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Bhubaneswar: The Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) issued an official apology Tuesday, expressing regret over the alleged misconduct of its employees during protests following the reported suicide of a third-year BTech student from Nepal. Also Read: KIIT student death case: Student wing of Nepali...

Prayagraj: Prayagraj District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Mandhad Tuesday dismissed rumours regarding the extension of the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 dates, confirming that the event will conclude as scheduled February 26,  coinciding with Maha Shivratri. Speaking with IANS, DM Mandhad clarified that people should not believe...

New Delhi: The BJP Tuesday dismissed Rahul Gandhi's criticism of the appointment of the chief election commissioner and an election commissioner as "politically motivated" and accused him of undermining an elected government's constitutional mandate through "malicious" judicial activism. The BJP's reaction came after the Congress...

New Delhi: Rajiv Kumar, who oversaw the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the crucial Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, demits office Tuesday as the 25th chief election commissioner after a nearly three-year tenure marked with high electoral successes but also repeated allegations of bias by...

Kolkata: West Bengal agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay, Tuesday, moved a privilege motion against the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari for his alleged “unruly” behaviour in the House. Adhikari was Monday suspended from the House for a month. The...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said it is "disrespectful" and "discourteous" for the prime minister and home minister to have made a midnight decision to select the new CEC when the process of selection is being challenged in the Supreme Court. The government...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday chaired a review meeting on the implementation of three new criminal laws in Jammu and Kashmir. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who attended the meeting, later said that some weak areas were pointed out as needing immediate attention....

Yadgir: A retired state government employee fell victim to cybercriminals and was robbed of Rs 10 lakh after being digitally arrested for 12 days in Karnataka's Yadgir district, police said Tuesday. According to police, the victim officer retired from the Krishna Jal Bhagya Nigam Limited...

New Delhi: Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani who is in India for a two-day state visit, was accorded a grand ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Tuesday, marking his second visit to the country since March 2015 at the invitation of Prime...

New Delhi: After the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US, Elon Musk-run Tesla has started hiring in India, a market where it is slated to enter anytime soon. The hiring by Tesla in India comes as Musk met PM Modi in Washington,...