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Addressing a media briefing, Kejriwal appealed to print the photos of Ganesha and Lakshmi on the fresh currency notes.

A businessman said to be close to a Trinamool Congress leader and the chairman of Halisahar Municipality in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district was arrested in the multi- crore Sanmarg Cooperative chit fund scam, said the CBI on Wednesday.

Improvements in air quality will help to prevent deaths. In 2020, over 330,000 people died in India due to exposure to particulate matter from fossil fuel combustion.

The overall nationwide death toll now stands at 5,28,981.

The Bharat Jodo Yatra entered the state via Gudebellur on October 23 morning, after exiting Karnataka from Raichur. After a brief march it took a break for three days from Sunday noon till October 26.

Sources at the Tamil Nadu Police investigating team told IANS that the chances of Mubin being a suicide bomber were more as chemicals were found in his body during the post-mortem.

Hectic preparations were underway at the Congress headquarters on Tuesday for the ceremony where outgoing president Sonia Gandhi will hand over the reins to Kharge, the first non-Gandhi to head the party in 24 years.

Celebrated a few days after Diwali, Chhath puja is mainly observed in North Indian States like Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.

Kolkata: India is the most significant country for Meta in terms of all the new things that feature across its platforms — Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, a top company official said. Meta has also provided a great opportunity for numerous brands and millions of creators to express their creativity and build audiences in India through […]

New Delhi: WhatsApp seemed to be partially restored in India and Android and iOS users were able to send and receive messages on the popular instant communication app that went down for almost two hours on Tuesday. Users of the Meta-owned instant messaging and voice call platform had reported that they were unable to send […]

Hyderabad: Stating that the Goud (Ediga) community in Karnataka was being neglected but being used as a vote bank by the ruling BJP party, Arya Ediga Kendra Samiti national president Pranavananda Swamy wanted the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (now Bharat Rashtra Samithi) to contest elections in Karnataka. The Telangana government was implementing several welfare measures for […]

The court's observation came while dealing with bail pleas arising from a case involving an alleged attempt to murder and physical assault on the complainant man by the family of the woman, who married him against the wishes of her family.

The BJP last week cleared its last list of candidates, denying the party ticket to 11 sitting legislators, shifting seats of two ministers, denying nomination to one minister, whose son has been fielded from that constituency, and swapping seats of two veterans owing to infighting.

The High Court on February 20, 2017, had ordered a DNA test on the claim made by the mother of these children that she had been "forced to cohabit and develop a physical relationship" with her brother-in-law.

The seer, who had taken over the reins of the math in 1997, had celebrated the silver jubilee as the chief priest, a few months ago.

Kolkata: Cyclone Sitrang crossed the Bangladesh coast near Barisal after skirting the West Bengal coast, the IMD said on Tuesday. The weather in the southern West Bengal districts is likely to improve from forenoon, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The system, which moved towards Bangladesh from north Bay of Bengal at a speed of […]

A video of the incident that has gone viral on social media shows bystanders busy filming the grievously injured girl, instead of helping her.

Addressing the armed forces here on Diwali, the prime minister also recalled his visit to this frontier region in the aftermath of the Kargil conflict in 1999 when the Indian military had "crushed the hood of terror".

The death toll has climbed to 5,28,977 with 16 fatalities, which include 12 deaths reconciled by Kerala, data updated by the ministry at 8 am stated.

Prime Minister's Office (PMO) through its Twitter handle, informed about his arrival in Kargil on Monday morning.

Wishing everyone a Happy Diwali. Diwali is associated with brightness and radiance. May this auspicious festival further the spirit of joy and well-being in our lives.

Salman Rushdie has lost his sight in one eye and the use of one hand after the attack he suffered while preparing to deliver a lecture in the US

From alliance partners to its party leaders and cadre, the Bharatiya Janata Party appears to be losing them all, left, right and centre.

Participating in the 'Gouda Atmeeya Sammelan' at Manneguda in Rangareddy district, Rama Rao criticised the BJP's double standards over BC welfare for seeking BC Bandhu on the lines of Dalit Bandhu.