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New Delhi: The National Highways Authority of India has extended the online FASTag Local Pass facility to 121 toll plazas nationwide, enabling eligible commuters to buy monthly local passes through the Rajmargyatra mobile app, an official statement said Tuesday. The Online Local Pass enables eligible...

Ranchi: The Jharkhand government's decision to cancel the JSSC-Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) examination has triggered a crisis in the state administration, with the functioning of several departments and offices getting affected as over 2,000 employees appointed through the recruitment process face the risk of losing...

Patna: In a major reshuffle, the Bihar government Tuesday transferred 17 senior IPS officers, including SPs of Bhojpur and Siwan where police action had triggered controversies. According to a circular issued by the state Home Department, the government has transferred Siwan Superintendent of Police (SP)...

Jammu: Following reports of 'suspicious movement', security forces have launched a multi-district search operation in Jammu division  Tuesday, officials said. Security forces launched coordinated search operations across parts of Udhampur, Reasi, and Kathua districts following separate reports of suspected persons' movement, the officials said. In...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday deferred the hearing on a PIL to September 2, which alleged that the Odisha government was trying to include a junior officer in the list of probable candidates for the DGP post in breach of the apex court's directions...

New Delhi: TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien Tuesday alleged that around 200 questions raised by him since 2021 in Parliament have been disallowed, with the issues ranging from terrorist attacks and job losses in the IT sector to hate crimes. O'Brien's allegations came a...

Gopeshwar/Dehradun: The body of a worker who was trapped after water flooded a tunnel five days ago was found Tuesday, taking death toll from the hydropower project accident to nine. Another worker remains missing, officials said. Twenty-two people were caught in the three-kilometre tunnel, part...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday said it would constitute a high-powered committee comprising retired judges, a former DGP, an ex-CBI director and others to examine allegations of police excesses against student protesters in Delhi. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya...

New Delhi: The government's hard talk with Meta has led to action and increased sensitivity on the issue of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), IT Ministry sources said Tuesday, adding that the Centre has been unequivocal that such content is a clear violation and there...

Kolkata: A sudden fire incident in the early hours of Tuesday caused widespread panic at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport, Kolkata. It is learnt that the fire broke out on the second floor of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) building at Kolkata...