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Beijing/New Delhi: India had made a strong demarche with the Chinese side, both in Beijing and in Delhi, after an Indian-origin UK resident from Arunachal Pradesh was allegedly detained and harassed by the Chinese immigration authorities at the Shanghai Pudong Airport recently on "ludicrous grounds",...

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress, Monday, constituted a 10-member team of party MPs for spearheading a movement in Delhi against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal. The team was constituted at the virtual organisational meeting of Trinamool Congress earlier in the afternoon, which was...

New Delhi: In a significant step towards recovering assets linked to the multi-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has handed over four residential flats in Mumbai, attached in the case involving fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, to the liquidator for monetisation, the...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday adjourned to December 8 the hearing on a plea filed by the wife of jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, terming his detention under the National Security Act as illegal, and an arbitrary exercise violating his fundamental rights. A bench...

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday took strong exception to the BJP's stance on the first admissions in the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence, and said any move to grant MBBS seats without merit would require the Supreme Court's...

New Delhi: The Election Commission Monday said over 99 per cent of enumeration forms have been distributed to electors under the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the voters' list in nine states and three Union Territories. In its daily SIR bulletin, the poll authority...

Mumbai: The Indian Navy commissioned INS Mahe, the first vessel of the Mahe-class anti-submarine warfare shallow-water craft, Monday, marking a significant boost to India's coastal defence capabilities and expanding the Navy's combat readiness in littoral zones. Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi attended the ceremony...

New Delhi: Justice Surya Kant, who has been part of several landmark judgments, was sworn in as the 53rd Chief Justice of India (CJI) Monday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his greetings and conveyed best wishes for his tenure. PM Modi took to his...

New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday launched a new 24×7 short-code helpline, 14490, to ensure faster and more accessible support for women in distress across the country. The toll-free number serves as an easy-to-remember code connected to NCW’s existing helpline, 7827170170, enabling...