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Guwahati: Assam Chief Information Commissioner Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta has resigned from his post after a series of Right to Information (RTI) applications were reportedly filed seeking details linked to his brother. Shyamkanu Mahanta, one of the key organisers of the music event where singer Zubeen...

Louisville (US): A UPS cargo plane's left wing caught fire and an engine fell off just before it crashed and exploded after takeoff in Kentucky, a federal official has said, offering the first investigative details about a disaster that killed at least 12 people, including...

Patna: A total of 27.65 per cent of 3.75 crore voters exercised their franchise till 11 am in the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections Thursday, an official said. Begusarai district recorded the highest polling percentage so far at 30.37, followed by Lakhisarai (30.32)...

Patna: Voting for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections was underway in 121 constituencies across 18 districts Thursday, amid tight security arrangements at all polling stations. While the polling started on a moderate note at 7 a.m., Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was...

Washington: The US Supreme Court Wednesday appeared sceptical of President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs under an emergency authority, in a landmark case that could redefine presidential powers over trade. The nine justices weighed whether Trump lawfully used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)...

New Delhi: Intelligence agencies have been flagging concerns about the Dawood Ibrahim syndicate trying to explore routes through South India to further their drug business. The agencies have now learnt that the D-syndicate is tapping into the LTTE's network to take the trade forward. Intercepts...

New York: US President Donald Trump has said that India and Pakistan "made peace" in May after he threatened the two nuclear-armed neighbours to snap trade deals with them if they continued their military conflict, a claim he has repeated several times since then. “In...

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi's vote manipulation charge is unfounded as no appeals were filed against the electoral rolls in Haryana, nor was any multiple voting flagged when it happened, Election Commission officials said Wednesday. The poll body officials were reacting to Gandhi's claim that 25...

New Delhi: NASA and ISRO are all set to declare their first-ever jointly developed NISAR satellite operational on Friday, ISRO chairman V Narayanan said there Wednesday. The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR), said to be the most expensive Earth observation satellite ever built, has the...

Kolkata: The Border Security Force and West Bengal Police have reached a mutual settlement following Tuesday night's clash between their personnel in Nadia district's Chapra area over custody of seized Phensedyl, a banned cough syrup. On one hand, the ​​Krishnanagar Police District, under whose jurisdiction the...