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BJP says Jamia VC’s ‘Mahadev DNA’ comment unifying, not divisive

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Thursday backed Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Mazhar Asif's remarks that all Indians share "Mahadev's DNA", saying the criticism...

SC reserves order on Cong leader Pawan Khera’s plea for anticipatory bail

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a plea of Congress leader Pawan Khera seeking anticipatory bail in a case...

West Asia conflict raises inflation risks; India’s domestic strength offers cushion: Fin Min report

NEW DELHI: The ongoing conflict in West Asia poses a significant supply-side shock with rising risks to inflation, trade and financial flows, though India’s...

‘Unprecedented’: PM Modi hails ‘massive turnout’ in Bengal

Trinamool throws ‘resign’ dare NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said voters are casting their vote in Bengal this time in a "fearless...

Central forces working to help BJP in Bengal polls: Mamata after casting vote

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that the central forces, deployed for assembly polls, were working in favour of the...

500 companies of central forces to stay in WB after polls: CRPF DG

KOLKATA: CRPF Director General (DG) GP Singh on Wednesday, April 29, said that 500 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will continue to...

India’s meteorological services underwent remarkable transformation: Jitendra

NEW DELHI: India's meteorological services have undergone a remarkable transformation over the last decade, and, today, they provide reliable and precise predictions used by...

Govt committed to ‘Act East, Act Fast’ for India’s ‘Ashtalakshmi’ in northeast: PM

GANGTOK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government was not only committed to its 'Act East' policy but was resolved to 'Act...

Time for PM to make amends for ‘sin’ of using women to push pol agenda: Cong

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday reiterated its demand that the government must convene an all-party meeting to discuss how the women's quota law...

Telangana tops in recovering 1.24 lakh lost mobile phones

HYDERABAD: Telangana has emerged as the top-performing state in the country in recovering stolen and missing mobile phones, with a total of 1,24,850 devices...

BJP 10 short of simple majority in Rajya Sabha

RS Chairman okays merger of seven AAP defectors NEW DELHI: The BJP strengthened its position in the upper House of Parliament after Rajya Sabha chairman...

Modi vows to return on result day, Shah says central forces to stay even if BJP wins Bengal

KOLKATA: The West Bengal Assembly election campaign is intensifying, with political parties stepping up their efforts. The BJP has notably expanded its campaign outreach...

Mamata Banerjee holds roadshow in south Kolkata

KOLKATA: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee undertook a roadshow in south Kolkata on Monday afternoon, a couple of hours before the end of campaigning for...

India, New Zealand seal FTA in 9 months

100% duty-free access, 5,000 work visas, student work rights, $20 bn push NEW DELHI: India and New Zealand on Monday signed a Free Trade Agreement...

Leverage cross-sector opportunities: Goyal to Industry

NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Sunday urged Industry to leverage education, talent mobility, and cross-sector opportunities under India-New...

BJP committed to women’s security, fielded Sandeshkhali’s Rekha, RG Kar victim’s mother: PM

BONGAON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the TMC of "sheltering goons who torture women", and said the BJP giving poll tickets to...

Bengal polls:  Kejriwal asks 27 lakh deleted voters to support TMC and defeat BJP

KOLKATA: AAP leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday alleged that BJP-EC conspiracy led to the deletion of the names of...

Pawan Khera moves SC against rejection of anticipatory bail plea

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday moved the Supreme Court against an order of Gauhati High Court which rejected his anticipatory bail...

Entire Union cabinet, 19 CMs won’t help BJP win Bengal polls: Mamata

KOLKATA: TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that the BJP has deployed its entire machinery to defeat the regional party in the West...

Mamata Banerjee gets angry when I warn hooligans against poll disruptions’: Amit Shah

KOLKATA: Responding to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s “legal case” threat over his remarks warning “didi’s goons” against creating disruptions in polling, Union...

Modi govt filed several cases against me, but not Mamata Banerjee: Rahul Gandhi

HOOGHLY: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the Narendra Modi government has filed several cases against him but not against Trinamool Congress...

Sheesh Mahal 1 cost AAP Delhi elections: Raghav Chadha

‘How will few honest workers respond to Sheesh Mahal 2’ NEW DELHI: Aday after quitting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and joining the BJP, Rajya...

Merger of AAP MPs with BJP before party’s merger ‘unconstitutional’: Sibal

NEW DELHI: Independent MP and former Union law minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday accused the BJP of perpetrating "unconstitutional activities" such as the merger...

Skyroot Aerospace inches closer to India’s first private Vikram-I rocket launch

NEW DELHI: India’s private space ambitions moved a step closer to reality as Skyroot Aerospace advanced toward the maiden launch of its Vikram-1 rocket,...

Opp cites PM Modi TV speech, submits fresh notice to seek CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal

NEW DELHI: Around 73 Opposition MPs in the Rajya Sabha on Friday moved a fresh motion for the removal of chief election commissioner Gyanesh...

Raghav Chadha, 6 other Rajya Sabha MPs resign from AAP, join BJP

NEW DELHI: Days after an open rift with the Aam Aadmi Party leadership, Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha resigned from the party. Chadha, along...

‘Mahajungle Raj’ nearing end in Bengal, says PM Modi

Targets TMC over women’s safety, corruption KOLKATA: With the high-stakes West Bengal Assembly elections intensifying, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a sharp attack...

SC refuses to entertain pleas of those on election duty in Bengal

‘Raise these arguments before tribunal...’ NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain petitions filed by several individuals from West Bengal, including 65...

Complaint filed against Mumbai woman who berates BJP minister during rally

Police say no FIR MUMBAI: A complaint has been filed against a woman who berated Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan for a traffic jam caused by...

Record-breaking turnout is ‘mandate in favour of change’: PM Modi

BENGAL ASSEMBLY POLLS KOLKATA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the people of West Bengal for their massive turnout in the ongoing first phase...

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