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Kolkata: A division bench of the Calcutta High Court Thursday directed a fresh probe into the R.G. Kar rape and murder case by a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), to be headed by an officer in the rank...

Kolkata: The repolling in West Bengal's Falta Assembly constituency Thursday saw more than 74 per cent of the 2.36 lakh electors exercising their franchise till 3 pm, with no untoward incident reported from anywhere, a poll panel official said. The total electorate in the constituency...

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) Thursday released the schedule for the third phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to be conducted in a phased manner across 16 states and three union territories ahead of the publication of the final...

New Delhi: The X account of Cockroach Janata Party, the satirical digital outfit that came up last week and took social media by storm, was withheld in India Thursday. Soon after, came up with another handle - 'Cockroach is Back'. "This was expected since there...

Kolkata: The West Bengal government has made the singing of 'Vande Mataram' at assembly prayers compulsory in all madrassas with immediate effect, according to an official order. The order by the Directorate of Madrasah Education came nearly a week after the state's BJP government made...

Thane: A firefighter and a security guard lost their lives and two others sustained severe burn injuries after a massive fire broke out early Thursday morning in Thane, Maharashtra, officials said. According to officials from the Thane Municipal Corporation, the fire erupted around 3:45 a.m....

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an important meeting of the Council of Ministers Thursday at Sewa Teerth in Delhi. This meeting will bring together key members of the Union Cabinet to review governance performance and the implementation of major policy decisions. The...

Kolkata: In an absolutely peaceful repolling for the Falta Assembly constituency in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district Thursday, a high voting percentage of 20.47 was recorded in the first two hours till 9 a.m. Not a single report of violence, tension or electoral malpractices...

United Nations: India highlighted Afghan civilian deaths and injuries caused by cross-border violence by Pakistani military forces, saying such "heinous acts" of aggression should not come as a surprise from a country that bombs its own people and conducts systematic genocide. In a strong retort...

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor discussed deepening the India-US economic and financial partnership, including collaboration in the fintech sector, investment opportunities and bilateral cooperation, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday. According to the ministry, the two sides...