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Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government is preparing to seek the Centre’s approval for a proposed airport at Manikaneri in Ramanathapuram district, advancing a project intended to improve access to Rameswaram and strengthen tourism and the regional economy. The Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) has...

Mumbai: The Mumbai Crime Branch, which is investigating the alleged abetment to suicide case involving IIT-Bombay student Sahil Wakode, has recorded the statement of Professor Suryanarayan Doolla. The professor was questioned for approximately eight hours during which his statement was recorded. He denied all allegations...

New Delhi: Cracks in the Punjab Congress came to the fore once again after outgoing state unit chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring called his departure a victory for former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi. Warring also said he learnt that the new AICC general secretary...

Mumbai: Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke Friday warned of "Jantar Mantar 2.0" if Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar did not step down. Dipke also targeted the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis while...

New Delhi: Congress Friday hailed the courage of Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, who foiled an attempt by his co-pilot to allegedly crash an Israel-bound flydubai flight, and said the entire nation is in awe of what he did. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam...

New Delhi: Three new judges are likely to be appointed to the Supreme Court next week, sources said Friday. The Supreme Court collegium had September 29 recommended the elevation of three high court chief justices to the top court. Sources aware of the appointment procedure...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday said students have exercised their constitutional right and protested against "vote chori" as he asserted that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar will go and the system that put him there will go too. In a post in Hindi...

Mumbai: Despite police denying permission, thousands of young men and women gathered Friday for the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest at Shivaji Park here demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. While police and security forces were deployed in the central Mumbai area...

New Delhi: The government has proposed decriminalising regulatory breaches such as violations of petroleum licence terms and introducing a civil-penalty regime, while retaining or strengthening criminal penalties for serious offences involving public safety, critical infrastructure and unauthorised petroleum operations. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural...

Amritsar: The Border Security Force (BSF) Friday thwarted a major infiltration attempt across the India-Pakistan border in Punjab by neutralising two Pakistani intruders who tried to sneak into Indian territory in the state's Tarn Taran district, officials said. The incident occurred in the BOP Rajoke...