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Kolkata: A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, Monday, rejected the plea from Abhishek Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha member, seeking permission to travel overseas for ophthalmic treatment. During the hearing of a case where Banerjee has been accused of...

New Delhi: Security forces used tear gas shells near Shastri Bhawan here as several protesters attempted to push through security barricades in a bid to reach Jantar Mantar to join the Cockroach Janta Party's march to Parliament Monday, sources said. The action came amid heightened...

New Delhi: As the Opposition continued its sloganeering, the Lok Sabha was adjourned for the second time after reconvening on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament Monday. The House was first adjourned till noon. After reconvening at noon, the proceedings ran for...

New Delhi: Forces resorted to a baton charge near Parliament Street after thousands of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protesters allegedly tried to breach barricades while marching towards Parliament Monday. At around 11.25 am, protesters attempted to push through multiple barricades erected in the high-security zone,...

Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah left for Delhi Monday to join the National Conference's protest there demanding restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The demonstration coincides with the commencement of the Monsoon Session of Parliament and will be led by the National Conference president...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till noon amid heavy sloganeering by the Opposition on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament. Speaker Om Birla assumed the proceedings of the House by paying homage to the former MPs who passed away....

New Delhi: Thousands of protesters gathered at Jantar Mantar Monday morning despite heavy rain and unprecedented security arrangements across central Delhi, as the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) pressed ahead with its proposed Sansad Chalo march demanding accountability over alleged examination irregularities. Delhi Police sealed several...

Jabalpur: Six friends were killed after a speeding truck ran them over while they were standing by the roadside on the Jabalpur-Bhopal National Highway-45 in Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghpur district, police said Monday. The victims were returning after visiting Hathinala Waterfall on the Narsinghpur-Jabalpur border when...

Jammu: As the horrors of unprecedented death and destruction caused by the flood unfold in the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir, bone-chilling reports of human suffering and infrastructure collapse came to light Monday, with hundreds of fortunate civilians escaping death...

Kovilpatti: A major political controversy erupted in Tamil Nadu after Vilathikulam DMK MLA Markandeyan was arrested in the early hours of Monday for allegedly making threatening remarks against Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay during a public meeting in Kovilpatti. The arrest came after videos of...