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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....

New Delhi: Delhi-NCR experienced heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and strong winds overnight, leading to widespread waterlogging, disrupted air traffic, fallen trees blocking roads, and traffic congestion throughout the city. Several parts of the national capital, including Minto Road, Delhi Airport area, and Moti Bagh, witnessed severe...

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the schedule for by-elections to five Assembly constituencies of Gujarat, Kerala, Punjab and West Bengal. The polling date for the five constituencies is June 19, and the date of counting of votes is June 23....

Thiruvananthapuram: In a swift rescue operation, INS Sujata early Sunday successfully rescued the remaining three crew members of a Liberian-flagged container ship that capsized in the Arabian Sea, approximately 38 nautical miles (about 70 km) off the coast of Kochi, Kerala, the Indian Coast Guard...

Chennai: The Cybercrime Wing of the Greater Chennai Police has arrested three men from Kerala in connection with an elaborate online investment scam that duped a retired Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of Rs 6.8 crore. The victim, Krishnan Kumar Kaushal (60), a native of...