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Discussion on the no-confidence motion moved against the Narendra Modi government by the main opposition Congress, is likely to be initiated in Lok Sabha on August 2, sources aware of developments said.

A man on Sunday was allegedly beaten to death here by a group of people following a quarrel over the purchase of liquor from a shop, the police said, adding two persons have been arrested in this connection. 

Two students of a private college in Karnataka's Davangare committed suicide after a video depicting them in an intimate moment surfaced on social media. The scene of the boy and girl at the terrace of their college was shot by some unknown person, without their knowledge.

In six years since the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the government has detected 5,070 fraud cases of GST registration misusing PAN and Aadhaar details of people to claim input tax credit (ITC).

According to police, the alleged incident took place on Friday, when the victim had gone to a deserted place to address the nature's call. The accused allegedly grabbed her from behind and raped her. 

Seventeen Indian men, who were stranded in Libya for the past six months, were released from the jail in Tripoli, Member of Parliament Vikramjit Singh Sahney said on Sunday.

There seems to be no respite for the people from the rising prices of tomatoes in Tamil Nadu as the wholesale price of the vegetable touched Rs 200 per kilogram in the state capital and many towns on Sunday.

Kajal Kumari, along with her husband, was on her way to Darjeeling for a honeymoon trip in the New Delhi-New Jalpaiguri Superfast train on July 28. The couple boarded the train from Muzaffarpur in Bihar.

The other speakers on behalf of the ruling Trinamool Congress will include the party’s chief whip in the assembly Nirmal Ghosh, deputy chief whip Tapas Ray and state minister Birbaha Hansda, among others.

Son of veteran Congress leader and former Union Defence Minister A.K. Antony, Anil, who is an engineer with a Masters from the prestigious Stanford University, spoke about the Congress and the prospects of the BJP in his home state, Kerala, in an interview with IANS.

A Congress woman activist, Khatun Bewa (64), was reportedly lynched allegedly by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) activists at Ghoramara in Murshidabad district of West Bengal on Sunday morning.

The police have also recovered a few more CCTV footages to identify the culprits. Six police personnel and six volunteers including five women sustained minor injuries while containing the situation. 

India's Semiconductor Mission is not just about meeting domestic requirements. It is also about contributing to a global demand for trusted manufacturing. Indeed, it is truly a powerful case for Make in India and Make for the World, Jaishankar explained.

Over 600 engineering and technical institutions across the country will soon start offering "world-class" courses on semiconductor technology, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) chairman T.G. Sitharam has said.

Over two years after the Centre announced its Vehicles Scrappage Policy 2021 (VSP) with fanfare, a lot of ground needs to be covered in most states to implement it fully for the benefit of environment, employment and, revenue, say officials and industry players.

Will Rajasthan be the next Udata Punjab? This question is being discussed across circles as the cases of drug smuggling have increased in the border cities of the state which joins its boundaries with the neighbouring state.

The 44.4 metre tall PSLV Core Alone variant rocket - coded named PSLV-C56 - with a lift off mass of 228.6 ton, blasted off from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) here at 6.30 a.m. slowly rose up towards the skies.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall activity is likely to continue over east, northeast and east central India during the next 4-5 days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.

Besides Sharma, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President also appointed party leader GR Ravindra Raju as the State General Secretary (Organisation) of Assam and Tripura, while Vivek Dadhkar has been appointed as State General Secretary (Organisation) of Andaman and Nicobar.

In a shocking incident, Trinamool Congress councilor and member (mayor-in-council) of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Tarak Singh slapped a man in broad daylight on Saturday for waterlogging in front of the latter’s residence.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that with the implementation of New Education Policy (NEP), the Indian students will be able to study in their own local language which will benefit them in all-round development.

Just an hour after getting show-cause notice by the party high command, rebel Trinamool Congress legislator from Bharatpur assembly constituency, Humayun Kabir, on Saturday threatened to form a new party of his own.

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Saturday shared a lighter moment with two women farmers from Haryana who enquired about the marriage plans of her son Rahul Gandhi, by asking them to find a suitable match for him.

On his 64th birthday on Saturday, veteran actress Saira Banu shared some anecdotes about Sanjay Dutt and detailed his journey from a toddler to an incredible person he is today. 

A Bihar Military Police (BMP) jawan was lynched by his relative over property dispute in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Vipendra Kumar Singh.