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NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday successfully carried out the night launch of Prithvi-II short range ballistic missile from an integrated test range in Odisha. The defence ministry said the missile was test-fired around 7:30 pm. It said the…

NEW DELHI: Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday sought Speaker Om Birla's intervention over the questioning of Rahul Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate for hours, alleging that "inhuman treatment" with a…

NEW DELHI: Amid questioning of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in National Herald case, a Mahila Congress leader has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the extension of tenure granted to ED…

BENGALURU: The Indian armed forces will not compromise with the quality of cadets while recruiting young 'Agniveers' under the newly launched Agnipath scheme for four years, Air Marshal Manavendra Singh said on Wednesday. The Centre on…

MUMBAI: The average age of defense staff will come down from present 32 years to 26 years following the inclusion of agniveers under the newly announced Agnipath policy, said vice admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh of Western Naval command of…

SRINAGAR: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, including the one allegedly involved in the recent killing of a bank manager, were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Wednesday,…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday a plea by the Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind seeking directions to Uttar Pradesh authorities to ensure that no further demolitions are carried out without following due process. Protests have been…

THANE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s application, seeking transfer of a suit filed against him by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) volunteers, was turned down by the principal district judge of Thane. The matter pertains to Rahul…

NEW DELHI: With his name doing the rounds as a possible choice for the Opposition's candidate for presidential polls, former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi on Wednesday said it is "too premature" to comment on the matter.…

NEW DELHI: Around 800 senior Congress leaders and workers have been detained since Monday for protesting the questioning of Rahul Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate in violation of prohibitory orders and despite being denied…