National

Chennai: Aimed at providing fast and cost-effective parcel movement, Southern Railway, for the first time, would operate a 'coast-to-coast' parcel express train service across Tamil Nadu and Kerala. This initiative, a first of its kind by the Indian Railways, marks a significant step toward strengthening...

Hyderabad: Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy Thursday appeared before the Special CBI court in Hyderabad in the disproportionate assets case. Amid tight security, the president of YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) appeared before the court at Nampally Criminal Court complex. A large...

Kochi: The NIA is probing the activities of a health club in Kerala started by the accused in the case of alleged trafficking of people to Iran to harvest organs, an affidavit filed by the national agency in a court revealed. According to an affidavit...

Kolkata: With West Bengal gearing up for next year’s crucial Assembly elections, training for checking electronic voting machines (EVMs) and voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) units will begin Friday. Engineers from the Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) will conduct the sessions, which will be...

Bhopal/Sheopur: In a major achievement for India's ambitious 'Cheetah Reintroduction (translocation) Project', an India-born female cheetah named 'Mukhi' has given birth to five healthy cubs at Kuno National Park, marking the first instance of successful reproduction by a cheetah born on Indian soil. Madhya Pradesh...

Patna: Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar Thursday, with Governor Arif Mohammad Khan administering the oath of office and secrecy at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived at Patna Airport around 11 a.m., flew directly to...

Patna: JD(U)'s Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Bijendra Prasad Yadav, Shrowan Kumar and Ashok Chowdhary Thursday took oath as ministers of Bihar. The BJP's Dilip Jaiswal, Mangal Pandey, Sanjay Singh Tiger, Rama Nishad, Arun Shankar Prasad, Ram Kripal Yadav and Nitin Nabin and Surendra Prasad Mehta were...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday extended till December 4 its interim order staying proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a case related to his alleged derogatory remarks against the Indian Army during his 2022 Bharat Jodo Yatra. A bench of Justices M M...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached fresh assets worth more than Rs 1,400 crore as part of a money laundering probe related to Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani and his companies, official sources said. The federal investigative agency had earlier attached properties worth...

Patna: The Bihar government and organising committee have put together elaborate and culturally rich arrangements for the special guests attending the swearing-in ceremony in Patna Thursday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and the Chief Ministers of nearly a dozen NDA/BJP-ruled states...