SRINAGAR: Authorities in Leh detained 48 individuals during early morning raids on Thursday, a day after four protesters were killed and over 80 injured in violent clashes with security forces during a demonstration demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status for...

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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday announced a significant change to the counting process for postal ballots, mandating that all postal ballot papers must be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPAT counting begins. The revised procedure will...

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CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has strongly condemned drunk driving, calling it a serious threat to public safety that “strikes at the very root of societal order,” and refused to grant bail to a truck driver accused of fatally hitting an MBBS student...

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NEW DELHI: A new report highlights poverty as the most significant factor driving child marriage, with 91% of respondents citing poor financial conditions as a major cause. The report also notes a decline in child marriage cases at the village level over the past...

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has reiterated that criminal law should not be misused as a tool for settling personal vendettas or disputes, criticizing the growing trend of filing FIRs to resolve civil matters. In a ruling that quashed an FIR filed over two decades ago...

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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has instructed top bureaucrats and state chief secretaries to proactively address delays in infrastructure projects, rather than waiting for him to review and assign accountability. During a web-based Pragati meeting on...

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