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Mumbai: Indian rupee weakened further and closed at a record low of 96.35 (provisional) against the US dollar Monday, pressured by rising crude oil prices on the back of ongoing geopolitical tensions and a strong dollar. Forex traders said the global market sentiments continue to...

Oslo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has landed in Oslo, where he will hold talks with his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Store on trade, technology and other key sectors. Modi, who is on a four-nation European tour, arrived here from Sweden Monday. He was received at...

Patna: Panic gripped passengers at a railway station in Rohtas district of Bihar Monday morning after a sudden fire broke out in a general coach of the Sasaram–Patna Fast Passenger train (53212). The incident occurred while the train was stationed at Platform Number 6 ahead...

Chicago: A 25-year-old Indian student lost her life while six others were injured in a tragic road accident near Chicago in the United States, officials confirmed Monday (Indian time). The fatal accident occurred late Saturday night (US time) along Interstate 65 near Crown Point in...

Lakhimpur Kheri: Nine people were killed after a speeding truck collided head-on with a van from Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district Monday morning, officials said. The accident occurred near Sisaia, located on NH-730 in the Isanagar police station area of Lakhimpur Kheri. The impact was...

Mumbai: The Election Commission of India (ECI) Monday announced the schedule for the long-delayed biennial elections to the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) from 16 Local Authorities' Constituencies. The polling is scheduled June 18, and the counting of votes will be conducted June 22. According to...

New Delhi: A fresh petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking immediate transition of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) to a Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode, contending that repeated paper leak controversies and alleged security lapses have exposed the vulnerability of the existing pen-and-paper...

Chennai: The internal crisis within the AIADMK has deepened further as the party’s growing factional battle spread across district units in Tamil Nadu, triggering tensions and prompting police intervention in several places. Supporters of Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) and the rival faction led by former...

  Kolkata: The crucial second meeting of the new West Bengal cabinet under the leadership of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is scheduled Monday afternoon, with sectors such as state finance and education being on the agenda. In the finance sector, a crucial subject on the...

Kolkata: A protest against the recent bulldozer action in Kolkata's Tiljala turned violent Sunday as demonstrators threw stones at police personnel in the Park Circus area, injuring at least three of them and damaging several vehicles, officials said. Bulldozers rolled into Kolkata's Tiljala last Wednesday...