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Hindu organisations and villagers have opposed the construction of a church in a village with no Christian households in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru district.

Two terrorists were killed as the army foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, a defence official said on Monday.

The redevelopment works of these stations were launched under the Centre's "Amrit Bharat Station Scheme", which is aimed at redeveloping 1,309 stations, official sources said.

Based on a complaint by Desai’s widow, Neha C. Desai, the FIR has named Edelweiss ARC Managing Director and CEO R. K. Bansal, non-executive Director Rashesh Shah, Smit Shah, Keyur Mehta (both of a subsidiary) and Jitendra Kothari (Interim Resolution Professional).

Official sources said that after receiving inputs about an infiltration bid being made on the LoC in Tangdhar sector by at least two infiltrators, the Army launched an operation.

One terrorist was killed as the encounter between terrorists and security forces in the Khawas area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district entered the second day on Sunday, said officials, adding that forces have closed-in a group of two to three terrorists.

Olympic medalist wrestler Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat have returned to India after completion of their respective training camps in Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul and Budapest.

A murder case has been registered against Ahmed Javed, the state coordinator of the Aam Aadmi Party in Haryana, in connection with the Nuh violence.

National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval has said that India has engaged with both Russia and Ukraine on a regular basis at the top most level, ever since the conflict between the nations broke out, as per reports.

The Mahagathbandhan government will soon complete one year in Bihar, but a discussion is already underway whether an alliance government or a full majority government is good for the people.

The ill-fated bus was en-route to Giridih from Ranchi. As soon as the bus reached the Barakar river bridge ahead of Dumri town, the driver lost control and the bus fell into the river. 

A fresh tussle is likely between the Raj Bhavan and the West Bengal government as state Governor C. V. Ananda Bose has sent back a list of prisoners who were supposed to be released on the occasion of Independence Day this year.

The Kolkata Police have reportedly busted an illegal child selling racket in the city involving around 100 surrogate mothers and a network of hundreds of agents and sub-agents.

The Shiv Sena (UBT) will host the next conference of 26 National Opposition parties I.N.D.I.A. in Mumbai on August 31-September 1, party MP and Chief Spokesperson Sanjay Raut said here on Saturday.

The Telangana State Road Transportation Company (TSRTC) employees on Saturday protested against Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan for delay in giving her consent on the bill aimed to absorbing 43,000 contractual employees under the government pay scale.

Emergency and OPD services in all state government-run hospitals in Madhya Pradesh were affected as the junior doctors, along with members of medical teachers association, went on a protest on Saturday.

A Delhi court on Saturday after accepting a bail bond by Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in connection with the anti-sikh riots in 1984 in the national capital's Pul Bangash area, posted the matter next for August 11.

With food inflation being their major food for thought this time around, the members of Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) may not tinker with the repo rate at their upcoming meeting but the pause would be hawkish, said experts.

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday questioned the Centre's claims of normalcy in the union territory and alleged that she has been put under house arrest.

Gujarat BJP leader Pradipsinh Vaghela on Saturday stepped down from the post of State general secretary. He has been a long standing supporter and member of the party's state unit.

This upward pressure of rice prices “raises substantial food security concerns for a large swathe of the world population, especially those that are most poor and who dedicate a larger share of their incomes to purchase food,” FAO warned.

The ongoing investigation into the case of a software professional from Andhra Pradesh killing his wife and two daughters and then committing suicide in Bengaluru has revealed shocking facts.

Filed by state BJP leader Shankudeb Panda, the complaint contains details of Rs 23 crore duped by said individuals from these 415 individuals who were mainly senior citizens.

Three soldiers were killed during an encounter between terrorists and security forces at the Halan forest area in the higher reaches of South Kashmir's Kulgam district, officials said on Saturday.

The Supreme Court on Friday observed that the alleged remarks made by Rahul Gandhi are "not in good taste", while it stayed his conviction in the 'Modi surname' defamation case, paving way for restoration of his Lok Sabha membership.