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Mumbai: Devendra Fadnavis was Wednesday unanimously elected as Maharashtra BJP legislature party's leader, paving the way for his swearing in as the Chief Minister for a third time. Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and NCP's Ajit Pawar will be sworn in as deputy Chief Ministers...

Ghaziabad: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, who was stopped at the Ghazipur border here Wednesday, said he was ready to go alone to Sambhal with police but was not allowed. The Rae Bareli MP, his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other senior...

Amritsar:  A man opened fire at Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal at the entrance of the Golden Temple in Amritsar Wednesday when the former deputy CM of Punjab was sitting “punishment” guard duty. The assailant was overpowered by bystanders and subsequently arrested....

New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) PSLV-XL rocket is all set to launch the European Space Agency (ESA) Proba-3 Sun observation mission Wednesday. The PSLV-C59/Proba-3 mission will take flight Wednesday at 4:08 pm from the First Launch Pad (FLP) at Satish Dhawan Space...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Tuesday passed the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which allows bank account holders to have up to four nominees in their accounts. Another proposed change relates to redefining 'substantial interest' for directorships, which could increase to Rs 2 crore instead...

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna Tuesday recused himself from hearing a batch of pleas challenging the exclusion of the CJI from the panel meant for selecting the chief election commissioner and election commissioners. At the outset, the CJI, who was sitting on...

Noida: Police Tuesday arrested more than 160 protesting farmers, including the president of Bharatiya Kisan Parishad Sukhbir Khalifa, who were holding a sit-in at the 'Dalit Prerna Sthal' here after their march to Delhi on land compensation and other demands was stopped a day earlier....

Thane: Ahead of the swearing-in of the Maharashtra Cabinet December 5, caretaker Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde was Tuesday admitted to a hospital due to fever and weakness following which discussions on the government formation were cancelled again. CM Shinde is being...

New Delhi: India Tuesday said it is committed to remaining engaged with China to find a fair and mutually acceptable settlement of the boundary issue but the relations will be contingent upon strictly respecting the sanctity of the LAC and following pacts on border management...

New Delhi: The violence in Sambhal was preplanned, Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav alleged in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday and sought to link tensions over a survey at a local mosque following claims that it was built on a temple to the November 20...