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Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court Monday reserved its order on the admission of two separate appeals, one by the West Bengal government and the other by the CBI, challenging a trial court order which sentenced RG Kar hospital rape-murder convict Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment...

New Delhi: Members of the parliamentary panel on the Waqf Amendment Bill have suggested 572 amendments to the draft legislation that has the government and the opposition at loggerheads. The consolidated list of amendments was circulated by the Joint Committee on Waqf Amendment Bill, chaired...

Chennai: As many as 34 Indian fishermen -- 32 from Tamil Nadu and two from Kerala, have been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy while they were fishing near Dhanushkodi in TN, Chief Minister MK Stalin said Sunday, and urged the Centre to take action...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said expressing disapproval for marriage does not amount to abetment of suicide under section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma made the observation while quashing a chargesheet against...

New Delhi: A pre-budget survey reveals that individual taxpayers want relief on the personal tax front to increase their disposable income in Budget 2025-26 to be presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman February 1. A majority of respondents, 57 per cent, want lower...

New Delhi: In a move to standardize timekeeping, the government has drafted comprehensive rules mandating the exclusive use of Indian Standard Time (IST) across all official and commercial platforms, with the Consumer Affairs Ministry seeking public feedback by February 14. The Legal Metrology (Indian Standard...

New Delhi: India's rich cultural diversity, military prowess, economic progress and the strides it has taken in sectors, such as science and technology, were on full display at the 76th Republic Day celebrations on Kartavya Path Sunday, in the presence of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto....

New Delhi: Over 5000 folk and tribal artists performed 45 dance forms from different parts of the country during the 76th Republic Day, with the performers covering the entire Kartavya Path -- for the first time -- to ensure that all guests get the same...

New Delhi: India celebrated its 76th Republic Day Sunday with a grand display of its military might that included elite marching contingents, missiles and various indigenous weapon systems, with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto gracing the occasion as the chief guest. In a first, a tri-services...

New Delhi: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto watched India's 76th Republic Day celebrations at the majestic Kartavya Path Sunday, joining a select group of global leaders to have graced the nation's biggest ceremonial event in the last seven decades. As the chief guest at the ceremony,...