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Kolkata: The Supreme Court will hear Tuesday whether the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) should probe the West Bengal Cabinet, which approved the creation of supernumerary posts in state-run schools allegedly to accommodate “tainted” candidates getting teaching and non-teaching jobs against payment of money. The...

Bengaluru: A special Bengaluru court Monday extended, till April 21, the judicial custody of Kannada actress and gold smuggling case main accused Ranya Rao. The special court for economic offences also extended the judicial custody of the second accused, Tarun Raju, and the third accused,...

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP Central Parliamentary Committee member B.S. Yediyurappa has approached the High Court seeking relaxation in his travel restrictions imposed by the lower court in connection with a case filed under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act....

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK Monday filed a petition before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The writ petition has been filed through its Deputy General Secretary and MP A. Raja, a part of the Joint Parliamentary...

New Delhi: The Railway Board has launched a pilot project for implementing biometric sign-in and sign-off and breath analyzer tests for ticket checking staff of the Hyderabad division following a proposal from the South Central Railway Zone. "The proposal has been examined, and it has...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Supreme Court of Nepal to promote and strengthen the judicial cooperation between the two nations. "The MoU shall not only encourage mutual exchange of information on latest developments in...

Chennai: The Madras High Court Monday extended interim protection from arrest to noted stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra until April 17. The protection relates to a case filed by Mumbai’s Khar police, alleging that Kamra made defamatory remarks against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during...

New Delhi: President Donald Trump has "blown the lid off the illusion" and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "nowhere to be seen", Congress Rahul Gandhi said on Monday as stock markets continued to reel under the effect of US reciprocal tariffs. The Leader of Opposition...

New Delhi: The Cooking gas or LPG price has been raised by Rs 50 per cylinder by distribution companies, Union Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Monday.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rip1lol6GNA   The gas price has been increased for both Ujwalla and general category customers, the minister...

New Delhi: The government Monday announced that it has increased excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 each, with effect from Tuesday, but there will be no increase in the retail prices of the two fuels as oil prices have come down in...