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The state-run MMTC has been instructed to import over 21,000 tonnes of onions from Turkey and Egypt, while stock holding limites for retailers and wholesalers have been reduced further to 5 tonnes and 25 tonnes,

Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal, who is on a hunger strike demanding capital punishment for the Nirbhaya case, cited the recent Unnao and Hyderabad rape cases in her letter to President Ram Nath Kovind.

The group, which will be coordinated by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, will prepare its report within one month.

Kejriwal said that that the move is aimed at ensuring the safety of women in the city.

When Trump left the NATO gathering early and in a huff this week, it only reinforced the fear that with America distracted and retreating, the West’s celebrated alliance has lost focus.

Bindu Ammini was attacked outside the office of the police commissioner for her bid to visit the hilltop shrine at Sabarimala.

The victim's medical examination has been conducted at regional hospital Kullu and the report is still awaited.

His remarks came against the backdrop of media reports about Sweden calling for lifting of remaining restrictions in Kashmir, imposed in August following the revocation of the Himalayan state's special status.

IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad revealed to the Parliament that the Centre had approached Facebook and Cambridge Analytica seeking clarifications following reports about data breaches.

While reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the legislature is carried out through constitutional amendments, similar reservation in jobs for these categories is decided by respective state governments.

Navy Day is celebrated to commemorate the attack on the Karachi harbour during the Indo-Pakistan war on this day in 1971 by the Indian Navy.

Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal also said once death penalty has been granted to a culprit, there should not be any scope for filing a mercy petition.

Residents have alleged that the height of the wall was raised to 20 feet despite protests from inhabitants of the other side of the textile shop. They claim the "caste wall" was built to ensure that the Dalit community is separated from the dominant caste...

Supriya Sule's statement comes a day after her father and party chief Sharad Pawar said that PM Narendra Modi had proposed working together but he rejected the offer.

Rupjyoti Kurmi said he was raising the issue of the closure of several public sector undertaking industries, leading to despair for thousands of families in the state.

Manjit Kaur, in her early 20s, visited the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib via the Kartarpur corridor, some 125kms from Lahore, in last week of November, sources said.