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Indian forces kill 14 Maoist rebels

Indian security forces shot dead at least 14 Maoist rebels, including a top commander, yesterday in what the interior minister said was one of the heaviest bouts of recent fighting.

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R G Kar rape-murder: West Bengal govt challenges Sanjay’s life sentence

Unhappy with the verdict, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday said death penalty would have been ensured if the case been handled by the Kolkata Police

19h ago

14 Maoists gunned down near Nuapada-Chhattisgarh border

DG of Odisha Police Y B Khurania said the operation by the security forces was launched on specific intelligence input

22h ago

Indian court finds man guilty in notorious hospital rape case

An Indian court on Saturday found a 33-year-old man guilty for the rape and murder of a doctor, a crime that sparked nationwide protests and hospital strikes last year.

3d ago

RG Kar rape-murder: Kolkata court pronounces Sanjay Roy guilty

The court will pronounce the quantum of punishment on January 20

3d ago

Indian troops kill 12 Maoist rebels

Indian security forces shot dead at least 12 Maoist rebels in central India, police said, as New Delhi steps up efforts to quell the long-running insurgency.

4d ago

Fencing necessary to ensure a crime-free border with Bangladesh

India yesterday reiterated that fencing is one of the necessary measures to ensure a crime-free border with Bangladesh.

4d ago

12 suspected Maoists killed in gun-battle

At least 12 suspected Maoists were killed in a gun-battle with security forces in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district yesterday, a senior police official said

5d ago

India achieves ‘historic’ space docking mission

India docked two satellites in space yesterday, a key milestone for the country’s dreams of a space station and manned Moon mission, the space agency said.

5d ago

Modi govt leaving no stone unturned to modernise armed forces: Rajnath Singh

India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said the government is leaving no stone unturned to transform the armed forces into a modern warfare machine.

6d ago

Indian troops kill five Maoist rebels

Indian troops killed at least five Maoist guerillas in the latest push to crush the long-running insurgency, with a separate bomb blast wounding two policemen, officers said Sunday.

1w ago

Six dead, dozens hurt in stampede at Indian temple

At least six people lost their lives, and dozens were injured in a stampede at a renowned Hindu temple in Tirupati of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh last night

1w ago

India extends Hasina’s visa: HT

Delhi-based newspaper reports citing people ‘familiar with the matter’

2w ago

Delhi to vote on Feb 5

Over 1.55 crore Delhi voters will vote in the assembly elections on February 5 and the votes will be counted on February 8, the Indian Election Commission announced yesterday.

2w ago

5 cases of HMPV virus confirmed in India

Five infants tested positive for the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat yesterday, the first reported cases of the virus in India.

2w ago

8 security men, civilian killed in Maoists attack in India

Eight security men and a civilian were killed when outlawed Maoists blew up their vehicle with an improvised explosive device in central Indian state of Chhattisgarh today, police said

2w ago

India detects first two HMPV cases in Bengaluru

A three-month-old and an eight-month-old in the same hospital test positive

2w ago

ISRO says it germinated seed in microgravity conditions in spacecraft

The cowpea seeds were sent on the PS-4 Orbital Experiment Module (POEM-4) mission on December 30 and have germinated in the near zero-gravity conditions in just four days and enclosed the surroundings of space

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