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New Delhi: Days ahead of the opening of the new parliament building, a controversy has erupted as the Congress Monday accused the government of disrespecting Constitutional propriety and demanded that President Droupadi Murmu should do the inauguration instead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress chief...

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Dinesh Gope, the self-styled supremo of the proscribed People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), an agency spokesperson said Sunday. The PLFI, which mainly operates in Jharkhand, is a splinter group of the Maoists. Gope alias "Kuldeep...

Hiroshima: The Quad leaders Saturday called for the resolution of the Ukraine conflict through dialogue and diplomacy while asserting that it must not be an era of war, a formulation that echoed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's position. Modi, US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister...

Bengaluru: Siddaramaiah was sworn in as Chief Minister for the second term, along with state Congress President DK Shivakumar as Deputy Chief Minister, and eight legislators as Ministers Saturday, exactly a week after the party swept the Assembly polls in Karnataka. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered...

Bengaluru: Siddaramaiah Saturday took oath as the 24th Chief Minister of Karnataka at the swearing-in ceremony of the new Congress government in the state. The ceremony is underway at the Kanteerava Stadium here. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office to Siddaramaiah. This is...

New Delhi: Besides Karnataka Chief Minister designate Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister designate D.K. Shivakumar, eight other Ministers will also take oath Saturday in Bengaluru. The swearing-in ceremony will take place at 12.30 p.m. in the state capital's Kanteerava Stadium. AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge has...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India Friday announced withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation, and existing notes in circulation can either be deposited in bank accounts or exchanged by September 30. The bank notes in Rs 2,000 denomination will continue to be a...

Hiroshima: The G7 leaders Friday began their three-days of talks in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, during which the US is set to announce fresh sanctions on Russia as the continued war in Ukraine will be a major point of focus during the Summit. Earlier...

Cuttack: The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha Thursday declared the Class-X (Matriculation) results with 96.4 per cent of the students clearing the examination. This year's pass percentage was more than the previous year's 90.55 per cent. Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Pramila Mallik released...

New Delhi: In a sudden development, Kiren Rijiju was removed as Union law minister Thursday after less than a two-year stint that was marked by frequent run-ins with the judiciary. He was replaced by Arjun Ram Meghwal. Rijiju has been given the relatively low-profile earth...