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Kolkata: Stating that she was shocked and deeply disturbed by the mismanagement at the Lionel Messi event in Kolkata, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Saturday announced the constitution of a high-level committee to probe the incident. Banerjee said she was on the way to the Salt...

Kolkata: Thousands braved the December chill and waited past midnight to give a rousing welcome to Argentine superstar footballer Lionel Messi as he arrived in Kolkata for his whirlwind three-day, four-city GOAT India Tour 2025. The Barcelona legend's 2.26 am touchdown in the early hours...

Jammu: Border Security Force (BSF) foiled an alleged infiltration bid along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu district Friday and arrested a "suspected person" with a modified AK-type rifle and ammunition, police officials said. The accused -- identified as Abdul Khalik -- was arrested over alleged...

New Delhi: Government has exclusive powers in extraordinary circumstances to cap airfares but it is not a single-way solution, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said Friday amid rising concerns over high air ticket prices. Replying to a debate on a private member's resolution on...

Panaji: Authorities in Thailand are initiating the process to deport Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the nightclub in Goa where 25 people were killed in a fire December 6, government sources said Friday. As the state police are probing the tragedy, a local...

New Delhi: A bill to set up a higher education regulator, which will replace bodies such as the UGC and AICTE was approved by the Union Cabinet Friday, officials said. The proposed legislation, which was earlier christened the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill...

New Delhi: Union Cabinet Friday approved Rs 11,718 crore for conducting the Census of India, 2027, which would include the caste enumeration for the first time. Addressing a briefing, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved...

Mumbai: IndiGo's board Friday announced the appointment of an external aviation expert to carry out a root-cause analysis of recent flight disruptions. "Chief Aviation Advisors LLC, led by Captain John Illson, veteran aviation expert, to conduct an independent expert review and assessment of the recent...

New Delhi: India's imports of Russian crude oil rose 4 per cent in November to a five-month high of Euro 2.6 billion, with a large part of the refined fuels produced from it being exported to Australia, a European think tank said. India remained the...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday asked social media intermediaries to treat a suit filed by former Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights as a formal complaint, and to decide on it within a week under the...