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Bhubaneswar, January 22 India crashed out of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup after losing 4-5 via penalty shootout to lower-ranked New Zealand following a 3-3 stalemate after the regulation time in a crossover match here on Sunday. India, ranked sixth in the world, produced a below-par performance, allowing New…

New Delhi, January 22 With an aim to cut delays in visa processing in India, the US has launched new initiatives, including scheduling special interviews for first time applicants and increasing strength of consular staff. As part of the multi-pronged approach to cut the visa backlog, the US embassy in…

Patiala, January 22 The Patiala police have arrested two youth of Balbehra village in Sanour for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl on Saturday night. The accused have been identified as Amandeep Singh Amani and Dalvir Singh Dalli, who allegedly abducted and raped the minor girl inside a moving four-wheeler…

Karachi, January 22 A married Hindu girl abducted from Pakistan’s southern Sindh province has said she was threatened by her kidnappers to convert to Islam and raped after she refused to change her religion, the latest in a string of such atrocities committed against members of the minority community. The…

Karachi, January 22A married Hindu girl abducted from Pakistan’s southern Sindh province has said she was threatened by her kidnappers to convert to Islam and raped after she refused to change her religion, the latest in a string of such atrocities committed against members of the minority community.The girl said…

New Delhi, January 22Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday sought to support the views of a retired high court judge, who said the Supreme Court “hijacked” the Constitution by deciding to appoint judges itself.The government and the judiciary have been at loggerheads over the process of appointment of judges to…

Jaipur, January 22 Kashmir has “almost totally mainstreamed”, with Pakistan out of Kashmiri minds and separatism and the Hurriyat “all finished”, former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief AS Dulat said on Sunday. He maintained that there was no need to scrap Article 370 of the Indian Constitution that gave…

Chandigarh, January 22 After a recent spell of fresh snow in the higher hill of Himachal Pradesh, electricity supply was snapped in several areas of Shimla district, as transmission lines and poles were damaged. But the Electricity Department employees battled heavy snow to restore the electricity supply. An electricity department…

New Delhi, January 22 Colourful tableaux from Assam, Maharshatra, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gujarat, West Bengal and several other states and Union Territories will roll down the revamped Kartavya Path during the Republic Day celebrations on January 26, with ‘Nari Shakti’ being the theme for majority of the…

Monterey Park (US), January 22 Nine people were killed in a mass shooting late Saturday in a city east of Los Angeles following a Lunar New Year celebration that attracted thousands, police said. Sgt. Bob Boese of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the shooting was reported at 10:22…

Monterey Park (US), January 22 A gunman killed 10 people and wounded 10 others at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club following a Lunar New Year celebration, setting off a manhunt for the suspect in the latest mass shooting tragedy in an American community. Capt. Andrew Meyer of the Los…

IANS Shimla/Manali, January 22 It is the ‘sun tourism’ that is catching up fast in Himachal Pradesh as one gets more balmy days in the winter compared to the northern plains where the fog is screening out the sun, a worrying sign for climate scientists. But members of the hospitality…

New Delhi, January 22 Delhi Police have drafted a 3000-page chargesheet against Aaftab Amin Poonawalla, accused of murdering his live-in partner Shradda Walkar and chopping her body into 35 pieces with a saw-like object, said Delhi Police sources. According to sources, apart from 100 witnesses, forensic and electronic evidence have…

Guwahati, January 22 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan talked to him over the phone early on Sunday and expressed concern over a protest against his new film ‘Pathaan’ in the city. Sarma assured the actor that his government will enquire about the demonstration…

Guwahati, January 22 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan talked to him over the phone early on Sunday and expressed concern over a protest against his new film ‘Pathaan’ in the city. Sarma assured the actor that his government will enquire about the demonstration against…