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Manila: One of the founding members of a Philippine lawyers’ group at the forefront of opposing President Rodrigo Duterte’s lethal war on drugs was gunned down Tuesday, killed by three bullets as

Chicago: A onetime Somali refugee and the daughter of Palestinian immigrants shared the historic distinction Tuesday of becoming the first two Muslim women elected to the US Congress. Both women — Ilhan

Uttarkashi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Harsil near the India-China border in Uttarakhand to celebrate Diwali with Army and ITBP personnel on Wednesday. Greeting the jawans on the occasion, the Prime Minister

New Delhi/Ayodhya: As the clamour for Ram temple continues to get shriller, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday stepped on the gas and renamed Faizabad district as Sri Ayodhya on

Ahmedabad: Hours after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced the renaming of Faizabad district as Ayodhya, the Gujarat government on Tuesday said it was keen on renaming Ahmedabad as Karnavati, if

New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the crop insurance scheme, alleging that farmers are being “looted” and the ‘chowkidaar’ has made his intentions clear that “he

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the BJP for “mixing religion with politics in all development programmes” and “delaying” important projects. Banerjee made the allegation while inaugurating a Rs 60-crore-skywalk

HYDERABAD: An influential local Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader Narayana Reddy was allegedly stoned to death in Telangana’s Vikarabad, said reports. The body of Reddy, who is believed to be involved in

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said a verdict on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute may be a prerogative of the Supreme Court but a grand temple for

Milan: Heavy rain and gales devastating parts of Italy have claimed two more lives, taking the overall death toll to at least 17, and laid waste to vast swathes of forest. A