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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday appointed former Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud to act as a mediator in the dispute between late industrialist Sunjay Kapur's mother Rani Kapur and his wife Priya Kapur, over the family trust. Asking the parties to participate...

Hamirpur (UP): Five people, including four children, drowned after a boat capsized in the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district, while an 11-year-old boy remains missing, police said Thursday. They said the incident took place Wednesday evening in Kutubpur Patiya hamlet under Bhauli gram...

Patna: The cabinet expansion in Bihar witnessed a striking blend of political legacy and generational transition, as Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary inducted the sons of three former Chief Ministers into his newly expanded cabinet. The inclusion of Nishant Kumar, son of former Chief Minister Nitish...

New Delhi: Meta-backed WhatsApp Thursday announced the launch of ‘Business AI’ in India, bringing AI-powered customer support directly to the WhatsApp Business app to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) manage customer engagement round the clock. The feature is designed to enable eligible businesses to...

Guwahati: Assam BJP President Dilip Saikia Thursday said the swearing-in ceremony of the BJP-led NDA government in Assam will be held May 12 at Khanapara in Guwahati in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and several senior NDA leaders....

Chennai: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister-designate, C. Joseph Vijay, Thursday moved a step closer to assuming office after meeting Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at the Lok Bhavan and formally apprising him of the support backing his bid to form the...

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, and other top Union ministers Thursday changed the display pictures on their social media profiles to mark the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor. Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Education Minister Dharmendra...

Kolkata: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal Police, Thursday morning, took over the probe of the ghastly murder of Chandranath Rath, the long-time personal assistant of Suvendu Adhikari, who was shot dead by a bike-borne man. Initial investigation revealed that while Rath was...

Chennai: Amid continuing uncertainty over the formation of the next government in Tamil Nadu, TVK President C. Joseph Vijay has convened a crucial meeting of all newly elected party legislators at the TVK headquarters in Panaiyur Thursday. The meeting comes at a politically sensitive moment,...

Hamirpur: In a tragic incident, two people were killed, and six others went missing after a boat carrying nine passengers from Ghatampur submerged in the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district. One was rescued safely, officials said Thursday. The incident took place at Kutupur...