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Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Wednesday kept its policy interest rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent for the second consecutive time, citing concerns over tariff uncertainties. Announcing the fourth bi-monthly monetary policy of the current fiscal, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the Monetary...

Chennai: Nine migrant workers were killed when an under-construction building collapsed at the Ennore Thermal Power Station in Chennai Tuesday, police said. Chief Minister MK Stalin expressed sadness over the death of 9 people and conveyed condolences. "I am deeply saddened to hear that nine...

Leh: Authorities relaxed the curfew for almost the entire day Tuesday in the violence-hit Leh town of Ladakh, allowing markets to gradually reopen and providing relief to the people who were reeling under week-long curbs, officials said. Earlier, restrictions were eased for two hours from...

Chennai: Days after a rally led by him in Tamil Nadu's Karur witnessed 41 stampede deaths, TVK founder, actor Vijay, Tuesday said he hasn't visited the affected persons so far as his presence there would lead to an "unusual situation." Challenging Chief Minister M K...

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India Tuesday published the much-awaited final voter list as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in poll-bound Bihar. During the enumeration phase of the SIR held from June 24 to July 25, more than 7.24 crore electors, out...

Bengaluru: A court here Tuesday reserved its order for October 9 on a petition concerning the jail facilities provided to actor Darshan, who is currently lodged in Bengaluru prison as an accused in the Renukaswamy murder case. Jail authorities submitted a report to the 57th...

New Delhi: Delhi Police were interrogating three sisters, who were working together at the institution where 'Swami' Chaitanyanand Saraswati was the director, in connection with the molestation charges by the 17 students. The accused, also known as Partha Sarathy, director of the reputed Sri Sharda...

Leh: Curfew was relaxed for seven hours from 10 am Tuesday in the violence-hit Leh town in the Union Territory of Ladakh, allowing markets to gradually reopen and providing relief to the people who were reeling under week-long curbs, officials said. Earlier, restrictions were eased...

New Delhi: At least 54 state private universities have been declared defaulters by the University Grants Commission (UGC) for not submitting mandatory information under section 13 of the UGC Act, 1956, and making public disclosures on their website, according to officials. Citing several reminders through...

Chennai: Two senior functionaries of Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), general secretary Anand and joint general secretary Nirmal Kumar, approached the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with the horrific Karur stampede that claimed 41 lives during a campaign rally...