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The state government also announced ex-gratia compensation of Rs 6 lakh each to the kin of those killed, Rs 2 lakh for those seriously injured and Rs 1 lakh for those with minor injuries.

The minor girl was picked up by the accused who used to work as a sweeper in the area. He then took her to a desolate spot and sexually assaulted her, police said.

While BJP MLA H Raja appealed to the Hindu community in the state to respond the way Hindus in Gujarat reacted in 2002, party spokesperson Nupur Sharma shared a photo of the 2002 riots on her Twitter account

"We have tweeted that the two leaders discussed a range of issues. A range of issues means a range of issues. I don't want to add anything further...I leave it to you to draw your conclusion," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay said.

India should simply count itself lucky that it has managed to maintain a special place for itself in Bhutan’s international affairs for such a long time despite the vagaries of international politics.

Communal clashes have broken out in North 24 Paraganas district of West Bengal over an "objectionable" post on Facebook, prompting the state government to rush 400 troops of paramilitary BSF on Tuesday to assist the police in containing the situation.

Passengers on-board a New Delhi-bound Air India flight from Bagdogra were left gasping for breath on Sunday when the air-conditioning system of the aircraft malfunctioned.

Terming Modi, as "one of the most important prime ministers of the world", Netanyahu said the Indian leader wants close cooperation with Israel in many areas including cyber security.

When Nithi, Navya Nandini and Shaurya returned to school after the summer vacation, they were all smiles. The fear of being thrown out of school or being mocked by their classmates for not paying the fee had receded.

Jet Airways' chief security officer has been arrested from New Delhi on land grabbing charges, police said.

From raising slogans to poetry and singing and dancing, the protesters spoke out against mob violence and victimization of Muslims and Dalits in the name of cow protection.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for creating four big Indian accounting firms that are counted among the world's Big-8 even as he cautioned CAs against misuse of their all-powerful signature.

A woman on Saturday was killed after she was caught in an exchange of fire between security forces and militants during an operation in Anantnag district of Kashmir.

A 72-year-old pilgrim from West Bengal died on Saturday due to cardiac arrest en route for the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir, taking the death toll in the ongoing yatra to three.

Manguben Makwana will never forget the night of June 29. The 32-year-old delivered a baby in the vicinity of the Gir forest in an ambulance after midnight -- but that was not all.

Effigies of two MLAs were burnt by the Congress workers on Friday in Kollam after a protest march.