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Amritsar bomb blast: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh announced Rs 5 lakh as compensation for the kin of the dead and free treatment for the injured.

"You know the two big giants in the room," Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister Peter O'Neill said at a closing news conference, when asked which members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group could not agree.When asked about the main issu...

The downward streak of Thugs of Hindostan continues on box office.

The president has given assent to the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2018 recently, a Home Ministry official said.

The abducted youth has been identified as Suhail Ahmad, a resident of a village in Shopian.

Surendran, who had 'Irrumudikettu" (holy bundle of offerings for Lord Ayyappa), was taken into custody from Nilackal Saturday night as he along with two others was on his way to the temple at Sabarimala.

In this regard, the Indian Captive Power Producers Association (ICPPA) had earlier submitted a letter to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) requesting to address the issue of coal availability and its supply.

BJP general secretary K Surendran was told by a police team to not proceed to the shrine as it would create law-and-order problems but he tried to continue his trek and was taken into preventive custody.

Differentiating between the stand of his party and that of Mamata Banerjee, who is also the Trinamool Congress chief, on CBI, Yechury said, 'We are (even) against the misuse of the CBI in favour of Mamata Banerjee.'

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state general secretary Sayantan Basu said party chief Amit Shah would now kick off the "yatra" on December 7 from Coochbehar district, instead of Birbhum district, as was planned earlier.

PM Modi and Ibrahim Mohamed Solih discussed the importance of maintaining peace and security in the Indian Ocean and agreed to remain mindful of each other's concerns and aspirations.

The study showed that engaging in both static activities such as strength training and dynamic activities like walking and cycling was associated with 30 to 70 per cent lower rates of cardiovascular disease risk factors.

Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar on Saturday said there will be no pink polling booths for women for the upcoming Telangana polls.

A federal US court on Friday ordered the White House to immediately reinstate the press credentials of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta in a ruling seen as a major victory for media persons.

The deceased and the injured were waiting for transport vehicles to go to Nashik when the accident took place around 7 am near Kihnavali bridge, police said.

William Goldman's daughter, Jenny, said her father died early on Friday in New York due to complications from colon cancer and pneumonia.