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Kolkata: Abdul Hai, the retired assistant inspector who was earlier attached to the security control organisation of Kolkata Police and was arrested this year in connection with the fake passport racket in West Bengal, had cleared police verifications for at least 52 applications for fake...

Gorakhpur: No country and religion has such a rich tradition of festivals as Sanatan Dharma, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said Friday on the occasion of Holi and asserted that India moves ahead through festivals. Addressing the traditional "Narsingh Shobhayatra' in Gorakhpur, he stressed...

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Assembly witnessed a dramatic start to the budget session as the opposition AIADMK staged a walkout while the BJP boycotted the proceedings. AIADMK General Secretary and Leader of Opposition, Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS), accused the ruling DMK government of failing to...

Guwahati: Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to arrive in Assam's Jorhat on Friday night on a three-day visit to the Northeast, officials said. After arriving in Jorhat, Shah will travel to the nearby town of Dergaon in the Golaghat district. He will stay the...

Kochi: Former Congress legislator Anil Akkara, who played a key role in exposing the Rs 324-crore Karuvannur Cooperative Bank scam, has claimed that if the ongoing Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe proceeds in the right direction in this case, top CPI-M leaders will be named as...

Imphal: Four militants of different Imphal Valley-based proscribed outfits were arrested in separate operations, police said Friday. A member of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) was arrested from her house in Sagolband Sayang Kurao Makhong in Imphal West district Thursday. She was identified as Thokchom...

New Delhi: Facing graft allegations, IIM-Rohtak director is set to be either suspended or sent on leave by the institution's board following directions from the government. The director, sources said, has also been asked to stay away from the IIM campus or rented area of...

Chennai: The TVK, founded by Tamil superstar Vijay, is set to convene its general council meeting in Chennai March 28. According to party sources, up to 23 resolutions are expected to be passed, many of which will strongly criticize the policies of both the BJP-led...

New Delhi: The Delhi Police said Thursday that they have arrested two men for allegedly raping and molesting a British woman at a hotel in Mahipalpur in southwest Delhi's Vasant Kunj area. Following the arrests, the police intimated the British High Commission about the incident,...

New Delhi: DMK-led Tamil Nadu government move to replace the rupee symbol signals a dangerous mindset that weakens Indian unity and promotes secessionist sentiments under the pretence of regional pride, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Thursday. Launching a scathing attack on DMK, she said the...