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Bolpur: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday launched the statewide ‘Bhasha Andolan' from Bolpur, accusing the BJP of trying to erase Bengali identity and vowing to resist NRC, protect migrants, and stop what she called "linguistic terror." She accused the BJP-led Centre and the...

New Delhi: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi Monday slammed the Narendra Modi government over the alleged security lapse in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and said that the Centre can’t hide behind the Lieutenant Governor over the loss of 26 lives, as the onus lies...

In Bihar politics, whenever there is talk of a direct connection with the public and grassroots leadership, the name of Rajesh Ranjan, alias Pappu Yadav, comes up without hesitation. At times, he is seen driving a tractor; at other times, he meets victims and helps...

Jaipur: A concrete slab holding up the main gate of a government school in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district collapsed Monday, instantly killing a six-year-old who was leaving school at the time and injuring a teacher, police said. The incident, three days after seven children were killed...

Ahmedabad: When Air India flight IC171 crashed into the residential quarters of BJ Medical College in Ahmedabad June 12, killing 260 people, Manisha Kachhadiya had just one instinct - to protect her eight-month-old son, Dhyaansh. As the Boeing 787-8 aircraft tore through the building, fire...

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has submitted its report to the Lokpal in connection with the alleged cash-for-query scam case involving Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra and businessman Darshan Hiranandani, officials said Monday. The agency had registered an FIR March 21 last year...

New Delhi: Billionaire Elon Musk-led satellite communication services provider Starlink can have only 20 lakh connections in India, Union Minister Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar said on Monday, playing down the threat to state-run BSNL and other telecom players. The Minister of State for Telecom was speaking...

New Delhi: Several MPs of the INDIA bloc parties, including Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, protested in the Parliament House complex Monday against the Election Commission's voter roll revision in Bihar, and demanded its rollback. Ahead of the day's...

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Monday praised and expressed gratitude to the Indian armed forces for launching precision strikes against the terror outfits in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir during Operation Sindoor, while also ensuring that the civilian population is not harmed. Initiating the highly...

Srinagar: At least three unidentified terrorists were killed in a fierce gun battle with security forces in the forests of Harwan near Dachigam in Jammu and Kashmir Monday, officials said. Three terrorists have been neutralised in an intense firefight. Operation Continues, Srinagar-based Chinar Corps of...