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Nawada: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday condemned the torching of houses in Nawada district and directed the Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) to personally visit the site and oversee the probe. Sources from the Chief Minister's Office said, "The CM condemned...

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister-designate Atishi and her cabinet will take the oath of office  September 21, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said Thursday. The ruling party had initially decided that only Atishi would be sworn in, however, it was later determined that her council...

Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned youth CPI(M) leader Meenakshi Mukerjee as a witness for interrogation in the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata last month. Mukherjee has been asked to...

United Nations: India Wednesday abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution that demanded that Israel bring an end, "without delay", to its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory within 12 months. The 193-member General Assembly adopted the resolution, with 124 nations voting...

New Delhi: Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena Wednesday proposed September 21 for the swearing-in of Chief Minister-designate Atishi following the resignation of Arvind Kejriwal from the post. The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said Kejriwal will also give up security and move out of the...

Jammu: A turnout of about 59 per cent -- the highest in the past seven elections -- was recorded in the first phase of Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday, Chief Electoral Officer PK Pole said, adding polling passed off peacefully. However, he said...

Malappuram (Kerala): A 38-year-old man undergoing treatment in Kerala's northern Malappuram district has been confirmed to have contracted monkeypox (Mpox) infection, the state Health Department said Wednesday. The man, who came to the state from the UAE recently, was already admitted to a hospital here...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday launched the NPS Vatsalya scheme, which will allow parents to save for their children's future by investing in a pension account. Parents can subscribe to NPS Vatsalya online or visiting a bank or post office. The minimum contribution...

New Delhi: Opposition parties Wednesday opposed the ‘one nation, one election’ proposal by calling it impractical and a ‘cheap stunt’ by the ruling BJP. The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved the proposal for "one nation, one election" as recommended by a panel headed by former president...

Kolkata: There will be another round of talks between the delegates of the West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Forum (WBJDF) and Chief Secretary Manoj Pant at the state secretariat Nabanna at 6:30pm Wednesday over the unresolved demands of the forum. The doctors have been protesting over...