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Following the extremely successful first year, 11 new Specialised Schools of Excellence (SoSEs) have been added to the list and now their numbers have increased to 31.

Pilibhit district goes to polls in the fourth phase of UP elections on February 23.

Ottawa (Canada), Feb 17 (AP) Police poured into downtown Ottawa on Thursday in what truckers feared was a prelude to a crackdown on their nearly three-week, street-clogging protest against Canada's COVID-19 restrictions. Work crews in the capital erect...

The apex court judge said that when "we claim that children are the future of the country then why should we go with the begging bowl to seek money for their welfare".

Yogita Koli, who is from the western suburb of Malad, moved a notice of motion to this effect before the general body of the BMC.

Punjab will vote for the 117-member state assembly in a single-phase on February 20. The counting of votes will be held on March 10.

A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices A S Bopanna and Hima Kohli said that it would take up the pleas on the issue on February 23 and has already asked Attorney General K K Venugopal to be ready to assist it.

Though the CRPF has not been given any specific reason for shifting the venue but officials said since there are a large number of troops, holding the Raising Day in J&K will send a positive message.

A Russian invasion of Ukraine can happen anytime now, the White House said Thursday, rejecting the country's claims of it withdrawing troops from the border.

Singh, the AAP's incharge for Uttar Pradesh, said this after paying obeisance at the Guru Ravidas temple at Seer Govardhan, the place of birth of the mystic poet and reformer.

State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said that there was a discussion on Russia and Ukraine during the recently concluded Quad ministerial that included foreign ministers from Australia, India, Japan and the US.

Russia has announced a 'special operation' in the Donbass region of Ukraine, signalling war. But the country's actions in the cyber space have already begun, with reports of malwares disrupting govt websites.

A day after Lalu Prasad Yadav was held guilty in another in fodder scam, RJD Vice President Shivanand Tiwari on Wednesday wondered why only the party chief was being targeted in corruption cases.

Falls Church (US) (AP) Virginia's General Assembly moved swiftly Wednesday to put the final legislative touches on a bill that bans local school systems from imposing mask mandates on students. The legislature had passed the bill on Monday; Youngkin th...

In Varanasi, CM Channi was the first among political leaders to arrive at the Guru Ravidas temple in Seer Govardhan locality of the Lanka area.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has called the Goraguntepalya flyover in Bengaluru unsafe for heavy vehicles.