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Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in the assembly Tuesday that singer Zubeen Garg's death while swimming in the sea in Singapore is a case of "plain and simple murder". The special investigation team (SIT) that has been probing into the circumstances of...

New Delhi:  The Election Commission has called the Trinamool Congress for a meeting Friday after the party sought time with the poll panel amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in 12 states and Union territories, including West Bengal. In a letter to...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal concluded a productive visit to Israel during which he held a series of high-level engagements aimed at strengthening the India–Israel strategic and economic partnership, according to an official statement issued Tuesday. The visit reaffirmed the strong commitment...

Ayodhya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Tuesday led the 'Dhwajarohan Utsav' at the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple by hoisting the specially-designed sacred saffron flag atop the temple. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was also present during the sacred ritual. The ceremony...

Ayodhya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday held a roadshow to the Ram temple complex in Ayodhya for the ‘Dhwajarohan' – flag hoisting – ceremony marking the formal completion of the temple's construction. The prime minister also paid obeisance at the Sapt Mandir within the Ram...

New Delhi: A layer of pollution continues to blanket Delhi and its neighbouring cities, with air quality remaining firmly in the ‘very poor’ category, raising health concerns among residents. At 7:30 am Tuesday, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded at 435, according...

New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA Monday issued an advisory to airlines and airports to deal with possible disruptions due to the ash plumes from the volcanic activity in Ethiopia. Akasa Air, IndiGo and KLM are among the airlines that cancelled some flights due to the...

Beijing/New Delhi: India had made a strong demarche with the Chinese side, both in Beijing and in Delhi, after an Indian-origin UK resident from Arunachal Pradesh was allegedly detained and harassed by the Chinese immigration authorities at the Shanghai Pudong Airport recently on "ludicrous grounds",...

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress, Monday, constituted a 10-member team of party MPs for spearheading a movement in Delhi against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal. The team was constituted at the virtual organisational meeting of Trinamool Congress earlier in the afternoon, which was...