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New Delhi: Noted lyricist, writer and communications expert Prasoon Joshi has been appointed as the chairman of Prasar Bharati, India's public service broadcaster. The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting appointed Joshi to the key post, according to an official statement Saturday. Joshi, a distinguished creative...

Kutch: In a significant action against alleged anti-national activities, the Special Operations Group (SOG) has arrested a man reportedly influenced by the ideology of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Kutch district, officials said Saturday. Preliminary investigations indicate that the accused had been operating multiple fake...

Kolkata: Over 72 per cent turnout was recorded till 3 pm in repoll in 15 booths of two assembly constituencies in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district Saturday, an official said. Voting was underway more or less peacefully at 11 polling stations of Magrahat Paschim...

New Delhi: The government has appointed Rohit Jain as a deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India, according to an official notification. Jain’s appointment will take effect from May 3 and will be for a tenure of three years, the notification said. He is...

Kolkata: Over 55 per cent turnout was recorded till 1 pm in repoll in 15 booths of two assembly constituencies in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district Saturday, an official said. Voting was underway more or less peacefully at 11 polling stations of Magrahat Paschim...

Kolkata: The BJP and TMC Saturday both hailed the SC directions on the Election Commission's circular over the deployment of central government personnel for vote counting in West Bengal. The apex court Saturday said no further order was necessary on the TMC's plea challenging the...

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday extended the judicial custody of two former senior officials of the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group — Amitabh Jhunjhunwala and Amit Bapna — until May 15 in connection with a money laundering probe linked to Reliance Home Finance Limited...

Bhopal/Jabalpur: Rescue operations at the Bargi Dam reservoir in Jabalpur district intensified Saturday as specialised teams worked tirelessly to locate four individuals still missing following the devastating cruise boat accident Thursday evening. While nine people are confirmed dead, four more people are still missing. Of...

New Delhi: Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Jyotiraditya Scindia,  Saturday launched the ‘Cell Broadcast Alert System’, developed with the support of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), under the guidance of Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Amit Shah. According to...

New Delhi: In a special Saturday sitting ahead of the May 4 vote count for the West Bengal Assembly elections, the Supreme Court declined to interfere with the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to appoint Central government and Central Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) employees...