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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday exercised its plenary power to transfer cases related to gherao and attack on seven judicial officers engaged in Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Malda district to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant...

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing bank loan frauds cumulatively worth Rs 73,000 crore in seven cases registered against the Reliance Anil Ambani Group, according to a status report filed in the Supreme Court in February. The CBI informed the court...

New Delhi: Two more Indian-flagged LPG tankers have safely crossed the war-hit Strait of Hormuz and are headed for Indian ports even as 16 other vessels remain stranded in the Persian Gulf, officials said Monday. LPG vessel Green Sanvi carrying 46,650 tonnes of LPG is...

Chandigarh: Punjab Police busted a Pakistan's ISI-backed terror module with the arrest of three persons and recovered two hand grenades along with a Glock pistol from them, said a top police officer Monday. The grenades bear markings of POF (Pakistan Ordnance Factory), indicating cross-border linkages,...

New Delhi: Newly elected Rajya Sabha members from Odisha took oath in their mother tongue, Odia, in the Upper House Monday. The three MPs from Odisha who took oath are Manmohan Samal, Santrupta Mishra and Dilip Kumar Ray, a BJP-supported Independent candidate. Vice President and...

Dhaka/New Delhi:  Indian envoy Pranay Verma Monday met Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and conveyed New Delhi's intent to pursue positive, constructive, and people-centric ties with Dhaka based on mutual interest. The meeting came as India and Bangladesh are making efforts to rebuild bilateral ties...

Chaibasa/Ranchi: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was critically injured Monday after he stepped on an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during an anti-Naxal operation in the dense Saranda forest of Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district, officials said. The incident occurred amid an ongoing search operation...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday raised concerns over India's data sovereignty and asserted that the country should be leading the global tech race, but instead it is being kept in the dark about how its data will be protected. The Leader of Opposition...

New Delhi: India has said it dispatched a fresh consignment of relief materials to Afghanistan to support those affected by the recent floods and an earthquake. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal Sunday said India is committed to extending humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people...

Patna: A joint operation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Bihar Police is underway at multiple locations in Nalanda, targeting a suspected arms trafficking network. The raids began around 4.30 a.m. Monday and are being conducted at nearly 10...