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Electricity will be free in J&K in next 4-5 years; here's how [details]

For the first time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with 700 Panchayats members, farmers across the country from Jammu.

Apr 14, 2022

BJP minister KS Eshwarappa announces resignation amid mounting pressure [details]

Karnataka's Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K.S. Eshwarappa, who is embroiled in the suicide case of contractor and BJP leader Santhosh K. Patil, on Thursday announced his resignation.

Apr 14, 2022

Two terrorists killed in Kashmir encounter

Four LeT terrorists eliminated in Shopian after fierce encounter [details]

Two soldiers lost their lives while a vehicle ferrying Armymen to the encounter site overturned near Shopian.

Apr 14, 2022

BRICS countries support Russia-Ukraine dialogue to end ongoing war

BRICS countries have expressed their support for continued dialogue and negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to seek a comprehensive solution to the Ukraine issue.

Apr 14, 2022

New York shooter captured; he himself likely tipped off police (Ld)

New York subway shooter captured; He himself likely tipped off police [Details]

The alleged gunman who carried out a mass shooting has been caught and charged with terrorism, but in a strange twist to the fearsome episode, police sources have said that he himself was the likely source of the tip to a police hotline that led to his capture.

Apr 14, 2022

Ranbir – Alia wedding: Shaheen Bhatt loses her cool, Soni Razdan looks upset [Watch]

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt are all set to be man and wife now

Apr 14, 2022

Stones pelted on house of senior Congress leader V. Hanumantha Rao in Hyderabad

Unidentified persons pelted stones at the residence of senior Congress leader V. Hanumantha Rao in Hyderabad, police said on Thursday .

Apr 14, 2022

US sees Covid-19 rise in northeast as BA.2 subvariant takes hold

Covid-19 cases are ticking up again in the northeast of the US as the BA.2 Omicron subvariant took hold of the region.

Apr 14, 2022

Covid-19 still a global health emergency despite drop in cases, deaths: WHO

As the number of new Covid-19 cases and deaths continues to decline, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the pandemic remains a public health emergency, advising countries to be prepared to scale up Covid-19 response rapidly.

Apr 14, 2022

When Modi lectured Trump on human rights

India has never been coy about raising human rights issues with the US, contrary to the perception that this is a one-way conversation with New Delhi always on the defensive.

Apr 14, 2022

Fake news of Tesla acquiring lithium miner sent its stock up over 250%

After Tesla fans propagated fake news of the acquisition of lithium mining firm Lithium Corporation on Twitter, the firm's stock went up over 250 per cent.

Apr 14, 2022

Shocking! Massive theft at Sonam Kapoor-Anand Ahuja's residence: Rs 1.41 crore cash and jewellery stolen

Sonam Kapoor – Anand Ahuja home robbery: Nurse stole 2.4 cr cash, jewellery

The news of massive theft at Sonam Kapoor – Anand Ahuja's ancestral home shocked the nation

Apr 14, 2022

Phillipines death toll due to massive landslides triggered by tropical storm Megi rises to 121

The death toll from the tropical storm that battered the Philippines over last weekend rose to 121, including 81 victims buried by landslides in central Philippine city, authorities said on Thursday.

Apr 14, 2022

Six killed in huge fire at chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru district

Six people were killed and 12 injured in a huge fire and reactor blast at a chemical factory in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru district.

Apr 14, 2022

Global Covid caseload tops 500.3 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 500.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.18 million and vaccinations to over 11.12 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Apr 14, 2022