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Telangana's Quota Issue In Supreme Court, State Plans Strategy Session

Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, Congress's state unit chief Mahesh Kumar Goud, and minister Ponnam Prabhakar are expected to travel to New Delhi soon to meet the legal counsel representing the state in Supreme Court.

Video: Noida Residents Rattled After Cobra Takes Elevator Ride

It was not quite the kind of passenger anyone expected in the lift of a high-rise society in Noida, but there it was, a cobra, hood flared, writhing on the floor.

Cough Syrup, Then More Sickness And Death: Shell-Shocked Families Try To Cope

After days of denial, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav has announced Rs 4 lakh compensation for each of the 11 children who died after consuming Coldrif Cough Syrup.

5 Killed, 5 Injured As SUV Collides With Truck In Chhattisgarh

Five persons, including three women and a minor girl, were killed and five others were injured, two of them critically, on Sunday when the SUV carrying them collided with a truck in Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh, police said.

School Manager Arrested For Raping Class 8 Student In UP: Cops

A school manager allegedly raped a class 8 student here, police said on Sunday. The accused has been arrested.

"We Took Documents, A Few Clothes And Ran": Witnesses On Darjeeling Horror

Residents in West Bengal's Darjeeling narrated the horror they lived through in the pitch black night at 2.30 am when a key bridge in the area collapsed. A local told NDTV the bridge took along two houses as it came crashing down into the river.

Rajinikanth Enjoys Food From 'Pattal' On Roadside During Trip To Rishikesh

Taking a short break from his overwhelming work commitments, superstar Rajinikanth took off to the Himalayas for some spiritual recharge.

Internet Banned, 36-Hour Curfew In Odisha's Cuttack After Clashes

Odisha's Cuttack, the thousand-year-old city long celebrated for its communal harmony, remained on edge on Sunday after fresh incidents of violence erupted following clashes during Durga Puja idol immersion two days earlier.

Video: Speeding BMW Rams Bike In Hyderabad. Woman Injured, Driver On The Run

A speeding BMW has rammed two cars and a bike on the outskirts of Hyderabad. A woman riding pillion on the bike sustained severe injuries. All three vehicles were badly damaged.

Boy, 8, Dies After Falling From Balcony While Playing In Gurugram: Cops

An eight-year-old boy died after falling from the balcony of a house on the second floor here, police said on Sunday.

India's "Red Lines" Have To Be Respected: S Jaishankar On Trade Deal With US

Any trade deal between India and the US has to respect New Delhi's "red lines" and efforts are underway to find a "landing ground", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said.

Centre Holds High-Level Meeting After Cough Syrup Deaths

The Union Health Ministry on Sunday held an emergency high-level meeting with health secretaries and drug control officials from all States and Union Territories in the wake of multiple child deaths linked to contaminated cough syrup.

Pilots Body Urges Aviation Body To Probe Electrical Systems of All Boeing 787s

The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Sunday urged aviation safety regulator DGCA to thoroughly check and investigate the electrical system of all Boeing 787 aircraft in the country.

Thackeray Brothers Meet Again, Signal Political Reunion Ahead Of Civic Polls

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray reached Matoshree - house of Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray -- for the second time in recent months on Saturday, marking his fifth meeting with his cousin this year.

Political Row Begins Over Delay In Maharashtra Flood Relief

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is in Maharashtra's Ahilyanagar for a series of cooperative sector events, assured that the Centre will not delay assistance to flood-affected farmers once the state government submits its report.

Video: Lion Attacks Lioness In Gujarat's Gir, She Fights Back

Rajya Sabha member and wildlife enthusiast Parimal Nathwani has shared a video capturing the dramatic interaction between a lion and a lioness in the Gir Forest in Gujarat.

Fair Prices, More Flights: Aviation Body To Airlines Before Diwali Rush

As the aviation sector braces for one of its busiest travel periods of the year, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has stepped in to prevent sharp fare hikes ahead of the Diwali season.

Man Arrested For Sexually Abusing 7-Year-Old Girl In Car In Goa: Cops

A man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl in his car, a Goa police official said.

Manipur Ambush May Have Been "Contract Killing" To Undermine President's Rule: Report

Security forces have launched a major crackdown on the banned People's Liberation Army (PLA), a Manipur valley-based insurgent group, arresting a total of 15 including two key suspects directly involved in last month's ambush on Assam Rifles.

Mohan Bhagwat's "I Have To Take It Back" Comment On PoK Draws Applause

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has called Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) a room in a house called India, but one in which strangers have moved in.