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Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is expanding its ambit of investigation in the financial irregularities at state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata by including names of three business entities in the first information report (FIR) filed in the matter. Sources...

Srinagar: Congress has rushed its senior leaders to Srinagar to discuss seat-sharing arrangements with the National Conference (NC) as a consensus on the issue has eluded the two parties so far. Congress sources said here that senior party leaders, including K.C. Venugopal and Salman Khurshid,...

Kolkata: Rallies and demonstrations were held in different parts of West Bengal Sunday, protesting the rape and murder of the doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. In state capital Kolkata, civil society members marched from Ramlila Maidan in Moulali to Metro Channel...

New Delhi: Members of several parties, including the Congress, SP, JD(U) and Aam Aadmi Party, Sunday condemned Israel's "brutal assault" on Palestinians in its war against Hamas and asked the Indian government to work to ensure peace and justice for the victims. Samajwadi Party MPs...

Jalgaon (Maharashtra): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday termed crimes against women an unpardonable sin, adding the guilty should not be spared. Modi's strong remarks follow protests against the brutal rape and murder of 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital and the sexual abuse...

New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday took a jibe at the Centre over its announcement of the Unified Pension Scheme, saying the 'U' in UPS stands for Modi government's "U-turns". The opposition party's swipe came a day after the Union Cabinet approved an assured pension...

Kochi: Rocked by the Justice K Hema Committee's explosive findings of harassment and abuse of women professionals, the Malayalam cinema industry Sunday witnessed two high-profile resignations related to such issues, including that of director Ranjith who stepped down as the chairman of a state-run film...

New Delhi/ Kolkata: CBI sleuths Sunday launched search operations on the premises of former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh, ex-MSVP Sanjay Vashisth and 13 others in and around Kolkata in connection with their probe into alleged financial irregularities at the...

New Delhi: The Congress Sunday took a swipe at Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks that an announcement on a census would be made once it was finalised, saying "such clarity on a census that has already been delayed for over three years". The...

Raipur: The decadal census will be carried out at an appropriate time and it will be announced when it is decided, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Saturday. The house listing phase of the census and the exercise to update the National Population Register (NPR)...