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Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sought Monday to insulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi from allegations of misuse of central agencies by the BJP-led Centre against political rivals. Mamata Banerjee said she doesn’t believe that the PM is behind the alleged excesses of CBI...

New Delhi: Former chief minister and Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) chief Amarinder Singh joined the BJP here Monday in the presence of senior BJP leaders Narinder Singh Tomar and Kiren Rijiju. Amarinder Singh also merged his newly formed Punjab Lok Congress with the Bharatiya Janata...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP MLA Bishnu Charan Sethi passed away at the AIIMS, Bhubaneswar due to kidney-related problems Monday. He was 61. Medical Superintendent, AIIMS, Sachidananda Mohanty said Sethi was admitted to the hospital August 16 this year. He was suffering from multiple diseases including hypertension,...

Chandigarh: A woman hosteller studying MBA in a private university in Punjab's Mohali was detained by police Sunday on charges of making an objectionable video and MMS of fellow hostellers. Senior Superintendent of Police Vivek Soni categorically told the media that no attempt to suicide...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday unveiled the National Logistics Policy that seeks to address challenges facing the transport sector and bring down the logistics cost of businesses from 13-14 per cent to a single digit. At a grand launch event, he said the...

Jakarta: Twenty workers were buried alive after landslides occurred in a gold mine in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province, a rescue official said Saturday. The incident took place at the Kinande village of Bengkayang district Thursday night, but the information of the incident was received by...

Samarkand: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the conflict in Ukraine soon, saying "today's era is not of war" even as he called for finding ways to address the global food and energy security crisis. In a bilateral meeting...

Lucknow/Unnao: Heavy rains brought down walls in parts of Uttar Pradesh Friday, killing 13 people including nine labourers who were buried alive under the debris in the state capital. The state government has announced financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh to the families of the...

London: Roger Federer announced Thursday that he is retiring from professional tennis at age 41 after winning 20 Grand Slam titles. This decision comes just days after the end of the U.S. Open, which is expected to be the last tournament of 23-time major champion...

New Delhi: Ahead of the assembly elections in Goa the Congress had administered an oath that the elected MLAS will not leave the party but Wednesday 8 MLAS switched to the BJP leaving the Congress in shock. The Congress had P Chidambaram as senior election...