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Kolkata: A Turkish Airlines wide-body plane made an emergency landing at Kolkata Airport after the pilot declared a fire in the aircraft's right engine, the Civil Aviation Ministry said. The flight was on way to Istanbul from Kathmandu, it said in a statement. The Airbus...

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Wednesday witnessed dramatic scenes as women MPs from the opposition marched towards the Treasury benches holding banners ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled reply to the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President's address. The Prime Minister was...

Jammu: A suspected Pakistani terrorist was killed in an ongoing operation in the snow-bound higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district Wednesday evening, officials said. This was the fifth encounter in Chatroo belt over the past 18 days as the Army and police continued...

New Delhi: The entire Opposition will take a collective call on moving an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Congress leader K C Venugopal said on Wednesday, a day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called for such a move. Samajwadi Party...

Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) Wednesday clearly communicated to the West Bengal government that no change would be allowed in the list of 15 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and 10 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers from West Bengal cadre who were originally selected...

Imphal: BJP leader Y Khemchand Singh was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Manipur Wednesday. Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 62-year-old legislator. BJP MLA Nemcha Kipgen, who belongs to the Kuki community, and Naga People's Front...

Belagavi: A local court Wednesday convicted 12 people in connection with the Dalit woman nude parade case that was reported from Vantamuri village of Karnataka's Belagavi district. The 42-year-old woman was dragged out of her house, stripped, and paraded December 10, 2023. She was later...

New Delhi: Hours after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hurled a "traitor" barb at Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu, the BJP Wednesday kicked up a firestorm over the remark, calling it a "slur on every Sikh", and demanded the Lok Sabha speaker take action against the...

New Delhi: IndiGo will adjust its long-haul flights operated with leased Dreamliners, including suspending services to Copenhagen from February 17, as the airline seeks to tackle external operational constraints. As part of the adjustments, necessiated by Iranian airspace uncertainties and congestion at airports, the carrier...

New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday vehemently urged the Supreme Court to intervene in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to "save democracy", alleging the state is being targeted and its people are being bulldozed. The top court took...