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Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: TMC Friday accused the BJP of spreading lies and criminalising poverty over the detention of Bengali-speaking migrant workers in Odisha, while the saffron party charged the Mamata Banerjee dispensation with providing shelters to illegal immigrants. The political slugfest escalated after TMC MP and Migrant...

Raipur: In a significant development in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, 22 Maoists laid down their arms Friday, marking another step toward peace in the conflict-ridden Abujhmad region. They surrendered before senior police officials, including Narayanpur Superintendent of Police Robinson Guria, as part of the state's ongoing...

New Delhi: 'Maratha Military Landscapes', representing extraordinary fortification and military system envisioned by the Maratha rulers, is among the 30 nominations from across the world that will be evaluated for UNESCO heritage inscription during the ongoing session of the World Heritage Committee. Besides, two existing...

New Delhi: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Friday delivered a sharp rebuke at the distorted reportage of 'Operation Sindoor' by the foreign media and also dared it to come up with any credible image of damages on the Indian side. NSA Doval, speaking...

Chennai: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval Friday spoke about India’s rising economic stature and military might on the world stage and also made a prophecy about likely milestones that the country will achieve by 2047, the landmark year when we celebrate 100 years of...

New Delhi: The Indian Coast Guard rescued a US yacht in distress and its two crew members after the sailing vessel got stranded in turbulent waters south-east of Indira Point in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, officials said Friday. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) MRCC (Maritime...

Vadodara: The death toll in the building collapse in Gujarat's Vadodara has risen to 18, while two people are still missing. After the tragic collapse of the 40-year-old Gambhira Bridge over the Mahisagar River in Padra, Vadodara, rescue operations continued Friday with teams from the...

Gurugram: Police here Friday said they were investigating all possible angles in the murder of former tennis player Radhika Yadav, including what her mother was doing when the incident occurred. According to an FIR registered based on the complaint of the deceased's uncle, Kuldeep Yadav,...

New Delhi: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, currently on board the International Space Station, is expected to begin his journey back to Earth on July 14, said Axiom Space Friday. Shukla, along with three other crew members Peggy Whitson, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, and Tibor Kapu will undock...

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court Thursday upheld an earlier order of a Single-Judge Bench of the same court, directing exclusion of 'tainted' candidates from the fresh selection process initiated by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) to fill teaching posts lying vacant following a...