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A tourist was killed and 12 other persons, including tourists & locals, were injured in a terror attack in Pahalgam hill station in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Tuesday, officials said. 

A large number of locals and members of the Indian diaspora community gave a warm welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrived at his hotel in Jeddah on Tuesday afternoon.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday came out with a point-by-point rebuttal to the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s “baseless” and “unwarranted” claims over Maharashtra Assembly elections and the alleged discrepancy in voters list.

In a road rage incident involving an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer here, the arrested biker, a call centre employee named Vikas Kumar, was released on station bail from the Byappanahalli police station. 

Amid the ongoing heated debate over ‘judicial overreach’ in the country, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday reiterated his remarks that ‘Parliament is supreme’ and there is no authority above it as per the Constitution.

According to the India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA), the price of 24-carat gold rose sharply from Rs 96,670 to Rs 1,00,000 per 10 grams -- a jump of Rs 3,300 within 24 hours.

Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Tuesday levelled serious corruption charges against the DMK government, alleging a Rs 1,000 crore scam linked to TASMAC, the state-run liquor retail network.

Amid reports of brewing differences and dissent within the Karnataka government over its caste census report, Congress veteran Veerappa Moily on Tuesday red-flagged the controversial survey, raising objections over its ‘unscientific’ approach, only to be turned down by another party member, Rashid Alvi.

After arriving in New Delhi on Monday, where he held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visited the Akshardham Temple, JD Vance and his family travelled to Jaipur, reaching the city late at night. He is staying at the historic Rambagh Palace with his family, and on Tuesday morning, he reached the historic Amer Fort.

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned top Tollywood actor Mahesh Babu in a money laundering case linked to realty firms Surana Group and Sai Surya Developers.

As the Indian government launches several measures to enhance women's safety, health and financial independence, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during her address at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University in the US, said that India is changing, and so are Indian women.

India’s journey to become a ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047 is not merely an aspiration but a shared national mission powered by a vision for inclusive, sustainable, and innovation-led growth, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India's historic ties with Saudi Arabia have acquired strategic depth and momentum in recent years, and together have developed a mutually beneficial and substantive partnership.

The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, and officials said it would take five more days to restore the highway.

Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta will be buried on Saturday at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome, a site of deep personal significance for the pontiff.

In yet another significant development, the Gomati district and Ganganagar RD Block in Tripura received prestigious Prime Minister’s Excellence Award in Public Administration 2024.

A heavy rainstorm that struck Tripura in the early hours of 21st April left widespread devastation, damaging 445 houses, including fully, partially, or severely. Two individuals were injured after a roof collapsed on them. The storm also caused significant damage to electric poles and uprooted numerous trees across the state.

A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was critically injured after allegedly attempting suicide with his service rifle on Monday in Maharani, located in Tripura’s Gomati district.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Sunday that frequent elections throughout the year hinder development work, waste financial resources, and disrupt normal life.

A high-level delegation on Sunday visited border town of Belonia, adjoining border villages and conducted an 'on the spot study', and possible effects on the Indian side due to the embankment being constructed by the Bangladesh government along Muhuri river, which divides the two countries.

Tripura Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha today said that the present government is sincere in preserving the culture, tradition, and heritage of people from all sections.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Kamrun Nesa (23) a resident of Dhaka, Md. Ismail Hossain (22) hailing from Chittagong and Mohammad Nur Hossain (25) also from Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Two Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended and severely beaten by residents of Nandalal Das Para in Ishanpur Gram Panchayat, under Tripura’s Mohanpur sub-division, after they were caught allegedly attempting theft. The area, located in West Tripura district, lies in close proximity to the Bangladesh border.

The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the formation of a five-member judicial enquiry commission under the chairmanship of a retired apex court judge to enquire into the violent protests erupted against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in West Bengal’s Murshidabad.

Eleven insurgents have been arrested in Manipur and arms and ammunition recovered in the past 24 hours, said officials here, adding that top Army officers of the region have met Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla.