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New Delhi: Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Thursday introduced The Waqf (Amendment) Bill and proposed sending it to a joint parliamentary committee after opposition parties objected to its provision. He also introduced The Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2024. Home Minister Amit Shah said since...

New Delhi: The CBI has arrested an assistant director of the ED for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from a Mumbai-based jeweller, officials said Thursday. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had conducted searches at the jeweller's premises August 3 and 4, following which...

Mumbai: The RBI aims to reduce the clearing time required for bank cheques to a few hours as part of a major step to facilitate the ease of doing business in the country, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said Thursday. At present, cheque clearing through the...

New Delhi: India’s domestic economic activity continues to sustain its momentum on the strength of investment demand, steady urban consumption and rising rural consumption, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said Thursday. Taking all the factors into consideration the country’s real GDP growth for 2024-25 is projected...

New Delhi: Amid the crisis in Bangladesh that forced Sheikha Hasina to resign as the Prime Minister, all Indian visa application centres in Bangladesh will remain closed until further orders However, Indian diplomats remain in the country and the missions are functional, sources said The...

Kolkata: Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee died Thursday at his Kolkata home, CPI(M) state secretary Mohd Salim said. He was suffering from old age-related ailments. The former chief minister was 80 and is survived by his wife Mira and daughter Suchetana. A party...

Wayanad (Kerala): Search operations in the landslides-hit areas of this north Kerala district continued for the 10th day with more cadaver dogs being pressed into service Thursday to look for remains buried deep under the debris that covered the disaster sites. Using Air Force helicopters...

Paris: Her long-cherished Olympic dream shattered by a cruel twist of fate, Vinesh Phogat Thursday bid adieu to her international wrestling career, saying she doesn't have the strength to continue anymore. The 29-year-old, who was disqualified for being 100gm overweight ahead of her 50kg category...

Bhubaneswar: Odia IPS officer Rashmi Ranjan Swain has been appointed as the director general of police in Jammu & Kashmir, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in a notification issued Wednesday. Swain incidentally hails from Rourkela. He had been holding the additional charge as...

Bhubaneswar: The Rajya Sabha (RS) by-election for the vacant seat from Odisha will be held September 3, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said in a notification issued Wednesday. A single Rajya Sabha seat from the state fell vacant following the resignation of Mamata Mohanta,...