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Thiruvananthapuram: For nearly three decades, Pinarayi Vijayan stood as the unquestioned strongman of the CPI(M) in Kerala. Now, the Assembly poll debacle has triggered a wave of dissent against Vijayan. From the time he entered the E.K. Nayanar Cabinet in 1996 and later assumed charge...

New Delhi: A court  Saturday granted bail to businessman Robert Vadra in a money laundering case linked to a 2008 land deal in Gurugram’s Shikohpur village. As per the order of the Rouse Avenue Court, Vadra was granted bail on furnishing a bail bond of...

New Delhi: The Gig & Platform Service Workers Union (GIPSWU) called for a nationwide temporary shutdown of app-based services between 12 pm and 5 pm Saturday, while demanding a minimum payment of Rs 20 per kilometre for delivery and transport workers following the latest fuel...

Hoshiarpur (Punjab): A four-year-old boy who fell into a newly dug borewell while playing near his home in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district was rescued safely after an intense, nine-hour operation involving multiple rescue agencies and local volunteers, officials said. The incident occurred Friday night at Chak...

New Delhi: The government has revised export taxes on petroleum products, imposing a special additional excise duty (SAED) of Rs 3 per litre on petrol exports while reducing the duty on diesel to Rs 16.5 per litre, effective from Saturday. The notification by the Ministry...

New Delhi: India can play a "greater role" in bringing peace to West Asia because of its friendly ties with almost all countries in the region, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday, amid mounting global concern over the economic fallout of the US-Israel war...

New Delhi: Three days into its probe, the CBI Friday claimed it had cracked the NEET paper leak case with the arrest of a Pune-based professor, the "source" of the leak of the paper. Professor PV Kulkarni, a domain expert in chemistry from Latur who...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said it won't pass any order in favour of mining lease holders for now as it has been getting "quite disturbing" feedback regarding mining in the Aravalli hills and range. The apex court said there were specific ecological issues...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Friday decided to hear cases exclusively through video conference Mondays and Fridays, and judges "unanimously resolved" to encourage car-pooling arrangements amongst themselves in order to ensure optimum fuel utilisation. The move came following a call by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on...

New Delhi: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi Friday said that the Strait of Hormuz remains open to all vessels, except for those belonging to countries engaged in a conflict with Iran. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Araghchi said that Iran continues to...