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Kolkata: Five workers perished, and around 20 others were rescued and hospitalised after a three-storey under-construction warehouse collapsed in Kolkata's Taratala area Wednesday, prompting Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari to order a halt to all construction projects approved under the erstwhile TMC regime within the city's civic body area till July 31. About 15 more workers still remained...

Washington: The Senate for the first time approved a war powers reso lution, seeking to block US military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve a conflict that the administration launched on its own and now needs Congress to fund. It was the 10th time the Senate had tried to stop...

  Hyderabad: A key road named after US President Donald Trump in India’s op position-ruled tech hub of Hyderabad has drawn criticism from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party, which dismissed the move as “hypocrisy”. US-India ties have deteriorated during Trump’s second term, with Washington imposing high tariffs on Indian goods, punishing New Delhi for purchasing Russian...

Damascus: An airstrike on northwest Syria last week killed a senior member of the Islamic State group, the U.S. Central Command said Wednesday. Ali Husayn al-Ulaywi was killed Friday as part of ongoing U.S. efforts to 'disrupt and eliminate terrorists seeking to attack Americans abroad or the U.S. homeland, a CENTCOM statement said. Syrian activists had initially...

New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has integrated the General Trade Licence (GTL) system with its property tax portal, ending months of uncertainty among traders over the rollout of the new licensing mechanism, officials said Wednesday. Under the system, operational from June 23, traders can now pay an extra 15 per cent on top of their...

Kendrapara: A court in Odisha's Kendrapara district sentenced a 35-year-old man to rigorous life imprisonment for murdering his neighbour over a land dispute in 2019, an advocate said Wednesday. District and Sessions Judge, Kendrapara, convicted Sumant Sekhar Nayak of Badapala village in Marsaghai police station area for the murder of 54-year-old Kunja Bihari Nayak June 5, 2019,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday directed an immediate review and audit of fire safety preparedness in all educational institutions, coaching centres and skill development hubs across the state, officials said. The directive was issued by the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) in the wake of Monday's fire incident in Lucknow which claimed 15 lives. In a...

London: Keir Starmer will continue his term as Labour Party member of Parliament for Holborn and St Pancras in London after his tenure as British Prime Minister concludes in the coming weeks, a Downing Street spokesperson said Wednesday. Starmer is serving in the role of caretaker Prime Minister after he announced his resignation as Labour leader, triggering...

New Delhi: The government Wednesday held a high-level inter-ministerial consultation on the draft convergence framework under the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, ahead of the law coming into effect from July 1. The consultation, chaired by Rural Development Secretary Rohit Kansal at Kartavya Bhavan, was attended by representatives and nodal...