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Ahmedabad: Hindi movie superstar Shah Rukh Khan was admitted to the KD Hospital in Ahmedabad Wednesday after reportedly suffering a heat stroke. The actor reached Ahmedabad Tuesday to watch the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between his franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrises Hyderabad...

New Delhi: In his first reaction on AAP MP Swati Maliwal's alleged assault at his official residence, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday said he expects a fair investigation into the matter and justice should be served. Maliwal has alleged she was "assaulted" by Kejriwal's...

New Delhi/ Puri: The 'Lord Jagannath' remark made by BJP's Puri candidate Sambit Patra has hurt the faith of millions of people, Trinamool Congress leader Sagarika Ghose said Wednesday, as she accused the ruling party of using religion for political gains. Patra Monday had said...

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court Wednesday struck down the OBC status of several classes in West Bengal, finding such reservations under an Act of 2012 to vacancies in services and posts in the state illegal. Passing judgment on petitions challenging the provisions of the Act,...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank Wednesday approved the highest-ever dividend payout of Rs 2.11 lakh crore to the central government for 2023-24, a decision which will help better manage the fiscal deficit. The dividend or surplus transfer by the RBI to the Centre was Rs 87,416...

Raipur/ Bhubaneswar: A 25-year-old medical student hailing from Odisha has allegedly committed suicide in his hostel room on the campus of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur, police said Wednesday. A preliminary probe suggested the deceased, Ranjeet Bhoyar, who...

A video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticising Sam Pitroda, the former chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress, over alleged racist remarks, has been altered and shared to falsely claim that Modi called President Droupadi Murmu dark skinned. In a May 2, 2024, interview with The Statesman,...

New Delhi: The Election Commission Wednesday asked the BJP and the Congress to desist from campaigning along caste, community, language, and religious lines, asserting that India' socio-cultural milieu cannot be made a casualty to elections. Nearly a month after it issued notice to BJP president...

Dhaka: Veteran Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anar, who went missing in India, was found murdered in Kolkata and three people have been arrested, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan announced here Wednesday. “Awami League MP Anwarul Azim Anar, who went missing in India, was murdered at a...

Pune: The Juvenile Justice Board has issued a notice to a 17-year-old boy, who allegedly crashed his car into a motorbike killing two persons in Pune, to appear before it Wednesday. This comes after the Pune police approached the board with a petition to review...