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Three to four people dying by suicide in West Bengal everyday due to SIR anxiety: Mamata

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that three to four people are dying by suicide everyday in the state, due...

Is Constitution not in danger, BJP questions Rahul; slams Stalin over resolution opposing VB G Ram G

NEW DELHI: BJP National Spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Friday slammed the M K Stalin government for adopting a resolution in...

 International Day of Education 2026: History, theme & significance

NEW DELHI: The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will celebrate International Day of Education 2026 on Saturday, January 24, 2026. The...

High drama in Karnataka Assembly; Guv refuses to read state govt speech, finishes his address in 3 lines; CM hit backs

BENGALURU: In a high drama in Karnataka Assembly, Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Thursday refused to read the state-prepared address to a joint session of...

Delhi records drop in vehicle theft, yet one stolen every 15 minutes

NEW DELHI: Despite a year-wise decline in vehicle theft cases since 2023, Delhi continues to witness the theft of a vehicle every 15 minutes...

‘Pollution poses greater threat to India’s economy than tariffs’: Gita Gopinath

NEW DELHI: Pollution has emerged as one of the biggest threats to India’s economic growth, even surpassing the impact of tariffs, Harvard University Professor...

AI transformation like five-match test series, we are only on first day: Vaishnaw

DAVOS: Using a cricket analogy, senior Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said the AI transformation is like a five-match test series, and it's...

Apple asks Indian court to stop antitrust body from seeking its financials

NEW DELHI: Apple has asked an Indian court to stop the country's antitrust watchdog from seeking its global financial records as part of an...

India losing waste recycling biz due to inefficient scrap management sector: NITI Aayog

JAIPUR: India is losing waste recycling business opportunities worth thousands of crores due to poor processing capacity and inefficiencies in an informal scrap management...

India@Davos: Leaders highlight economic growth, sustainability roadmap

DAVOS: As the world leaders discuss dismal global economic growth and rising climate risks, Indian leaders attending the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting are...

Additional special trial courts will make judicial system robust: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said setting up of additional trial courts will make the judicial system “robust” as the accused will...

Vehicular pollution highest contributor to air pollution in Delhi-NCR: CAQM tells SC

NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM)told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that vehicular pollution is the highest contributor to air pollution...

Constant disruptions, deadlocks during legislative assembly are not conducive to democracy: Om Birla

LUCKNOW: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday said constant disruptions and planned deadlocks in the legislature are not conducive to the country’s democracy....

Delhi consumer forum directs Air India to pay Rs 1.5 lakh compensation for poor services

NEW DELHI: A father-daughter duo, who alleged that they faced horrible conditions on an Air India Delhi-New York flight in 2023 with broken seats,...

Gold soars near Rs 1.60 lakh/10g; silver hits record Rs 3.34 lakh/kg on global buying rush

NEW DELHI: Extending the record-breaking rally, gold prices surged to a new high near Rs 1.60 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital...

Nitin Nabin takes over as BJP president

NEW DELHI: Nitin Nabin was on Tuesday formally declared as the BJP national president, succeeding J P Nadda and beginning a new chapter for...

Rahul accuses PM Modi of undermining MGNREGA, favouring corporates

RAEBARELI (UP): Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of seeking to centralise power and...

‘TINA- There Is No Accountability’: Rahul on UP techie death

NEW DELHI: Days after the death of a software engineer whose car plunged into a water-filled pit in Noida, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on...

Kerela CM accuses Governor of omitting key sections in Assembly address

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Assembly on Tuesday witnessed an unprecedented situation when Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stated, soon after the Governor concluded his address to...

DMK will seek amendment to Constitution to drop Governor’s address, says CM Stalin

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President MK Stalin on Tuesday said his party would make efforts to amend the Constitution to omit...

Reliance ropes in Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs for Jio IPO as it awaits revised listing norms

MUMBAI: Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance has roped in Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs for the IPO of Jio Platforms, even as it awaits a final...

Rare surgery removes 10.4-kg tumour from 80-year-old’s abdomen in Delhi: Hospital

NEW DELHI: A massive tumour weighing 10.4 kg was successfully removed from an 80-year-old woman's abdomen, marking one of the rarest such surgeries reported...

India’s economy to grow 7.3% this fiscal: Moody’s 

‘Insurance sector set for strong expansion’ NEW DELHI: Moody’s Ratings on Monday projected India’s economy to grow by 7.3 per cent in the current fiscal...

‘BJP, RSS want centralisation of power’: Rahul at UDF Maha Panchayath in Kerala

NEW DELHI: Congress MP and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that the BJP-RSS stand for...

Siddaramaiah & I have discussed, there is time for everything: Shivakumar amid leadership row

BENGALURU: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Monday indicated that the leadership row involving himself and CM Siddaramaiah has been discussed by...

Railway cooperative societies told to align bye-laws with amended Act

NEW DELHI: Cooperative Election Authority (CEA) on Monday called on railway employee cooperative societies to align their bylaws with amended legislation, as the regulator...

Indians return from Iran on commercial flights amid protests, crackdown

NEW DELHI: Several Indians, including students, have returned from Iran on commercial flights amid continuing protests in the country and a harsh crackdown by...

‘Bengal’s demographic balance disrupted’: PM alleges alliance between infiltrators &TMC

KOLKATA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a blistering attack on Trinamool Congress and accused the ruling party in West Bengal of having...

India seeks early consular access to 16 Indian crew members of vessel detained by Iran

NEW DELHI: The Indian Embassy in Iran on Saturday said it has sought early consular access for 16 Indian crew-members, who were on board...

 Atishi video row: Punjab CM dares Delhi Speaker to go ahead with CBI probe into FSL findings

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday responded defiantly to renewed calls by Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta for a CBI probe into...

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