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Jagdalpur: Six Naxalites killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district two days back were dreaded cadres carrying a cumulative bounty of Rs 38 lakh, according to police. This operation is so far the biggest attack by security forces on People's Liberation...

New Delhi: Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi visited Rajghat, the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi Sunday marking the beginning of the day of his swearing-in ceremony with tributes to the Father of the Nation. Modi is set to begin his third straight term as prime minister. President...

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Saturday that her party would adopt a "wait and watch" approach on the political situation at the Centre and asserted that the opposition INDIA bloc may not have staked claim to form the government today, but that...

New Delhi: Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi was unanimously re-elected as the chairperson of the Congress parliamentary party Saturday, its leaders said. At a meeting of party MPs, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge proposed Sonia Gandhi's name as the chairperson of the parliamentary party. The proposal...

New Delhi: Congress Working Committee members Saturday unanimously urged Rahul Gandhi to take the role of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, as it also credited his two Bharat Jodo Yatras for the party's performance in the general elections. At a press conference following...

Imphal: Tensions heightened in Manipur's Jiribam district Saturday after suspected militants torched two police outposts, a forest office and at least 70 houses, prompting the authorities to transfer the superintendent of police, officials said. A contingent of more than 70 state police commandos was airlifted...

New Delhi: Amid allegations of inflation of marks in the NEET-UG medical entrance exam, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced Saturday that the education ministry has set up a four-member panel to review the grace marks awarded to more than 1,500 candidates. The NTA denied...

New Delhi: A host of heads of government from neighbouring countries will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as prime minister for a third consecutive term Sunday evening. An official statement said Sri Lanka's president Ranil Wickremesinghe, Maldives' Mohamed Muizzu, Bangladesh's prime minister Sheikh...

New Delhi: With the dissolution of the 17th Lok Sabha, a bill that aimed to bring uniformity in the age of marriage for men and women has lapsed. The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was introduced in the Lok Sabha in December 2021...

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has sought immediate cancellation of last month's NEET exam, alleging that its results have caused injustice to the students from the state. Several aspirants of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG), conducted May 5 at 4,750 centres in 571 cities, have earlier...