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Chennai: Cyclonic storm Fengal has commenced making landfall close to Puducherry and it may approximately take 4 hours for it to cross the coast completely, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said here Saturday. Citing data and observations, IMD-Regional Meteorological Centre, Additional Director General, S Balachandran...

Pune: The next Chief Minister of Maharashtra will be from the BJP and there will be two deputy chief ministers from other Mahayuti constituents, NCP chief Ajit Pawar said here Saturday. The Mahayuti, which comprises the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena led by Eknath...

Mumbai: The new Mahayuti government will be sworn in December 5 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Azad Maidan in Mumbai, state BJP unit said. "The oath-taking ceremony of the Mahayuti Government in Maharashtra will be held in the presence of Honourable...

New Delhi: In a security scare, a man was detained for allegedly splashing some liquid on AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal during his 'padyatra' in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar Saturday, police said. Reacting to the development, AAP said, "If a former Chief Minister is not safe...

New Delhi: The Congress Saturday took a swipe over the Ministry of External Affairs' statement that the Indian government is not part of the US probe into Adani Group in any manner, asking how can this government be part of a probe into itself. In...

Chennai: Heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds pounded several parts of northern Tamil Nadu Saturday, affecting normalcy, as cyclonic storm Fengal, expected to make landfall near Puducherry later in the day, continued moving towards the coast. What began as intermittent rainfall in coastal regions on...

Sambhal: A 15-member delegation from the Samajwadi Party (SP), led by senior leaders under the direction of party chief Akhilesh Yadav, will visit Sambhal Saturday to investigate the violence that erupted November 24. The team will meet local authorities, gather information, and prepare a detailed...

Gondia: At least 11 passengers were killed and 23 others injured after a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus overturned in Gondia district of the state Friday afternoon, police said. The bus, operated under the service name 'Shiv Shahi', was carrying 36 passengers and...

New Delhi: As top Congress leaders met Friday to deliberate on its electoral defeats in Maharashtra and Haryana, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge asserted that "tough decisions" will have to be taken to strengthen the organisation from the grassroots, accountability has to be fixed, and urged...

New Delhi: Till November 25, approximately 14 lakh Ayushman Vay Vandana cards have been created for senior citizen beneficiaries aged 70 years and above under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), the government informed Parliament Friday. The estimated number of families with beneficiaries...