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Kolkata: A Ganesh Chaturthi celebration in Kolkata's Baguiati area has adopted a political theme this year, showcasing what organisers claim is the transformation of West Bengal before and after May 4 under a "double-engine government" of the BJP at the Centre and in the state....

Beijing: President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have reached "most important consensus" during their meeting on the margins of the BRICS summit that China and India should be partners, the top Chinese diplomat said Monday. Summing up Xi's two-day visit to New Delhi...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed a plea filed by the makers of Vimal Elaichi seeking to quash show-cause notices issued to its brand ambassadors Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff by the Maharashtra FDA for alleged misrepresentation of the product...

New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday reserved for September 15 its order on the bail plea of Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj in connection with the alleged assault on the father of a student activist during a protest at Jantar Mantar, among other charges. During the...

Jeddah: The Consulate General of India in Jeddah Monday assured its "full support and assistance" to Indian nationals undergoing treatment at a hospital in the coastal city after suffering injuries in the recent incidents in Jazan. In a post on X, Consulate said it "remains...

Cape Town: Two minibus taxis collided head-on, and a third vehicle crashed into them on one of South Africa's main highways, killing at least 21 people and leaving four seriously injured, authorities said Monday. The crash Sunday night in the Western Cape Province took place...

New Delhi: India and Canada Monday started fourth round of negotiations for the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in New Delhi, as the two sides look to conclude the talks this year, an official said. The issues that would figure in the five-day (September...

Panaji: Former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal surrendered before a Goa court Monday to serve his 10-year rigorous imprisonment sentence in a 2013 sexual assault case. On August 25, the Supreme Court had directed Tejpal to surrender within three weeks to undergo his 10-year prison sentence...

Gurugram: A speeding car allegedly hit a sports bike ridden by a woman on Golf Course Road here, knocking her off the bike, police said Monday. The occupants of the car fled the scene after the collision, they said. The biker, Siya, sustained injuries after...

New Delhi: Wholesale price-based inflation rose to 9.92 per cent in August, compared to 9.78 per cent in July, on rising prices of food, manufactured items, and fuel and power, government data showed Monday. Inflation in the food index rose to 7.05 per cent in...