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New Delhi: Amid the raging row over the Hindenburg allegations, the Congress Tuesday announced that it will hold a nationwide agitation August 22 demanding SEBI Chief Madhabi Puri Buch's resignation and a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani issue. The announcement was made after...

Kolkata: The family members of the woman doctor of state-run RG Kar Medical College & Hospital, who was raped and murdered on the premises last week, approached the Calcutta High Court Tuesday with the plea for a court-monitored probe in the case. In the petition,...

Jalandhar: A suspected Pakistani intruder trying to infiltrate into India from the Punjab border was shot dead by the BSF amid an ongoing ‘high alert’ ahead of Independence Day. A Border Security Force (BSF) spokesperson said the man was spotted ‘surreptitiously’ crossing the international boundary...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday closed the contempt proceedings against yoga guru Ramdev, his aide Balkrishna and Patanjali Ayurved Limited after accepting the apology tendered by them in the misleading advertisements case. "The court has closed the contempt proceedings based on the undertakings given...

Chandigarh: Ahead of the Assembly polls in Haryana, likely slated in October, rape convict and Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who is undergoing a 20-year sentence for raping two disciples, was granted a 21-day furlough Tuesday, the 10th time in four years. After...

Washington: Vinay Mohan Kwatra took charge Monday as Indian ambassador to the US. "Privileged to assume charge as the Ambassador of India to the United States of America. Team @IndianEmbassyUS will continue to work intensely to strengthen this crucial partnership," he wrote in a post...

Kolkata: Junior doctors across West Bengal continued cease work Tuesday protesting the rape and murder of a woman doctor at a state-run medical college and hospital in Kolkata and demanding justice for her. The stir affected healthcare services as long queues of patients were seen...

Bhubaneswar: Expressing concern over the impact of Andhra Pradesh's Polavaram project, the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha said the recent budgetary allocation for it by the Centre and the commitment to complete it by February 2026 has created fear among the tribal people...

Kolkata: A demonstration was held outside the Utkal Bhawan in central Kolkata against the alleged assault of migrant labourers from West Bengal in Odisha. Armed with placards, around 200 members of Bangla Pokkho shouted slogans against the "assault" of migrant labourers in the neighbouring state...

New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras remained on the top spot in the National Institute Ranking Framework, 2024 for the sixth consecutive year, while the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru was ranked as the best university for the ninth year in...