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New Delhi: Centre has asked states to nominate women officers and those from Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) for appointment in key posts on central deputation so that adequate representation can be provided to them. In a communique issued to the chief secretaries...

New Delhi/Colombo: Under Operation Sagar Bandhu, the Indian Army has intensified efforts to restore critical connectivity in Sri Lanka following the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah. An Engineer Task Force of the Indian Army, working in close coordination with the Sri Lankan Army and the...

Hyderabad: Lionel Messi's programme in Hyderabad was in stark contrast to the mayhem in Kolkata as the second leg of the GOAT India Tour ended on a positive note thanks to thorough preparations, sound planning, and discipline. The City of Nizams showed how to pull...

New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) Saturday invoked the strictest measures under its air pollution control plan, GRAP, including a ban on all construction and demolition activities in Delhi-NCR after pollution levels rose sharply amid unfavourable meteorological conditions. The Sub-Committee on GRAP...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus-led interim government Saturday ordered a nationwide security clampdown as fresh unrest gripped the country following the shooting of a right-wing cultural group's youth leader. Inquilab Mancha leader Sharif Osmann Hadi, also a candidate in the scheduled February 12 general...

Kolkata: The police Saturday detained Satadru Datta, the prime organiser of the Lionel Messi football event at Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata, following widespread chaos at the venue, which prompted the Argentine World Cup-winning captain to leave the field early. Datta was detained for alleged...

New Delhi: Supreme Court has refused to entertain the bail plea of Mihir Shah, the son of a former Shiv Sena leader, in the 2024 Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case, saying "these boys need to be taught a lesson". A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and...

Kolkata: Stating that she was shocked and deeply disturbed by the mismanagement at the Lionel Messi event in Kolkata, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Saturday announced the constitution of a high-level committee to probe the incident. Banerjee said she was on the way to the Salt...

New York: Nineteen US states have sued the Trump administration over its "unlawful" decision to impose a USD 100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, warning that the move will worsen labour shortages in key sectors such as health care, education and technology. New York...

New York/Washington: Three influential US lawmakers have introduced a resolution in Congress aimed at ending the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on India, saying the “irresponsible tariff strategy” toward Delhi is a counterproductive approach that "weakens a critical partnership". Representatives Deborah Ross of North...