Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday visited several polling booths in her Bhabanipur assembly constituency where voting is underway and alleged that central forces and election observers were acting at the behest of the BJP. The Bhabanipur assembly segment is Banerjee's political bastion,...
Kolkata: The Election Commission Tuesday said a total of 390 arms and 598 rounds of ammunition have been recovered during raids for over a month in West Bengal, where the second and final phase of assembly polls will take place April 29. Authorities have also...
New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Tuesday reviewed the quality and maintenance progress of road projects in Odisha, based on the feedback received through media and social media. According to an official statement, during the review, the Road Transport and Highways Minister emphasised the need...
New Delhi: More than 9,400 WhatsApp accounts linked to India and involved in the so-called 'digital arrest' scam have been banned since January 2026, Attorney General R. Venkataramani told the Supreme Court. The development came to light through a note submitted by the Attorney General...
New Delhi: The Centre Tuesday said there is no proposal at present to increase retail fuel prices, seeking to calm concerns amid rising geopolitical tensions in West Asia that have impacted global energy markets. Addressing an inter-ministerial briefing, Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary in the Ministry...
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday that it will leave the oil cartel OPEC effective May 1. The UAE made the announcement via its state-run WAM news agency. "This decision reflects the UAE's long-term strategic and economic vision and evolving energy profile, including accelerated...
Mumbai: Air India, IndiGo and SpiceJet have told the government that the country's airline industry is under extreme stress and on the verge of "stopping operations", as they sought revision in ATF pricing and financial support. The West Asia turmoil has pushed up oil prices,...
New Delhi/Bishkek: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday held talks with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun on the margins of a multilateral conclave in Bishkek. It is learnt that the two ministers reviewed the overall situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). "It was a...
New Delhi/Thuamul Rampur: Congress Tuesday slammed the Centre over the protests by tribals against a bauxite mining project in Odisha's Sijimali and demanded an independent inquiry into the unrest. It also asked the government to ensure that Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA), 1996...
New Delhi: In a significant breakthrough for Indian law enforcement and intelligence agencies, Salim Dola, a close aide of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and a key figure in an international drug syndicate, was deported Tuesday. The operation marks a major step in the country’s ongoing...
The defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, signed in Mecca on the principle that an attack on one...
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By Aakar Patel There was a remarkable exchange in the Delhi High Court this week. The government was asked why...
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By Dilip Cherian How an Education Ministry worthy wins a new post will be a tale told later. But for...
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The Centre is courting yet another controversy by introducing a Bill in the Lok Sabha that seeks to fundamentally alter...
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