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New Delhi: Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of UAE, will be on a two-day visit to India starting Tuesday ​at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)...

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday assured full support to eligible candidates who lost school jobs following a Supreme Court order, asserting that her government will ensure they don't remain jobless or have a break in service. Speaking at a meeting of school...

Bengaluru: A big city like Bengaluru does witness incidents like the molestation of women here and there, though there is peace in the city due to police presence, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said Monday. In the wake of the alleged molestation of a woman,...

New Delhi: The BJP received the highest amount in large donations among national parties in the financial year 2023-24, with over Rs 2,243 crore declared from 8,358 donations, according to a report by poll rights body the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The report, based...

Imphal: Curfew was imposed for an indefinite period in the entire Lilong Assembly constituency in Manipur’s Thoubal district Monday, a day after a mob set the house of the BJP minority morcha’s state President, Md Asker Ali, on fire reportedly for supporting the Waqf Amendment...

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will embark on an official visit to the United Kingdom and Austria from April 8-13, where she is scheduled to attend ministerial-level bilateral meetings, an official statement said Monday. The Finance Minister would participate in the 13th Ministerial...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday closed a matter over the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA) in holding last year's NEET-UG after the Centre was assured of implementing exam reforms suggested by its expert panel. A bench comprising Justices P S Narasimha and...

Kolkata: Chaos and tension erupted in front of Netaji Indoor Stadium in central Kolkata, the venue of the scheduled meeting later in the day between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and a group of job losers in state-run schools following the Supreme Court's order...

Kochi: Three weeks after the Pinarayi Vijayan government suffered a jolt when the Kerala High Court allowed the petition challenging the appointment of an Inquiry Commission to find a permanent solution to a dispute between the Munambam residents and the Waqf Board, Monday a division...

Jammu: The proceedings of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly were marred Monday as NC, Congress, PDP, and some Independent MLAs protested against the Waqf Amendment Act passed by Parliament, prompting the Speaker to adjourn the House for 15 minutes. Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather refused...