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Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reiterating her request for stringent central legislation and exemplary punishment on heinous crimes like rape and murder. Banerjee, who wrote to Modi a few days ago on the issue following nationwide...

Guwahati: The Assam Assembly Friday decided to end a British-era rule of giving a break for offering Friday Namaz. From now on, there will be no break Friday for Namaz prayers for Muslim MLAs. Biswajit Phukan, a BJP MLA from Sarupathar Assembly segment said, “Since...

Hyderabad: In the wake of Supreme Court taking strong objection to his reported comments related to the bail granted to BRS MLC K Kavitha, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy Friday said the remarks have been taken out of context and expressed "unconditional regret" for...

New Delhi: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has emphatically rejected the demand by Kuki groups for a separate administration, presenting himself as a champion of the state's interest and one who will not allow its identity to be diluted. In an interview to PTI...

Krishna District(Andhra Pradesh): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Friday ordered an enquiry over allegations of hidden cameras installation in a girl student's washroom of an engineering college here. Hundreds of students have been protesting at SR Gudlavalleru Engineering College in Krishna district since...

New Delhi: The Kerala government Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking early setting up of a five-judge Constitution bench to hear its lawsuit against the Centre raising the issue of ceiling on net borrowing. The state government has raised a question whether a state has...

Kolkata: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials probing the rape and murder of a junior doctor at state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital here earlier this month, have secured some crucial clues regarding instructions pertaining to attempted renovation near the scene of the crime,...

New Delhi: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), formed to discuss the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, has invited suggestions from the public and experts on the Bill. In the first meeting of the JPC which was held August 22, it was suggested that an advertisement should...

Kolkata: A Kolkata-based community Durga Puja committee, Friday, rejected the annual Durga Puja donation given by the West Bengal government as a mark of protest against the rape and murder of a woman doctor at state-run R.G Kar Medical College & Hospital earlier this month....

Agartala: The Tripura Disaster Management Authority (TDMA) amid the visit of an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) to take stock of the damages and losses caused by the recent week-long floods and landslides has declared the entire state as a "Natural Calamity Affected Area". The six-member...