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New Delhi: In a rare move, the Election Commission (EC) Saturday ordered a "fresh" election in all the 285 polling stations of the Falta Assembly seat in West Bengal May 21 due to "subversion of democratic process". A spokesperson for the poll panel said the...

Berlin: Germany's defence minister Saturday appeared to take in stride a Pentagon announcement that the United States plans to pull some 5,000 troops out of Germany, saying a drawdown was expected and emphasising the mutual benefit of the longstanding US deployment in Europe. Boris Pistorius...

New Delhi: CBI has arrested Kamlesh Parekh, a fugitive wanted in a 10-year-old Rs 2,672 crore bank fraud case, after his extradition from the UAE, officials said Saturday. Parekh, wanted in the bank fraud case filed against Shree Ganesh Jewellery House (I) Ltd, Kolkata, was...

Vadodara: A university in Gujarat's Vadodara has introduced "Modi Tattva", a module on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "charismatic leadership" and the history of the RSS into its Sociology syllabus to study their impact on society, an official said Saturday. The Maharaja Sayajirao University's new course...

New Delhi: The Finance Ministry has notified a decision to allow overseas companies with Chinese shareholding of up to 10 per cent to invest in India under the automatic route under FEMA, according to a notification. In March, the Union Cabinet approved amendments in the...

Kolkata: Repolling in 15 booths of two Assembly constituencies in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district concluded at 6 pm Saturday, with around 87 per cent turnout recorded an hour before the close of voting, an official said. A voter turnout of 86.90 per cent...

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday extended the judicial custody of two former senior officials of the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group — Amitabh Jhunjhunwala and Amit Bapna — until May 15 in connection with a money laundering probe linked to Reliance Home Finance Limited...

Dubai: The United States is warning shipping companies that they could face sanctions for making payments to Iran to pass through the Strait of Hormuz safely. The alert posted Friday by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control adds another layer of pressure in the...

Pune: In a chilling reminder of the growing insecurity being faced by the most vulnerable members of our society, the Bhor Taluka region of Pune has been rocked by a crime of unimaginable cruelty. A 65-year-old man stands accused of the sexual assault and brutal...

Kolkata: Over 16 per cent turnout was recorded in the first two hours of voting during repoll in 15 booths of two assembly constituencies in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, an official said. Voting was underway peacefully in 11 polling stations of Magrahat Paschim...