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Kolkata: Amid continuing protests by both “genuine” and “tainted” losers of teaching and non-teaching jobs in state-run schools in West Bengal following a Supreme Court order earlier this month, a new angle of irregularity has surfaced. The irregularity concerns a section of the “tainted” candidates...

Srinagar: Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi reached Kashmir Friday to take stock of the ground situation and also review the security preparedness, in the aftermath of the ghastly Pahalgam terror attack. During the visit, the Army Chief is likely to be briefed by top army...

Mumbai: In a major relief for stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, the Bombay High Court Friday granted him protection from arrest in connection with an FIR lodged over his satirical video and his controversial “gaddar” (traitor) remark aimed at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The...

Srinagar: Houses of two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists allegedly involved in the Pahalgam attack were destroyed in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Friday. The houses were destroyed in a blast Thursday night. The officials said security forces were conducting searches inside the houses of two LeT...

New Delhi: Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra has expressed his anguish after being questioned about his patriotism for inviting Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem for the Neeraj Chopra Classic in the wake of the Pahalgam terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir that claimed 26 lives and left...

New Delhi: Activist Medha Patkar was arrested here Friday after the court issued a non-bailable warrant against her in a defamation case filed by Delhi Lt Governor V.K. Saxena. She was arrested by the Delhi Police in the morning and will be produced in the...

Jammu: Pakistan Army has resorted to small arms firing at some places on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, which has been effectively responded to by the Indian Army. Indian Army said, “Small arms firing at some places on the LoC were...

New Delhi: India Thursday informed Pakistan of its decision to keep Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance with immediate effect, saying Pakistan has breached the conditions of the treaty. Sustained cross-border terrorism by Pakistan targeting Jammu and Kashmir impedes India's rights under the Indus Waters Treaty,...

Mumbai: The Indian equity benchmark indices opened higher Friday amid positive global cues, as buying was seen in the IT, pharma and auto sectors in the early trade. At around 9.27 am, Sensex was trading 265.3 points or 0.33 per cent up at 80,066.81 while...