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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday described the release of the Constitution in Santhali language as a "commendable effort", saying it will help deepen constitutional awareness and democratic participation. PM Modi also said that the country is very proud of the Santhali culture and...

Dhaka/New Delhi: A Hindu man was lynched in Bangladesh over alleged extortion, media reports said on Thursday, days after another man from the minority religion was lynched in the country. The incident took place on Wednesday in Rajbari town's Pangsha upazila, The Daily Star newspaper...

Beijing: China Thursday denounced a Pentagon report, which accused Beijing of leveraging reduced border tensions with India to undermine US-India ties while deepening defence ties with Pakistan as an attempt to sow discord with false narratives. "The Pentagon's report distorts China's defence policy, sows discord...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman Thursday called on countrymen to join hands to maintain law and order, in his first address to party supporters hours after his arrival in Dhaka after a gap of 17 years. “Whatever political party we belong...

New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging a Delhi High Court order suspending the jail term of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case. The petition filed by advocates Anjale Patel and Pooja Shilpkar has...

New Delhi: The Congress Thursday claimed that the redefinition of the Aravallis would render more than 90 per cent of the hills unprotected and open them up for mining and other activities. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said there is...

Aligarh: A 43-year-old school teacher was shot dead on the Aligarh Muslim University campus in Uttar Pradesh, triggering shock and panic among students and staff at the prestigious institution. The deceased has been identified as Rao Danish, a former student of Aligarh Muslim University. He...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman is scheduled to land in Dhaka Thursday, ending more than 17 years of self-exile in the UK. Rahman, the 60-year-old son of ailing former premier Khaleda Zia, has emerged as a leading contender for prime minister...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday condoled the loss of lives in a road accident in Karnataka's Chitradurga and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) to the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured....

Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has advised the micro-observers appointed to supervise the hearing sessions to be especially vigilant about the mismatches in dates of birth (DOBs) in its records and supporting documents furnished by the voters concerned. Clear instructions were given to...