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Chandigarh: Two persons have been arrested in connection with a blast at Punjab BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia's residence in Jalandhar, a senior police officer said Tuesday. He further said the e-rickshaw used in the crime had also been recovered. Addressing the media here, Special Director...

Chandigarh: A blast at Punjab BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia's residence in Jalandhar early Tuesday damaged an aluminum partition and shattered glass windows of his home, his SUV and a motorcycle in the courtyard. No one was hurt, police said. Kalia, a former Cabinet minister and...

Shillong: Meghalaya Principal Secretary Syed Md A Razi was allegedly found dead inside his hotel room in Uzbekistan during a private visit to the Central Asian nation, officials said Tuesday. Razi, an IRTS officer on deputation to the state since 2021, was in Uzbekistan's Bukhara...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday set aside the direction passed by the Calcutta High Court, which had ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the creation of supernumerary posts in state-run schools. These teaching and non-teaching posts, which have remained under the...

Chennai: Chief Minister M.K. Stalin Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court’s ruling against Governor R.N. Ravi as a historic victory for Tamil Nadu and all state governments across India. Speaking in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, CM Stalin said the verdict vindicated the state’s stand on...

Srinagar: The Jammu Kashmir Islamic Political Party, Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Democratic League and Kashmir Freedom Front have disassociated themselves from separatists' conglomerate Hurriyat Conference, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced Tuesday. He asserted that the move demonstrated people's trust in the Constitution. The announcement...

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said the Congress-led standing committees made several suggestions to improve the lives of Indians and asserted that even while in Opposition, the party will continue to use every democratic institution to fight for the rights and well-being...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday set aside the part of the Calcutta High Court judgement ordering a CBI probe into the West Bengal cabinet's decision to create supernumerary posts in state-run and aided schools. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay...

Chandigarh: A ‘blast’ took place at the residence of BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia in Punjab's Jalandhar district, causing panic in the area. Kalia is a former Cabinet minister and former president of Punjab BJP. He is also a member of the BJP's national executive. A...