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Kolkata: A Border Security Force (BSF) unit deployed at a remote village along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal has launched a maiden incense manufacturing programme to provide gainful employment for local women, promoting women empowerment in the region, officials said. The project, ‘Baibhav Samruddhi...

New Delhi: Playing cards for entertainment and recreation without an element of betting and gambling does not involve moral turpitude, the Supreme Court has said as it restored the election of a man in a cooperative society in Karnataka. A bench of Justices Surya Kant...

Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav Sunday expelled son Tej Pratap Yadav from party for six years. Lalu Prasad has also snapped all family ties with him. Prasad made the announcement in a post on X in the afternoon. “The activities, public...

New Delhi: Government-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has made new oil and gas discoveries in the Mumbai Offshore hydrocarbon basin that are expected to enhance the production of the upstream oil giant in the near future. The discoveries, which have been named 'Suryamani'...

Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted marathon raids and search operations at the residence of a reputed physician in Burdwan town in East Burdwan district of West Bengal. The raid and search operations started around midnight on Saturday and continued till Sunday morning....

Kolkata: Kaliganj Assembly constituency in Nadia district of West Bengal is among the five Assembly constituencies that are scheduled to go for bypolls June 19. The counting will be June 23. The other four constituencies that will go to the polls are Kadi and Visavdar...

New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA) Pawan Kapoor will visit Washington soon at the directive of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, top sources revealed Sunday. The visit, which could take place next week, comes against the backdrop of US President...

New York: Congress Lok Sabha MP, Shashi Tharoor, began Saturday the "peace mission” with an all-party team of MPs to proclaim "the message that we will not be silenced by terrorism". "Carrying forth to the world India's strong message of zero-tolerance against terrorism! All-Party Delegation,...

New Delhi: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is on high alert for pollution response efforts following the sinking of the Liberian-flagged container vessel MSC ELSA 3 (IMO No. 9123221) Sunday off the coast of Kochi. The 184-metre-long vessel sank at around 0750 hours due to...

Bengaluru: Bengaluru has reported its first COVID-19 death, according to an official statement issued by the Karnataka Health Department. The patient died Saturday, said the Health Department, adding that 108 persons were tested for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, and five persons tested positive....