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Kolkata: The West Bengal CID Thursday detained TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's personal assistant Sumit Roy, soon after the Supreme Court refused his anticipatory bail prayer in a land scam case, officials said. Roy was picked up by CID officers from Banerjee's Kalighat residence here in...

New Delhi: Following the tragic building collapse in south Delhi's Satya Niketan in which seven people lost their lives, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has formally initiated the process of setting up a dedicated State Disaster Emergency Relief Force (SDERF) for the national Capital to strengthen...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday issued notice to the Centre and state governments on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions for time-bound investigation and speedy trial of cases involving kidnapping and abduction, particularly those concerning children. A Bench of the Chief Justice of...

Hyderabad: The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has now cleared director Kirtan Nadagouda's eagerly awaited horror thriller '418 The Film' for release with an 'A' certificate. Taking to its social media timelines to share the update, popular production house Mythri Movie Makers wrote, "...

Kolkata: A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court Thursday gave conditional approval for a political programme of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Sreerampore in Hooghly district Friday. The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction has planned a political programme at Sreerampore Friday,...

Bhopal: Amid controversy surrounding allegations of donation theft at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh has announced the 'Sanatan Swabhiman Yatra', which will begin in Ujjain October 20, coinciding with Dussehra, and proceed towards Ayodhya. While announcing...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a plea filed by gangster Abu Salem, who sought release from custody on the grounds that he has completed 25 years in jail in India as mandated under the terms of his extradition from Portugal. A bench of...

New Delhi: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Thursday urged people to stay cautious of misleading and fabricated videos allegedly featuring her and asked them not to fall prey to fraudulent and deceitful calls for investment in real estate projects or any other futuristic ventures. Priyanka Gandhi’s...

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has decided to proceed cautiously on the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) demand for a corruption case against former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and others in the CMRL-Exalogic case, with a Vigilance quick verification likely before any FIR is registered. The move comes...

Mumbai: Tensions have escalated near Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (Terminal 2) after the Maharashtra Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) confirmed that a religious structure operating near the high-security zone lacks statutory planning permissions and is unauthorised. Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kirit...