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Kochi: In a jolt to K.M. Abraham, the chief principal secretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and also a former chief secretary, the Kerala High Court Friday ordered a CBI probe into his wealth. Reacting to the court's order, Abraham said he "wholeheartedly welcomes" the...

Kochi: Senior Congress leader Sooranad Rajasekharan died at a private hospital here Friday, party sources said. He was 75. Rajasekharan, who was also a member of the political affairs committee of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), was battling cancer for some time, the sources...

Mumbai: Indian equity market opened in the green Friday after US President Donald Trump announced to pause reciprocal tariffs till July 9. At around 9:22 am, Sensex was up 1,170 points or 1.58 per cent, at 75,017 and Nifty was up 373 points or 1.67...

New Delhi: After successfully extraditing Tahawwur Hussain Rana from the US, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will start questioning the 26/11 plotter Friday. The anti-terror agency took custody of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Thursday evening, on the orders of the Special Court in New...

Mumbai: IT services major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said it plans to hire 42,000 freshers in fiscal year 2025–26, maintaining a steady hiring pace from the previous year. However, the company remains undecided on wage hikes and salary increments amid ongoing demand-side uncertainties. TCS ended...

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a rape accused, observing that the complainant ‘herself invited trouble’ by agreeing to go to the applicant's house after getting drunk, the news coming days after the Supreme Court intervened to stay an 'insensitive' order passed...

New Delhi: Ahead of the production of 26/11 Mumbai attacks alleged mastermind Tahawwur Hussain Rana before Patiala House courts in the national capital, Delhi Police removed mediapersons and members of the public from the court premises, citing security concerns. While asking the mediapersons to leave,...

Kolkata: A Delhi-based advocate Thursday served the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with contempt of court notice over her recent comments on the verdict of the Supreme Court last week upholding a previous order by Calcutta High Court, cancelling the entire panel of 25,753...

Kolkata: A section of teachers who lost their jobs following a Supreme Court judgment which held that the whole appointment process was tainted Thursday began a relay hunger strike demanding that the School Service Commission (SSC) demarcate the tainted and untainted teachers and publish the...

Chennai: A shocking incident at a private matriculation school in Coimbatore district has sparked outrage after a Class-VIII student was forced to write her annual examination seated outside the classroom, reportedly because she was menstruating. The incident took place at a school in Senguttaipalayam near...