an FIR was registered by the …

The tragic Kamala Mills fire incident took place on the same date last year. Mumbai: A fire broke out in an under construction building near Kamala Mills compound on Saturday morning. Five fire tenders have reached the spot. No reports of casualties or injuries have emerged so far. Last year, …

This is PM Modi’s second visit in two months to Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency. LUCKNOW/PORT BLAIR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi and Ghazipur on Saturday and head to Andaman and Nicobar Islands later in the day. This is PM Modi’s second visit in two months …

Hillary Clinton has topped the list 22 times including the past 17 years in a row. WASHINGTON: They are not in the White House anymore, but their popularity is nowhere close to the end. Former First Lady Michelle Obama has been named America’s most admired woman, according to a Gallup …

Foreign correspondents require prior Home Ministry approval to film in restricted and protected areas such as border districts, defence installations and places of strategic importance. New Delhi: All foreigners have to respect Indian law and those found in violation are liable to be punished but that does not mean they …

Congress Shillong MP Vincent H Pala said he came to know from the locals that there is no chance of survival inside the mines. He said he is “very sure that most of the people have died”. Hours after the Centre and Odisha government rushed teams to help the 15 …

Congress has termed the movie as fake propaganda of the BJP. NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress are sparring over The Accidental Prime Minister, a day after the trailer of the movie released on Thursday. With the BJP tweeting the trailer of the movie from its official …