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Kolkata: The crisis engulfing the TMC deepened on Monday as 20 Lok Sabha MPs, led by Chief Whip Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, wrote to Speaker Om Birla declaring support for the BJP-led NDA, triggering a split in the party's parliamentary unit and dealing a severe blow...

New Delhi: Leaders of 25 opposition parties met  Monday and decided to send a letter to the chief justice of India on the SIR and the vote-looting issue, besides demanding the immediate resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-CBSE exams row. Addressing a...

Kolkata/New Delhi: The political turbulence that has gripped the TMC since its assembly election debacle appeared to spill over to its parliamentary ranks, with a group of dissident MPs holding a closed-door meeting in Delhi even as party supremo Mamata Banerjee was in the national...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday agreed to examine a plea filed by a student from Saudi Arabia seeking directions to the Central Board of Secondary Education to declare his Class XII improvement examination result. A bench comprising Justices Manmohan and Vijay Bishnoi issued notice...

New Delhi: Leaders of several Opposition parties Monday stressed unity within the INDIA bloc and called for the need to safeguard democratic values and address issues related to people's livelihood as a key meeting of the grouping got underway Monday. Several top leaders of the...

Dubai: India Monday reiterated its warning to its nationals in Iran to avoid any travel to the country and exit the region by available means of transport. The advisory comes in view of the latest developments in the region. In the urgent advisory, the Indian...

New Delhi: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Monday said its post-result services portal was fully functional during the notified application period and more than 1.6 lakh candidates successfully submitted requests for over 3.8 lakh answer books. In a statement on X, the board said...

Kolkata: In a major blow to the TMC amid the political turmoil rocking the organisation, Rajya Sabha MP Sukhen Shekhar Ray Monday resigned from the party and also stepped down as a member of the Upper House of Parliament. Ray, a veteran leader and one...

New Delhi: Twenty-three political parties have confirmed their participation in the INDIA bloc meeting being held in New Delhi Monday. The meeting comes at a time when the coalition is facing growing internal strains, with key ally DMK staying away and Left parties expressing dissatisfaction...

Ayodhya: A notorious and wanted criminal carrying a reward of Rs 1.90 lakh was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) in Ayodhya, officials said Monday. The criminal was identified as Bhanu Pratap Singh, alias Bablu, a resident of Vidhanapar...