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The accused, identified as Abhrajit, repeatedly hit his father Kajal Das with an iron rod leading to his on-the-spot death at their residence at College Tilla in West Tripura, police said quoting his neighbours.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah released Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Sankalp Patra (manifesto) for the Jharkhand elections on Sunday and highlighted 150 key resolutions, as a tribute to Lord Birsa Munda on latter's 150th birth anniversary.

Stand-up comedian and businessman Ustav Dixit was arrested on Sunday for the Porsche crash at KBR Park in the city. Hyderabad Police said on Sunday that they have arrested 33-year-old Dixit, a resident of Banjara Hills.

In a surprising turn of events, Mumbai Police received a death threat to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a message.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday unveiled the BJP's manifesto or 'Sankalp Patra' for the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections, pledging to protect the state’s "Roti, Maati, Beti" (livelihood, land, and daughters) from infiltrators. 

Government interventions in India and Pakistan may be able to curb the illegal practice of crop burning and reduce deadly air pollution in South Asia, a new study has said.

The air quality in Delhi deteriorated drastically as the air quality index (AQI) crossed the 400 mark on Sunday, two days after Diwali, pushing it into the hazardous category. 

The contribution of information and communication technology (ICT) to output growth in India increased from 5.0 per cent in 1981-1990 to 13.2 per cent during 1992-2023, according to a recent RBI paper.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday appointed Sat Sharma as president of its J&K unit, replacing Ravinder Raina. The decision was taken by BJP president J. P. Nadda and will come into force with immediate effect, party sources said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his heartfelt greetings to the nation on the auspicious occasion of Bhai Dooj on Sunday, celebrating the bond between brother and sister. 

A day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jharkhand, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will release the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) manifesto and address three rallies in the poll-bound state on Sunday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address a series of rallies between November 8 to14 in Maharashtra for the upcoming Assembly polls slated for November 20.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said during a video address that more than 2,000 Shahed drones and missiles utilising Western components were used by Russia against Ukraine in October alone, calling for stricter control of special exported components and resources.

Janasena Party (JSP) Chief and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has announced the 'Narasimha Varahi Brigade,' a dedicated wing within his party aimed at protecting Sanatana Dharma.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said that it had killed Jaafar Khader Faour, the commander overseeing Hezbollah's missile and rocket operations in its Nasser unit.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has vowed that Israel and the US would face a "teeth-breaking response" for their actions against Iran and "the resistance front," according to a statement on his official website.

Manipur Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Saturday asked the Vice-Chancellors and Registrars of Central and state universities to act sincerely for the total implementation of the New Education Policy (NEP)-2020.

Since the unrest in Bangladesh, the infiltration into the northeastern states especially in Tripura and Assam has continued as five more citizens of the neighbouring country including a tout were arrested by the BSF on Saturday, officials said.

A Manipur Police constable in Jiribam district fatally shot his senior colleague, a Sub-Inspector rank police officer, on Saturday after a verbal spat over some issue, officials said.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that India's Aatmanirbhar drive was "yielding the desired results" and the country was poised to reach Rs 50,000 crore in defence exports by 2029-30.

The Indian startup ecosystem has reached $12.2 billion in funding in the first 10 months this year, crossing the total amount raised throughout 2023 (about $11 billion), with two months to go.

Asserting that India's presence in the world order is attracting competition that will only grow as the country moves towards becoming a leading power, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday emphasised that friendships are no longer exclusive, especially in the emerging multipolar world.

Railways officials on Saturday said that normal train services are expected to start on Sunday in Assam’s Lumding-Badarpur Hill Section after the regular train services remained disrupted for the third day following the derailment of a loaded goods wagon.

Top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander, Usman Bhai was killed in a gunfight with the security forces in downtown Srinagar city on Saturday, police said.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for leading from the front in transforming relationships with several key partner countries over the past 10 years.