Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday entrusted the state information and cultural affairs department with the responsibility of ensuring that the pictures of the idol of Lord Jagannath and the ‘prasad’ from the Digha temple in East Midnapore district are sent to every home in...
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Wednesday said most parts of India are likely to see above-normal temperatures in May but occasional thunderstorms may keep the heat from reaching the severe levels of last year. IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said the number of...
New Delhi: In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court Wednesday held that courts could modify arbitral awards under the 1996 law on arbitration and conciliation. In a 4:1 majority ruling, Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna aside from Justices B R Gavai, Sanjay Kumar and Augustine George...
Dhaka: Chinmoy Krishna Das, a prominent Hindu leader and spokesperson for the Bangladesh Sammilito Sanatani Jagaran Jot, has been granted bail by the High Court Wednesday in an alleged sedition case. The bench of Justice Atoar Rahman and Justice Ali Reza passed the order after...
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Security headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is understood to have reviewed the overall security situation in Jammu and Kashmir amid speculations about India's possible response to the Pahalgam terror attack. The CCS took place a day after PM...
New Delhi: The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has filed a case against AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain over alleged corruption in the construction of 12,748 classrooms in Delhi government schools, an official said Wednesday. The scam is pegged at around Rs 2,000 crore and...
New Delhi: Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal Wednesday said the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs will take a call on the demand of several Opposition parties, including the Congress, for a special session of Parliament over the Pahalgam terror attack. Meghwal, who is a state...
New Delhi: Girls outshone boys yet again in the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) Class X and XII examination results declared Wednesday. In Class X examinations, the pass percentage of girls stood at 99.45 per cent while that of boys was marginally lower at 98.64...
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the constitution of an interim committee to oversee the operations of IndusInd Bank, which will discharge the duties, roles and responsibilities of the chief executive officer (CEO) of the bank for an interim period until...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to chair two top-level cabinet meetings Wednesday, one with the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) and another with the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA). The Union Cabinet meeting will be held for the first time since...
By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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