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Hyderabad: More than 92 per cent of the students have passed Class 10 examination in Telangana. The results were declared on Monday. The Telangana State Board of Secondary Education (TSBSE) announced that 92.43 per cent students...

Agra: The controversial Taj Heritage Corridor, which brought down the Mayawati government in 2003, has now been resurrected in a new “green” avatar along the Yamuna river bank. A year ago, the then local MP...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sanction 5 lakh pucca houses for the cyclone-affected people in the state. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Patnaik requested...

New Delhi: Samsung is likely to launch the much-awaited Galaxy M40 smartphone early next month for nearly Rs 25,000 in India. Featuring a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and a triple camera system, Galaxy M40 — the...

Khanna (Punjab): Congress leader Sam Pitroda must apologize to the nation for his remarks in connection with the anti-Sikh riots of 1984 and those guilty of the riots should be punished, party President Rahul Gandhi...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking to prepone polling hours from 7 a.m. to 5 a.m. for the remaining phases of the general election. Advocate Mohammad Nizam Pasha moved the...

Colombo: Sri Lanka on Monday temporarily blocked social media websites and messaging apps, including Facebook, Viber and WhatsApp and reimposed curfew in certain areas after a post sparked anti-Muslim riots in several towns of the...

Seoul: The UN said on Monday that North Korea was facing an acute food shortage and the country was in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. David Beasley, the head of the UN World Food Programme...

Kolkata: FMCG major ITC Ltd on Monday said its board of directors has appointed company Managing Director Sanjiv Puri as its Chairman with immediate effect following the demise of Y. C. Deveshwar, who was the...

Ahmedabad: The Amul Dairy has increased milk procurement prices by Rs 10 on a kg of fat for buffalo milk and Rs 4.5 in the case of cow milk following a drop in production because...

New Delhi: US Chief of Naval Operations John Michael Richardson, who is on a three-day official visit to India, on Monday met Chief of Naval Staff Sunil Lanba and discussed various issues. Both the naval chiefs...

Srinagar: Forty-seven security personnel were injured in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district when stone pelting mobs went on the rampage following the rape of a three-year-old in Bandipora. At least one officer was in critical condition....

Perth: A late goal by drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh in the 56th minute helped India overcome a 0-1 deficit to draw 1-1 against Australia ‘A’ in a well-contested match here on Monday. Earlier in the friendly...

Just like we take care of babies during summer to keep their bodies cool and refreshed, it is important to pay attention to their scalp and hair to keep dry and flaky skin at bay,...

Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked the Congress saying that the party had a problem saying “Bharat Mata ki jai” but found pleasure in abusing him. He said that the country will...

Hyderabad: Saudi Arabia’s low-cost carrier Flynas on Monday announced the launch of five direct flights between Riyadh and New Delhi and two additional flights between the Saudi capital and Hyderabad from July. Flynas will operate five...

Beijing: China on Monday said it will impose tariffs on $60 billion of US goods from June 1 in retaliation for Washington’s decision to hike duties on Chinese goods. Beijing will increase the tariffs to...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 6,498 schools have been damaged in cyclone Fani that ravaged 14 districts in Odisha on May 3, an official said on Monday. As per initial reports, the School and Mass Education...

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Minister for Milk and Dairy Development K.T. Rajenthra Bhalaji on Monday said actor-politician Kamal Haasan’s tongue should be chopped for saying the first terrorist of independent India was a Hindu. Speaking to...

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia said on Monday that two of its oil tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in attacks it described as posing a threat to the security of...