NEW DELHI: The ministry of information and broadcasting (I&B) on Thursday denied reports claiming that it had directed edits to the blockbuster Hindi film Dhurandhar, asserting that no instructions were issued by the government to mute words or revise dialogues.Responding to reports that the Ranveer Singh–starrer’s theatrical cut was altered following ministry intervention, the I&B...

A Kalaburagi court on Thursday sentenced a revenue officer to four years rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹20,000 after finding her guilty of accepting a bribe for facilitating mutation of houses sanctioned by the Karnataka Housing Board. The convicted officer has been identified as Ningamma Hanumanthraya Biradar who was serving as a revenue...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the state government has decided to initiate the process of “pushing back” people into Bangladesh within a week of them being declared a foreigner by Foreigners’ Tribunals. He said this was aimed at preventing the process from getting “prolonged” by “them going to the High Court...