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New York: India and the US Wednesday discussed bilateral relations and New Delhi's concerns regarding the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session. Jaishankar, who...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court was told Wednesday that there was a "premeditated collusion" between Odisha government and the Centre in withdrawing senior IPS officer Sushant Kumar Nath's integrity certificate merely based on a CBI communication. Senior advocate P Chidambaram, appearing for petitioner Jayanta Das,...

New Delhi: Terming the SIR a "Frankenstein which has created fear in the minds of voters", former chief election commissioner O P Rawat Wednesday said changes to the statutory voter registration Form 6 are "absolutely wrong and illegal". Another former CEC, S Y Quraishi, questioned...

Cape Town: Three shooters killed at least 11 people, including a woman who was believed to be pregnant, in an attack at a house party in South Africa, police said Wednesday. Three others were wounded in the mass shooting late Tuesday night in KwaMakhutha township...

New Delhi: Under fire over red flags raised by two of its Commissioners over the SIR process, the Election Commission Wednesday asserted that differing views and observations are a normal part of deliberation in any institution and all its orders carry full legal sanction and...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) has announced a statewide bandh and a seven-day economic blockade after Dussehra to protest the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Amendment Act, 2026. The party said it would announce details, including the date of the proposed...

New Delhi: All banks, including Regional Rural Banks, will remain open Sunday for the convenience of customers in view of a strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), finance ministry said in a statement Wednesday. The UFBU, which claims to represent 90...

Greenville: Actor Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl, and had been in rehab just weeks before, according to a coroner's report obtained by The Associated Press. Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive in an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina, August...

New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar should be suspended immediately, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal demanded Wednesday after a media report stated that the two election commissioners had questioned the poll panel's steps on the SIR 14 times in 10 months. Demanding the filing...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said 'vote chori' is a direct attack on the Constitution, and the BJP, the RSS and the Election Commission who organised it have committed an act of treason. Justice will be served, the leader of opposition in the...