Category: National News

NEW DELHI: Former Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee faced heavy sloganeering at the Calcutta high court on Thursday when she appeared as counsel in a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning…

NEW DELHI: Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday condemned the attack on an Indian-flagged ship off the coast of Oman, calling the incident “unacceptable” and expressing concern over continued attacks…

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Thursday announced the conduct of Phase III of special intensive revision (SIR) covering 16 states and 3 Union territories. This would not include Himachal…

NEW DELHI: An inquiry has been initiated at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital after a cockroach was allegedly found in dal served at the doctors’ hostel mess on Tuesday, triggering…

NEW DELHI: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday for the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting aboard an aircraft carrying a pointed message from Tehran: Minab168. The…

NEW DELHI: V D Satheesan was named the next Kerala chief minister on Thursday, ending a decade-long rule of the Left Democratic Front led by Pinarayi Vijayan in the state.The…

NEW DELHI: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday filed a massive 7,500-page chargesheet against 10 individuals linked to the Red Fort car bomb explosion. The high-intensity blast, which occurred on…

NEW DELHI: Congress has picked VD Satheesan for the post of Kerala chief minister on Thursday. The announcement came more than a week after the Congress-led United Democratic Front swept…

NEW DELHI: The newly elected BJP government in West Bengal has moved to tighten enforcement of cattle slaughter regulations, issuing a modified public notice under the West Bengal Animal Slaughter…

LUCKNOW: At least 89 people were killed after powerful thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning and strong winds, swept across Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, causing widespread destruction across several districts, according to…