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United Nations: Pakistan Friday raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in the UN General Assembly, saying India should reverse the abrogation of Article 370 and enter into a dialogue with it for a “peaceful” resolution of the issue. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in...

Kolkata: A designated CBI court, denying bail to former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh, has observed that the nature and gravity of the accusation against him is grave and it can attract capital punishment if proved. The CBI had arrested Ghosh...

Mysuru: Lokayukta police here Friday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment case, following the court order, official sources said. A Special Court in Bengaluru Wednesday ordered a Lokayukta police probe...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Friday rapped the Commission for Air Quality Management over its failure to curb air pollution due to crop residue burning. A bench of Justice Abha S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih said the air quality panel needs to be more...

New Delhi: The Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committees for 2024-2025 were constituted with the Congress members chairing four committees, including the External Affairs. Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi is a member of the standing committee on Defence. Each committee is a combination of members from both...

Thiruvananthapuram: With the whereabouts unknown of Malayalam actor Sidhique, who was denied anticipatory bail by the Kerala High Court in a rape case, the police have intensified their search for him by publishing a lookout notice in newspapers seeking information about him. The lookout notice...

Tokyo: Japan's ruling party Friday picked former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader, setting him up to become prime minister next week. The party leadership win is a ticket to the top job because the Liberal Democratic Party's ruling coalition currently controls the parliament. Considered...

Agra: An 11-year-old child was killed as part of an alleged sacrificial ritual performed by the owners of his school in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras to make it more prosperous, police said Friday. Besides the owner and director of the school, the principal and two teachers...

Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has found severe lapses in the inquest report in the R.G. Kar rape-murder case, said sources here Friday. Sources said the first lapse was detected when the magistrate's report mentioned that he got only 20 minutes to examine...

New Delhi: Dwayne Bravo has confirmed his retirement from all cricket after his final season in the CPL was cut short by injury. Bravo sustained a groin injury during the Tobago Knight Riders, match against the St Lucia Kings in Tarouba Tuesday while attempting to...